FLAMING YOUTH Genesis Related ARK II FONTANA Label UK 1969 EXCELLENT ALL ROUND

	£		80
	$		106

FLAMING YOUTH :- ARK II ...DEBUT & ULTRA RARE GENESIS RELATED ALBUM.

STEREO UK 1st Press

1969 UK 1st Press, FONTANA BLACK & SILVER LABEL, 1-Y 2-Y

COVER:- EXCELLENT ,  VINYL:- EXCELLENT .  

Hi, I started collecting vinyl Lp's and 45's in 1971, I have 20,000 + which I have moved now 4 times, and about to move again next year. So it's time to let at least half go. Most are in at least Excellent condition.  I can't listen to them all, so most will only have visual grading, any with a high start price, I will listen too, and play grade.     

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ALBUM INFO:

Their Début and only album on FONTANA released In 1969 the Uk 1st PRESS of the FLAMING YOUTH ... ARK 2 their Psychedelic Concept album. Matrix Numbers 1-Y 2-Y Now so Rare! This was Phil Collins first recording, only 18 years old, as I must say quite an impressive record it is!  45 years old now. In 1969 most people owned the old fashion type of Radio Grams, I don't need to tell you how many Lp's got scratched and ruined by heavy weighted arms and metal needles.  This is the ORIGINAL UK 1st PRESS version... So hard to find in any playable condition, as they have been squirrelled away in collections or worse thrown away, Nearly all copies that turn up have terribly worn Covers, mostly with the owners name written on them. I believe that there are very few better rock albums, you would be hard pushed to find better.   

The sleeve is unlaminated tri-fold is prone to damage due to it's stained glass effect window cover, which is very fragile, my copy is still in an undamaged state, even the spine is fully legible.   All the 3 fold out parts of the sleeve are un-laminated, back without any Major creasing, NO WRITING OR MARKS. An opportunity to own a Mega Rare true rock classic.

RECORD LABEL

Fontana Records

YEAR OF RELEASE/ COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE:

1969 England

MODE/SPEED:

Stereo - 33RPM

CAT NUMBER:

STL 5533

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: 1. Guide Me Orion 2. Earthglow 3. Weightless 4. The Plants.

Side 2: 1. Changes 2. Pulsar 3. Space Child 4. In The Light Of Love 5. From Now On.

MATRIX NUMBERS:

Side 1: 881017 - 1 Y

Side 2: 881017 - 2 Y

VINYL AUDIO: 

Unchecked   to follow... but will be fine.

VINYL VISUAL: 

EXCELLENT :-  The vinyl is still bright and shows very little signs of being played. There are NO deep penetrating scratches. 

SLEEVE:

Excellent  .  Look at the photo's with a Great  Wonderfully clean unlaminated Tri-folding cover with stain glass window effect, I cannot emphasize how hard it is to find this cover, without any major tears or rips, due to it's very flimsy construction. Please look at the photos as this cover is so prone to wear due to the matt and no laminate on the back. Hard to think it's 45 years old! it's in great shape. (Back) somehow it has survived without picking up any writing, as a lot of albums have owners names in biro on them, the back shows the usual age browning but rare in this condition as they were not cheap at the time at £3.+ the average wage being £35 at the time. Most copies were played to death. This Sleeve is in amazing condition.   

INNER SLEEVE:

EXCELLENT. Original Polylined paper type, ... being the very fragile inner sleeve is a great indicator of the amount of usage the album has had. I would say the inner is excellent and considering how fragile these are there, pretty good.....they are 45 years old, quite unbelievable intact condition.  

LABELS:

Clean, light spindle marks, no writing.      

GRADING SYSTEM: In order to assist everyone who buys and sells rare discs, Record Collector magazine has originated a set of standards for the condition of second-hand records, I have added a (+) or (-) to my gradings where applicable.

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. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint. 
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.
GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration, etc.
FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump.
The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.
POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

PAYMENT:

Items must be payed for within five days. If non payment within five days, I will then instigate an Ebay ruling. I will set up a dispute and either offer it to the runner up bidder or relist.

RETURNS POLICY: 

I aim to provide an excellent service and hope that all buyers are satisfied with their purchase. However, if for any reason this should not be so, please contact me. I do accept returns, and on receipt of the item I will give a full refund - however - I will not refund what it costs the buyer to send it back, as otherwise I am just paying for the customer to look at it. I will not issue a refund if detail that is clearly stated on the advertisement has been missed by the buyer, so please read carefully.

PACKAGING: 

I use preformed and standard mailers with stiffeners. I always take the vinyl out in its inner sleeve and place on top of the cover. This is then placed into a soft protective sleeve and packaged with stiffeners for full protection.

POSTAGE PRICES:

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