FOREST* Full Circle *Excellent Harvest LP 1970

£ 254

$ 337

£ 254 Sold For

Mar 2, 2008 Sold Date

Feb 24, 2008 Start Date

£ 50 Start price

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Description

FOREST ~ FULL CIRCLE ~UK ALBUM ~ HARVEST 1970

Superb first pressing of their second album.

Record Cover and Label details

Non EMI box Harvest Labels

Label/Catalogue number HARVEST SHVL 784 Stereo

Matrix Numbers SHVL 784 A - 2G (side one), and SHVL 784 B - 2G (side two)

Original Non-Laminated Gatefold Cover printed by the E J Day Group

Track Listing

SIDE ONE : Hawk the Hawker, Bluebell Dance, The Midnight Hanging of a Runaway Serf, To Julie, Gypsy Girl and Rambleaway

SIDE TWO : Do Not Walk In The Rain, Much Ado about Nothing, Graveyard, Famine Song, Autumn Childhood

GRADING - All of my records are carefully visually graded under bright light and fully play graded before auction.

The Record is visually graded Excellent

The Record Labels are graded Excellent Plus

The Cover is graded Mint Minus

The sound quality is near perfect.

Record

The record has a strong glossy appearance, lays 100% flat on the turntable and has no warping. Viewing under bright light there are just superficial hairlines and the odd small surface mark. As with the first Forest album I am selling there are no stylus scratches and no marks that affected play. The record is comfortably graded at full Excellent

Labels

The harvest labels are in strong condition with no writing or spoiling marks. Under bright light a couple of minor spots of discolouration can be seen if being critical. The spindle hole shows no wear and there are just three to four spindle line trails visible per side. The labels are graded Excellent Plus

Cover

As with the first Forest album I am currently selling this cover is in stunning condition with nothing negative worthy of comment. The front has its full colour with all of its superb artwork completely unblemished! The rear cover is equally as fine with just one or two tiny wrinkles to mention. These are minute and can only be seen in strong light. Like the first album there is of course absolutely no ring wear or blemishes of any other kind throughout the sleeve. The gatefold interior is spotless and in beautiful unmarked condition. All of the cover edges are straight and unworn. The spine is uncompressed and pristine. There is no test on the spine. All of the corners are near perfect with just the tiniest of storage wear. Overall a fantastic cover which grades at Mint Minus.

Inner Sleeve

The original inner is the familiar EMI advert inner sleeve which is in excellent condition with no tears or seam splits.

Sound Quality

The sound quality of Full Circle is superb. The full play grade revealed no sound defects worthy of mentioning. The run in and between track grooves were near silent. The audio quality throughout was faultless with no crackle or distortion and nothing to detract from the wonderful quirky songs on this magnificent album. I did hear a couple of pops during Hawk the Hawker but that is the only criticism I can mention from the entire album! Altogether a magnificent copy of this rare gem.

Please see scans of cover and labels below

TERMS AND CONDITIONS – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

All of my listed records are carefully visually inspected under bright light and play graded before auction to avoid any disappointment to buyers, so bid with confidence.

The grading system I use is from Record Collector: - Mint, Excellent, Very Good with +/- to distinguish borderline grades (see below)

Mint. This is in brand new un-played condition.

Excellent. Some signs of being played, but very little lessening of sound quality. There can be minor cover wear and/or creasing.

Very Good. The record has visual evidence of many plays including noticeable surface marks and light scratches. There should be no major deterioration of sound quality however. The cover can have light/moderate wear but no major defects.

A full no quibble refund for the cost of the record will be offered if you are not satisfied for ANY reason.

I treat all vinyl with the greatest respect whether £5 or £50, so all records are sent out with plastic covers in professional mailers and two protective cardboard stiffeners. I always separate records from their covers and original inner sleeves

for posting to prevent seam splits occurring during shipping.

It is the buyer’s responsibility to take out any insurance cover required. I would advise insurance to be taken out on any item sale greater than £30.00 as protection against loss or damage during shipping. Without this additional insurance the full value of items above £30.00 that are lost or damaged will NOT be able to be recovered.

Following the close of the auction I will send an invoice within twenty four hours. All winning bidders must make contact within three days of the end of the auction or I reserve the right to withdraw the item or select the second chance option and offer the item to another bidder.

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