FIRE Magic Shoemaker LP 1970 PYE 1st Press AMAZING PROG / PSYCH RARITY

	£		498
	$		660

HELLO AND WELCOME TO MY 'ONE OFF' WEDNESDAY NIGHT AUCTIONS (ENDING LATE WEDNESDAY 12TH NOVEMBER!)!!!!

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Fire called "The Magic Shoemaker" and is an ORIGINAL UK 1970 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Pye label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST LPs ON THE PYE LABEL (AND ONE OF THE ALL TIME RAREST UK PROG/PSYCH LPs EVER MADE!) - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1970 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED - IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS, AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  ONLY A FEW HUNDRED COPIES WERE EVER SOLD - AND THIS IS ONE LP WHICH YOU ARE ALMOST NEVER LIKELY TO EVER SEE AGAIN!!!!

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN GREAT CONDITION OVERALL (PLEASE READ EVERYTHING BELOW) - AND IS STILL A VERY DECENT EXAMPLE INDEED, THAT HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS PYE LABEL, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE' FULLY 'TEXTURED' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Pye UK 1st Pressing from 1970 and is in GREAT condition!!!!  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 (there were NO Monos!). 

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  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, only 2 or 3 MEGA light hairlines, only 2 or 3 VERY light scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL JUST PRESSED LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!!  It is also GREAT to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual!!!!  The record plays with NO pops, NO sticking, a few VERY brief surface sounds at the beginning of 1 track, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  As is well documented (and expected!) on this LP - there is some background on this record as it was never pressed on the best vinyl when it was manufactured.  Though as the music is VERY loud indeed, this limited to the run on grooves, gaps and very VERY quietest parts of the music ONLY (of which there isnt much - as most of this LP is very VERY loud indeed!)!!!!   The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  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 comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve which is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Garrod & Lofthouse' FULLY 'Textured' Cover is still 100% solid and still very VERY presentable indeed!!!!  The cover has NO rips, NO tears, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), NO splits, only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the 'textured' back of the cover is in SUPERB condition with NO yellowing, NO grubbyness, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL (virtually NONE!), NO sticker tears, and NO writing!!!!  However, the cover front does show signs of restoration to the right hand side, and the previous owner has also laminated the cover in the past to protect it fully.  Of course some might think this is a bad thing to do?  But actually it will certainly protect the cover PERFECTLY in the future (as it has in the past) and means it can be handled without fear of any damage!!!!  Of course, everyone would wish for a Mint cover on this LP - but as only a few hundred copies were ever made, this is wholely unrealistic!!!!  And even though this cover has had some restoration in the past, and has been fully laminated by a previous owner - it is certainly a very VERY presentable cover indeed and still looks GREAT!!!!  As taking a look at my pictures will certainly show you!!!!  The cover must grade Good+ (PROPERLY graded, NOT trashed!) if not better - but actually looks generally better than this, and as this LP is almost NEVER seen, and the chances of an upgrade so remote - this is one LP I would be very VERY happy to have in my collection!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!! 

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