FLASH Flash In The Can 1972 UK SOVEREIGN 1st PRESS FACTORY SAMPLE

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Aug 1, 2014 Sold Date

Jul 22, 2014 Start Date

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FLASH Flash In The Can 1972 UK SOVEREIGN 1st PRESS FACTORY SAMPLE

SECOND LP FROM PETE BANKS (YES) - MUCH UNDERRATED BAND

FLASH
Flash In The Can

1972 UK SOVEREIGN (SVNA 7255) FIRST PRESSING *FACTORY SAMPLE*
SECOND ALBUM FROM THE BAND FOUNDED BY ORIGINAL YES GUITARIST PETE BANKS

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE UK SOVEREIGN LABELS WHICH CARRY "THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY..." RIM TEXT WITH *FACTORY SAMPLE* STICKER ON SIDE ONE
MATRIX: SVNA 7255 A-1U / SVNA 7255 B-1U
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/O and 1/M
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT "GARROD & LOFTHOUSE" GATEFOLD SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBERS AND "MADE IN GRET BRITAIN" PRINTED IN BLACK

If you closed your eyes, there are times when you would swear this is early-period Yes.
Peter Banks' guitar work, in particular, is terrific, gambolling along in the multi-part powerhouse "Lifetime" and conceding nothing to his counterpart, Steve Howe.
Ray Bennett's bass is clearly modelled on Chris Squire - driving, up-front and a lead instrument in its own right.
Yet for all the moments where Flash seems to strain to match the complexity that came so natural to Yes, they still come away with much good music. There are individual passages on every song (the opening of "Monday Morning Eyes," the quieter passages on "Black and White") where the band nearly leaves the earth. On "There No More," they actually scratch at the door of the sublime, using Yes' "South Side of the Sky" as something of a template

Side One:
Lifetime (10:05)
Monday Morning Eyes (5:03)
Side Two:
Black And White (12:04)
Stop That Banging (1:50)
There No More (11:35)

LABELS: EXCELLENT+
Clean, unmarked labels which carry just a few spindle traces. The *FACTORY SAMPLE* sticker shows no sign of attempted removal
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both sides shine like-new with nothing but harmless light brush marks visible under bright
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT+
Plays beautifully throughout with a deep, rich, warm and bass heavy sound - no scratches, clicks or pops and only the slightest of surface on the quietest sections - nothing really - will probably disappear after a few spins
SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+
Good and solid with no structural damage - just some surface rub showing as a little ring front and back

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd Class Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)

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