FIRE Magic Shoemaker 1970 1st Press MASSIVE RARITY

	£		205
	$		272

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Fire called 'The Magic Shoemaker' and is a MEGA rare 1970 UK 1st Pressing!!!! THIS LP IS SIMPLY MASSIVELY RARE!!!!  IN FACT THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST UK RELEASED LPS EVER AND IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE!!!!  THIS LP COMPLETELY FLOPPED ON RELEASE AND ONLY SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY QUANTITIES!!!!  1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS LP ARE SERIOUSLY RARE!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP HAS A STUNNING RECORD AND A VERY PRESENTABLE COVER!!!!  THIS IS THE 1970 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS PYE LABEL, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS 'TEXTURED' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SIMPLY MASSIVELY RARE AS A 1ST PRESSING - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Pye UK 1st pressing from 1970 and is MASSIVELY RARE!!!! The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is NSPL 18343 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Pye label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing!!!! All the tracks are pure quality Fire at their best!!!! Any fan of Fire, or 60s/70s music in general, will want to have this in their collection!!!!

The record labels are in STUNNING condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only a few light spindle marks!!!! The vinyl is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, 1 MEGA light hairline (only visible under EXTREME light), 2 or 3 MEGA light wispy scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!! THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!! It is great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, 1 VERY brief sound on one run on groove, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some VERY low level background noise in a VERY few places (mainly only on the run on groove - virtually NONE in the music)!!!!  There is NO groovewear either and NO distortion!!!!  The record must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!! Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The record also comes in its ORIGINAL inner sleeve!!!! The 1st Press 'Textured' Cover is still VERY nice looking indeed - and though it does have a couple of defects (see below) - it is certainly still VERY presentable (take a look at the pictures)!!!!  The cover has only slight roughening/darkening to the edges (NOT through the colour), only VERY light spinal wear (some side words still visible - NO splits, and NO heavy wear), only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), only a VERY few light creases (cover is still VERY flat looking), and NO writing!!!! There is also barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, and NO ringwear - and this is EXTREMELY hard to find on this cover!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated back is in GREAT condition with NO writing, NO grubbyness, NO rubbing, a VERY small mark next to the track listing, and NO yellowing!!!!  However there are 2 defects to the cover front that must be explained.  Firstly in the top left corner there is a small sticker removal mark that has been well 'touched' in at some point.  Secondly there is another sticker type surface tear on the cover front (see pictures) - but IMPORTANTLY this has been VERY well touched in and sealed (NO fluffyness on the tear) and actually doesnt affect the cover too much AT ALL (see pictures)!!!!  Clearly someone in the past spent some considerable careful time making this cover look as good as possible.  TAKE A LOOK AT PICTURES - whilst this cover isnt Mint - it is certainly VERY presentable and certainly VERY useable!!!!  It is also important to remember that this cover has NO splits, NO rips, NO staining, NO ringwear - and apart from the 2 defects mentioned above this cover is in BRILLIANT condition and NOT 'rubbed' and heavily worn like so many others!!!!  The cover must grade Good+ if not better!!!!  THIS LP MAY NOT BE PERFECT - BUT THE RECORD IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION (ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN FOR THIS LP), AND THE COVER IS STILL VERY PRESENTABLE AND USEABLE!!!!  MINT 1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS LP COST AN ABSOLUTE FORTUNE - SO THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE FOR SOMEONE TO OWN A VERY PRESENTABLE LOOKING, AND BRILLIANT PLAYING 1ST PRESSING OF THIS MASSIVE RARITY AT A CHEAPER PRICE THAN A MINT COPY!!!!   SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY A 1970 UK STEREO 1ST PRESSING OF "THE MAGIC SHOEMAKER" BY FIRE IN GREAT CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to have a look at all my other auctions including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World.  Paypal, IMOs, Cash, Cheques, and Post Orders accepted. Overseas MUST use either Cash, IMOs or Paypal. Thanks for looking . Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: