FAMILY Music In A Dolls House Tri Colour UK Reprise MONO +Insert 1st RARE

	£		90
	$		119

I am happy to combine postage, but insist on fully insured postage at the cost of the winning bidder, therefore, if you are at all unsure of these costs, please contact me first! Many thanks! August is a big month for River.Dog Records as I sell a fair chunk of some of my rarest records, starting this week, there will be some big hitters of loads of genres, PROG, PSYCH, BEAT, FOLK etc. etc. etc.  Today there are such records of Legendary rarity as DOGFEET, some mid hitters too, like Vertigo swirl rarity Dr Strangely Strange's Heavy Petting (mislabelled version!), some very limited and highly sought after private presses, such as the extremely elusive (and lovely) TICKAWINDA, there will be Psych/Freakbeat rarities covered next week with such items as the extremely rare Yardbirds German EP Heart Full Of Soul, The Eyes UK single Man With Money, unheard of UK pressings of Linda Van Dyck (Seduction Song), to my knowledge NEVER released in the UK, and never documented, but there's a UK demo "A" copy (on Gemini Records) going to show it's self this month! And other undocumented demo UK psych 7"s such as, did you ever wish The Crystal Mansion pressed their often talked about track "The Thought Of Loving You" in the UK... well, another original yet to my knowledge undocumented, "A" label demo coming up this month! Plus where would record collecting of the 50s/60s/70s be without some extremely rare Beatles pressings thrown in for good measure,SOLID CENTRES of early UK singles, to my knowledge undocumented overseas presses (has anyone seen a South Rhodesian "Ain't She Sweet", with scroll Polydor labels and a tri-centre? I could be wrong, but I certainly never have caught wind of it on any forums!), Gold Label, Red Labels, Box Set, etc... And some surprises thrown in! I have already have started to list some of the real rarities... so check out my other items! To make sure you don't miss anything over this month (and indeed future months- we haven't even touched on Soul and Ska in the above list!), please be sure to add me to your favourites list! Although some of the grades of these items this week sound high, I hope you can believe that I know what I'm talking about, as this is most of the cream of my PROG/PROGRESSIVE-PSYCH FOLK LP crop, please refer to my feedback if you are at all unsure about my grading "pedigree!" please refer to my previous feedback comments, each year I have a bit of a clear out, (though this year I'm doing more major titles than previous years!, this year, as with every other year, I have only had positive feedback (I have NEVER had a negative comment either publicly or privately about my grading), the only grading related comments I get (both privately and publicly on my feedback) are telling me my grading is too far under what it should be, I have tried to take this on-board, but I always want customers to be completely satisfied. But please check my previous feedback (from the past few months and previous years), and judge for yourself! I don't like the idea (though it has never happened to me) of people asking for partial money back etc, so if you find anything amiss with my descriptions then I will offer full bid price back (upon return of the item in the condition I sent it in- I fully record all LPs before listing them for my digital collection!), though to avoid time wasters I will put the proviso in that I will not pay for postage unless there is a definite mistake in my listing… I really hope that all sounds reasonable! Many thanks! And Happy Bidding! 
More information about this item to follow below! Please check my other items whilst you're waiting, you might be surprised! Many Thanks!

On 12-Aug-13 at 14:22:05 BST, seller added the following information:

Ironically this is probably the item I'm most loath to part with from this week's batch, one of my all-time favourite LPs from the 2nd half of the 60s, and in glorious MONO, with the insert, apart from their very first very limited privately pressed Farina's EP on the Victor Buckland Sound Studio press, and the correctly pressed Scene Thru The Eye Of A Lense 7", this is their rarest UK record…

The music on this from start to finish is superb, and seeps with some ethos/zeitgeist not picked up on by any revival band/film trying to depict the 60s. A really under-rated barely discovered classic of the 60s, if this LP is out of your price range I ask you to keep looking for a more common stereo copy, or even (heaven forbid!) a CD reissue, as really this is an indispensable LP of the 60s. A stunning Debut from Roger Chapman, John Whitney, Jim King/Ric Grech and Rob Townsend… FAMILY, on the original (and very short run) Tri-Colour Steamboat Label, pressed in even more hen-tooth-like MONO, with the also incredibly hard to keep hold of, insert, this is Family's completely original Debut, from 1968 on UK Reprise… RLP  6312. I think I have said enough, I want to write a track-by-track synopsis, as I do love this LP so much, but I'll just go into the condition! The Sleeve: EX-, the much rarer MONO sleeve (crediting RLP 6312 on the non-laminated back), this is in stunning condition, the best I've seen for sale, no wear at all along the laminated top or bottom edges, the spine is square and perfectly legible, really superb! Even though the laminate stops short of the opening mouth edges, there is next-to-no wear there either! Truly amazing! Really only the very slightest wear/feathering to the very most tips of the corners. The front laminate is superb, with a single handling crescent about 1/3 the way up, only visible when caught in the light. The back sleeve has a MONO non laminated back, and 3 laminated flip-back tabs from the front, overlapping each edge. The non-laminated back is COMPLETELY without abrasion/writing etc etc etc! Amazing! All the tabs are perfect, and hold perfectly EXCEPT, the very bottom one for a patch of 6mm by 3mm, the laminate doesn't quite run all the way to the edge, and for that tiny patch, there's a very small abrasion, which pulls the printed surface back for 6mmx3mm, another 4mmx1mm rub to the left of this, opening mouth edges perfect etc. Really this is the very best I've ever seen, time seems to have forgotten this one! The Disc: VG+/EX-, there are just a few very light hairlines, that don't at all affect play, it has a lovely all over gloss, except, on side 1 there are 3, short, but visible surface marks (I have caught them as best I can in the photos), 2 overlap tracks 2 and 3 "Mellowing Grey" and Never Like This", and the third towards the end of track 7 "Old Songs New Songs". Though these are easily seen, the audio over them (at various stylus weights- I've tried!) is really superb, with just a handful of slight ticks (not heavy ones), audible between them, and only if you listen for them, (until in-depth audio grading I hadn't noticed them!). Audibly a very strong MONO copy! Still with the very nearly phased out KT tax code etched into the run-out/deadwax too! The Insert: VG/VG+, 2 slight fold marks to the top right corner, and the final inch of the top left corner has clearly been folded at some loin t as well, both corners are now fine, and just show ex-fold creases. there are a few very small brown spots not very visible from the front, but more visible on the plain white/unprinted back. Hard to catch this insert in any condition, but if you were to want to you could upgrade this at a later date, though personally this is as strong as I ever needed this insert! It's the audio of this that entrances you!
DEADWAX INFO/MATRICES ETC:
Side 1:
RLP  6312   A-3G B 1 KT
Side 2   RLP  6312   B-3G B 1 KT
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My Grading system:

Based on a slightly stricter version of the Record Collector, Rare Record Price Guide system.

I Don't believe in Mint, I almost only ever hear it from sellers who don't know the grading systems, therefore, you won't hear me using "MINT". If an Item is sealed I will state it as such, but still will only go as high as EX+.

EX+: Sealed, or seemingly NEVER played, if EX+ were to ever spill over to an item that may have been played a handful of times, but incredibly carefully, I will explain this thoroughly!

EX: The top end really, someone has very much cared for this record, else forgotten they've had it! Again only played with reverence, and not played much!

EX-: Very similar to EX, but slightly more realistic, many cared for collections may have a few EX- discs in them, though usually they'll be those James Last records your Auntie bought for you and (hopefully) you've never listened to since!

VG+: Again a very well looked after record, though with noticeable surface marks/hairlines when caught in the light, the worst one may hear is the lightest, very occasional background noise, often not even this on many players!

VG: Same as above, except more surface marks,  and a little more audio background noise, though certainly not detracting from the listening experience. A good playing copy for someone who buys to play the record.

VG-: A little worse, still very listenable, and plays though fine, though might not be the end of the world, if someone drunkenly adds a few more surface marks to it one night! Background noise will be there in some form!

G+: "Good" doesn't really mean good does it?! G+ means it still plays though, though someone in the room, un-used to records (and probably born when minidiscs were already a thing of the past!), will probably make a comment about the crackliness.

G: You won't want to use your best stylus on this one probably! We're definitely in "filler" territory now, unless it's a particularly rare copy, this is a party copy, you shouldn't mind when this one gets a scratch, (you might not even notice!).

G-: If crackling gives vinyl it's "warm" sound, then this one is beginning to become a fire hazard! The likelihood is you won't catch me selling a record at this condition or less, unless there really is special cause (rarity/signed/mispressed etc.). 

I often won't even grade things lower than a "decent playing copy" (VG-), though if they don't play through or are warped etc (even if they do play through), I will mention "JUMPS", "WARPED" etc. etc. either in the title, or near the beginning of the item's description, so there can be no doubt!

I endeavour to be as meticulous as possible when grading, and almost always play test the entirety of every LP and 7" I'm selling (often I make an MP3 back-up of it too... yes I know it's obsessive), but I'm sure one of these days I will overlook something, or someone will have reason to question my gradings (so far I have only had the honour of being told that I'm shooting myself in the foot by undergrading! If an honour, that is!), in which case please do contact me, and we will sort the issue out! 

Please check out my other rare punk/new wave/indie in my other items!

And I'll be listing loads more over the next few weeks so be sure to add me to your favourites list and check in regularly

Alittle about me!

I've collected records for about 20 years, and now have TONNES! I want to go travelling for as long as I can, and as such don't want to have too many possessions to have to store, I also need dosh to travel as freely as I'd like, and therefore selling the bulk of my collection seems the best of both worlds! I love records and will still keep buying them, I'm sure, but I really need to downsize in a big way! I do have some seriously RARE records to list over the next few months, and will price them to sell, so please do watch this space!

And if you're at all unsure, please check my previous feedback for tales of satisfied customers, many of whom return again and again!!

I will of course, if you aren't ENTIRELY happy with your item offer you a full refund upon a quick return of the item, in exactly the same condition I sent it out in, I wont however cover the postage costs- just in order to put off any time-wasters, I hope you understand. I do have here some REAL MEGA-RARITIES, and I understand perhaps your confidence in me might not be complete, as I haven't listed for a while, which is why I offer this offer of full re-embursment. However I am not a fan of the trend of people trying it on and asking to keep the item but want a partial re-fund, I haven't had it happen to me, and want to keep it that way, so please don't try that, I will happily offer your full winning bid money back upon the safe return of the item, and I think that's fair. 

I am very strict with my grading, having been a collector myself for many years, and I try to include as much relavent information as possible on sales, however if you have any further questions please don't hesitate to ask, I will gladly resond as soon as I can.

One thing I would ask is that the winning bidders do leave feedback, as it's annoying when people overlook it.

I happily offer reductions of postage costs on multiple-items, 

I try grade using direct sunlight which shows up more than anything (hence where poss I take my photos in direct sunlight too), however living in the Pennine Hills, contrary to popular rumour it isn't sunny here EVERY day! So when this isn't always possible, as a backup I also use a 100 Watt lightbulb, though when poss I try to use both.

I feel my grading system is stricter than many I see used, but the sellers I respect on Ebay and elsewhere seem to be of the same mind as me, I'd much prefer to be known as someone who undergrades and you can get a good record from, than someone you have to wonder, "actually is their VG+ quite what I'd expect from that?". Hope I can win you over! 

(SOMETIMES I MAY COME ACROSS A RECORD OF SIGNIFFICANT RARITY/DESIRABILITY THAT MAY HAVE A JUMP/STICK IN IT. IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT THAT I THINK SOMEONE MAY WANT IT (EG. IT'S COVER'S IN GOOD NICK, OR IT'S A PRIVATE PRESSING/PROMO OF LIMITED AVAILABILITY) I'LL CLEARLY MARK THIS IN THE TITLE "JUMPS" OR "WARPED" ETC.)

Good luck and Happy Bidding! Loads more punk/new wave etc. etc. every genre really to come over the next 2 months! so...

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River.Dog.