FOTHERINGAY PINK ISLAND FIRST UK PRESS EX Rough Text. labels

	£		22
	$		29

FOTHERINGAY 

ISLAND

ILPS 9125

UK 1970

 FIRST PRESS

Machined first press matrices: A//2  B//2

Rough textured Pink "I" label

original UK ‘white i’ pink Island label 1st pressing

matrix numbers:    ILPS 9125    A // 2    and    ILPS 9125    B // 2

stamper numbers:    1    1    and    1    1

original gatefold cover

with ‘island records ltd basing street london w11’ address in white

printed and made by EJ Day

first run with ‘Printed and made by the E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford’ in white

produced by: Joe Boyd for Witchseason Productions

1ST - ISLAND UK 1970 !
****VERY SCARCE *****FIRST TETURED LABEL***
 A REALLY HARD ONE TO FIND**PLEASE ALSO HAVE A LOOK AT MY OTHER  ALBUMS FROM THE SAME STUNNING COLLECTION RECENTLY BOUGHT IN***

THE LP IS PRESSED ON QUALITY SUPERHEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WHICH DELIVERS ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING AUDIO WITH A BEAUTIFUL LOUD CUT

TRACKS:

NOTHING MORE

THE SEA

THE BALLAD OF NED KELLY

WINTER WINDS

PEACE IN THE END

THE WAY I FEEL

THE POND AND THE STREAM

TOO MUCH OF NOTHING

BANKS OF THE NILE

Background info:

Fotheringay was a short-lived British folk rock group, formed in 1970 by singer Sandy Denny on her departure from Fairport Convention. The band drew its name from her 1968 composition "Fotheringay" about Fotheringhay Castle, in which Mary, Queen of Scots had been imprisoned. The song originally appeared on the 1969 Fairport Convention album, What We Did on Our Holidays, Denny's first album with that group.

Two former members of Eclection, Trevor Lucas and Gerry Conway, and two former members of Poet and the One Man Band, Jerry Donahue and Pat Donaldson (bass), completed the line-up responsible for what was long assumed to be the quintet's only album. This folk-based set included several Denny originals, notably "Nothing More", "The Sea" and "The Pond and The Stream", as well as versions of Gordon Lightfoot's "The Way I Feel" and Bob Dylan's "Too Much of Nothing". Though, during the year of its original release, the album featured in the UK's two music papers' Top 20 (Melody Maker and NME), it did not meet commercial expectations, and pressures on Denny to undertake a solo career — she was voted Britain's number 1 singer (two years consecutively) in Melody Maker's readers poll — increased. The album peaked at #18 in the UK Albums Chart.[1]

Fotheringay disbanded in January 1971, during sessions for a projected second album.[2] Some of its songs surfaced on Denny's 1971 debut solo album, The North Star Grassman and the Ravens. Lucas, Conway and Donahue joined Fairport Convention in 1972 to record the Rosie album (on which some Fotheringay material was also used). However, Conway played on three tracks only and began session work afterwards. Both Conway and Donaldson have worked with Richard Thompson, amongst many others. Lucas and Donahue stayed with Fairport (the Nine album came out in 1973) for another couple of years, with Denny rejoining in 1974. This line-up recorded two additional albums: Fairport Live Convention (re-titled A Movable Feast in the US) and Rising for the Moon. Denny, along with Donahue and Lucas, left the band in December 1975. Conway eventually joined a reformed Fairport in 1997.

Linda Peters, later Linda Thompson is also credited on the album.

AND IT STILL SOUNDS AS INVENTIVE TODAY, AS IT DID 41 YEARS AGO - AN ASTONISHING PIECE OF WORK AND A MUST FOR ANY SERIOUS COLLECTOR - VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Vinyl: VG++ to EX. I have played this in FULL twice over> The replay is ASTOUNDING!!! Although there are a number of hairlines the replay belies the visual condition. A great testament to the superb quality vinyl around the end 60's beginning of the 70's. Great powerful audio!!  I first played for a general listen and a second time for a more detailed observation. I am very glad to be able to report that this is a fine slab of exemplary vinyl without any problems at all and as such worthy of inclusion of any great prog/experimental collection.

Gatefold Sleeve:  VG to VG+. The sleeve has some general wear but is all in one piece without any damage. The back has ringwear and the edges have a certain amount of rubwear although the spine is fully readable. Not bad really and will sit nicely in your collection. The inside gatefold is NM.

This is a unique investment opportunity!!! 

Labels: VG++.

Important : International Postage. This will be sent via Signed For service or Airsure service depending on the destination country. This will be sent fully insured!! Packaging will be thorough with two stiffeners and the disc separated from the sleeve to prevent scything.

In my opinion a very worthy copy which is hard to find these days!!!! As always I have a no quibble money refund option in place in case you are not 100% satisfied!!!

This is a unique investment opportunity!!! Finding this album in any condition at all is nearly impossible so late in the day. This value of the album is only going to go one way ... up and up ... !!

Important : International postage will be registered and insured if over GBP 41.00.  To Italy I must insist on registered postage at any final price. Sorry to all genuine collectors but I have been bitten too often. Please wait for my invoice before paying. Postage will be according to Royal Mail rates. Postage is NOT a money spinning exercise for me.

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This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.