FLEETWOOD MAC Then Play On 1969 Export 1st Press

	£		90
	$		119

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Fleetwood Mac called 'Then Play On' and is a UK ORIGINAL Export 1st pressing on the 3 Colour Reprise label!!!! THIS IS SIMPLY MASSIVELY RARE!!!!  THIS IS A GENIUNE 1969 EXPORT 1ST PRESSING WITH A DIFFERENT (FULLY LAMINATED) COVER TO THE UK DOMESTIC PRESSING - AND IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  BOTH THE RECORD & COVER OF THIS RECORD WERE MADE IN THE UK FOR EXPORT!!!!  FOR THOSE WHO HAVENT SEEN THIS LP BEFORE IN EXPORT - I WILL EXPLAIN IN DETAIL.  THIS PARTICULAR LP WAS BOUGHT BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER IN GERMANY IN 1969 WHILST STATIONED ON A MILTARY BASE  AS A SERVICEMAN IN THE ARMY.  OF COURSE THIS COULD HAVE JUST BEEN AN 'ISOLATED' FIND - BUT WHAT SHOWS THIS TO BE A GENIUNE UK EXPORT PRESSING IS THE MEGA RARE COVER!!!!  WHILST THE UK DOMESTIC 1ST PRESSINGS USED A GREY GATEFOLD STYLE COVER (SIMILAR TO THE U.S. 1ST PRESSINGS) - SOME COUNTRIES (SUCH AS GERMANY FOR EXAMPLE) HAD A DIFFERENT COVER.  HENCE THE NEED FOR A 1ST EXPORT PRESSING WITH A DIFFERENT COVER!!!!  DO NOT CONFUSE THIS COVER WITH THE 2ND UK PRESSING OF THIS LP - THE 2ND UK PRESSED COVERS OF COURSE WERE UNLAMINATED AND HAD THE 'K' SERIES CAT NUMBERS.  THIS HAS A 1ST EXPORT PRESS COVER WITH FULL LAMINATE, AND OF COURSE THE EARLIEST CAT NUMBER!!!! THE COVER IS EXTREMELY RARE AND ON THE REVERSE IT CLEARLY STATES 'PRINTED IN ENGLAND BY RICHARD DAVIS LTD'.  BUT WHAT REALLY SHOWS THIS TO BE A 1969 EXPORT 1ST PRESSING IS THE MEGA RARE CAT NUMBER ON THE REVERSE OF THE COVER (SEE PICTURE)!!!!  THE CAT NUMBER IS RESLP 9000 - INSTEAD OF RSLP 9000!!!!  CLEARLY THE EXTRA 'E' IN THE CAT NUMBER STOOD FOR 'EXPORT'!!!!  THIS IS A GENIUNE (& INCREDIBLY RARE) 1969 1ST EXPORT PRESSING - WITH THE UK 1ST PRESSED RECORD, A TRI-COLOURED REPRISE LABEL, AND ITS MEGA RARE FULLY LAMINATED BLACK SINGLE COVER!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT IT IS IN STUNNING CONDITION!!!!  DONT MISS THIS INCREDIBLY RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is an ORIGINAL Reprise UK Stereo Export 1st Pressing from 1969 and is in STUNNING condition!!!! The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is R(E)SLP 9000 on the ORIGINAL Reprise label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st pressing!!!! All the tracks are pure quality Fleetwood Mac at their best!!!! Any fan of Fleetwood Mac, or 60s 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 STUNNING condition!!!! Most of these 60s 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, NO hairlines, only a couple of VERY light scufflines (NON sounding), and only a few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!! ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!! 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 and NO crackle!!!! There is NO groovewear either and NO distortion. The record must grade Excellent(Minus) 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 UK 1st Press FULLY LAMINATED Export Cover is in STUNNING condition!!!! LOOK AT THE PICTURES - can you get much better???? It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), only a few light creases (cover is still flat looking), and NO writing!!!! The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! The laminated back is in STUNNING condition with NO writing, NO grubbyness and NO yellowing!!!! The cover must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!

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 MEGA RARE ORIGINAL UK 1969 1ST EXPORT PRESSING OF "THEN PLAY ON" BY FLEETWOOD MAC, IN STUNNING CONDITION!!!! 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, Overseas TBA. Paypal, Cash, Cheques, and Post Orders accepted. Overseas MUST use either Cash or Paypal. Thanks for looking. Cheers!!!!!

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