This is part of a privately owned collection of around 250 LP’s that I am offering for sale on Ebay over a few weeks. Please check my other listings and also my completed listings to see how far through the collection we are. The majority of the albums are FOLK based but there are a decent number of CLASSIC ROCK albums and some real obscurities. Among the run of the mill you will find some VERY RARE albums, some HIGHLY COLLECTABLE albums and a number of SCARCE FIRST PRESSINGS. Please be sure to check all my other listings both now and over the coming weeks.

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Artist

DR. STRANGELY STRANGE

Album

Kip of The Serenes

Label

Island

Cat. No.

ILPS-9106

Year

1969

Pressed in

UK

Matrix no’s

A1/B1 indicating FIRST PRESSING

CONDITION

(Please see lower down for an explanation of grading)

Record

Track 1 on side 2 has a light scratch mark which should not sound otherwise this is an EXCELLENT copy

Sleeve

Some light edge wear and light creasing but no damage and would probably still be classed as EXCELLENT. Small lable on the rear which can be removed without damage

Inner Sleeve

Original poly lined plain paper inner in very good condition - poly lining has come unstuck from the paper as is common over time with this type of inner

Inserts

-

Additional Comments

THIS IS THE VERY EARLIEST PRESSING OF THIS RARITY WITH THE PINK LABEL HAVING THE 'EYE' LOGO FOUND ONLY ON THE FIRST ISLAND PINK LABEL PRESSINGS. MATRIX NUMBERS TIE UP TO A FIRST PRESSING. I BOUGHT THIS MYSELF WAY BACK IN 1969 AT A TIME WHEN THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND WERE AT THEIR HEIGHT. JUST HAD TO HAVE IT!

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PROVENANCE

With a few exceptions (which will be noted) all of these albums were purchased by me and my girlfriend in the late 1960’s/early 1970’s and many were purchased on the day of release. None of these are secondhand and none have been traded before. Many are US imports because UK releases of many of the artists I liked (particularly folk artists) simply weren’t available at the time. The records were very well looked after and were not played that much. Overall we had over 800 LP’s and used to buy 2 or 3 a week. Albums were played often in the first few days but only occasionally afterwards as new ones took their place. None of these albums have been played at all since the 1980’s. The majority of the collection I sold several years ago but these 250 were those that my girlfriend had when we split up and I am now selling them on her behalf. Looking through them it seems that she had some of the scarcest ones!

CONDITION

The descriptions of condition above are based on the criteria used by Record Collector magazine as follows

MINT

The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition.

EXCELLENT

The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.

VERY GOOD

The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable

GRADING

Please note that all grading of records is by visual inspection only as I no longer have a turntable to play vinyl

A NOTE ON THE PHOTOGRAPHS

Several of the photos of the records have reflections of the camera shown in them. Please be assured that the records themselves are not marked in any way unless specifically mentioned in the description above

PACKING

All albums will be packed in custom purchased folding cardboard boxes specifically designed for mailing LP’s.  Generally the albums will be packed ‘as is’ but if you have specific requests such as the record being removed from the sleeve please ask.

SHIPPING COSTS

I try to get as close as possible to the actual costs of shipping and packing. The custom mailers cost me 65p each and shipping is added based on what Royal Mail charge. This is rounded up or down to a sensible figure. Sometimes it’s a few pennies over actual cost but often I charge less than actual costs. Whatever it comes to I try to be as reasonable as possible since your purchase is the album itself and I don’t want to or need to make any profit on the shipping costs. Shipping costs are shown on each listing but if you win more than one LP I will combine shipping and generally quote you a lower cost than the individual amounts.

QUESTIONS

I will happily answer any questions you might have. My feedback of over 2,100 positives should reassure you that I regard buyer’s satisfaction as extremely important.