HOLLIES BUTTERFLY PCS7039 UK 1ST STEREO MINT ARCHIVE
£
125
$
166
£ 125
Sold For
Jul 9, 2011
Sold Date
Jun 29, 2011
Start Date
16
Number Of Bids
Great Britain
Country Of Seller
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Description
OVER THE COMING WEEKS I SHALL BE LISTING SOME MORE NEAR MINT CLASSIC ROCK AND PROG LPs FROM THE SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES.
MANY RARE RELEASES TO COME ON VERTIGO, HARVEST, ISLAND, ATLANTIC, PARLOPHONE, DECCA, TRACK ETC.
IN THE MAIN THEY ARE IN NM OR EX CONDITION. THERE MAY BE THE ODD RARITY IN LESSER CONDITION FOR COLLECTION FILLERS.
I'LL BE LISTING THEM FAIRLY REGULARLY, MAYBE A FEW A WEEK. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE MY LAST LOT OF NEAR MINT UK 1ST PRESS LPs (BLACK SABBATH VERTIGOs, URIAH HEEP etc) WHICH MANY OF YOU TOOK A GREAT INTEREST IN. HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BE SOME MORE LPs OF INTEREST TO YOU...
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HOLLIES - BUTTERFLY LP - PCS 7039 STEREO
COMPLETE ORIGINAL FIRST UK PRESSING NOVEMBER 1967Label:Parlophone
Catalog#: PCS 7039
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: NOVEMBER 1967
Butterfly was remarkably the second studio album released by British band The Hollies in 1967, their seventh in England overall. It was also the last new Hollies album to feature Graham Nash until 1983's What Goes Around. This, like its predecessors For Certain Because and Evolution, featured songs written solely by Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, and Tony Hicks. This album was really a Graham Nash-led project, and he featured as lead vocal more than on any prior album.
Original UK edition Side 1
"Dear Eloise" (Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Graham Nash) - 3:04 Lead vocals: Allan Clarke
"Away Away Away" (Nash) - 2:19 Lead vocals: Graham Nash
"Maker" (Nash) - 2:52 Lead vocals: Graham Nash
"Pegasus" (Hicks) - 2:38 Lead vocals: Tony Hicks
"Would You Believe?" (Clarke) - 4:08 Lead vocals: Allan Clarke
"Wishyouawish" (Clarke, Nash) - 2:04 Lead vocals: Graham Nash
Side 2
"Postcard" (Nash) - 2:17 Lead vocals: Graham Nash
"Charlie and Fred" (Clarke, Nash) - 2:56 Lead vocals: Allan Clarke
"Try It" (Clarke, Nash) - 3:04 Lead vocals: Allan Clarke and Graham Nash
"Elevated Observations?" (Clark, Hicks, Nash) - 2:32 Lead vocals: Allan Clarke and Graham Nash
"Step Inside" (Clarke, Hicks, Nash) - 2:51 Lead vocals: Allan Clarke
"Butterfly" (Nash) - 2:42 Lead vocals: Graham Nash
AN ARCHIVE ORIGINAL UK 1ST PRESS COPY OF THE RARE STEREO ALBUM BY THE HOLLIES.
THIS COPY IS THE SUPERIOR AND RARER UK STEREO MIX WITH THE VOCAL/INSTRUMENT CHANNEL SPLIT AND IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.
I DOUBT ANOTHER COPY IN THIS CONDITION WILL COME AROUND TOO OFTEN. THIS (AND MY OTHER HOLLIES LPS SOON TO BE LISTED) HAVE BEEN ARCHIVED FROM THEIR RELEASE SO DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GET ONE OF THE BEST COPIES OF THIS 44 YEAR OLD CLASSIC.
I WILL BE LISTING OTHER HOLLIES LPS FROM THIS PERIOD WHICH ARE FROM THE SAME ARCHIVED COLLECTION SHORTLY.
THE DETAILS...
THE SLEEVE: VERY FIRST UK PRESS LAMINATED GARROD & LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING FLIPBACK SLEEVE. HAS CLEAN, SHARP INTERNAL FLIPBACKS. THIS SLEEVE HAS NO RINGWEAR, NO WRITING, NO TEARS OR RIPS. A NEAR PEFECT EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE, THE BEST I'VE EVER COME ACROSS - NEAR MINT. SEE PICTURES FOR DETAILS.
INNER SLEEVE: ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS ADVERT INNER SLEEVE. NO SPLITS, WEAR OR OTHER ISSUES. NEAR MINT. SEE PICTURES.
VINYL: 1ST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS. FULL GLOSS LIKE NEW SHINE. ARCHIVE COPY. NEAR MINT. SEE PICTURES.
LABELS: BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS. 'SOLD IN UK' TEXT. KT STAMP. BOTH SIDES PERFECTLY CLEAN, NO WRITING, NO MARKS, NO SPINDLE HOLE WEAR. NEAR MINT. SEE PICTURES.
I WILL BE GRADUALLY LISTING SIMILAR RECORDS FROM MY COLLECTION IN THE COMING WEEKS. PLEASE CHECK BACK - SOME AMAZING STUFF TO COME. ALL RECORDS ARE VISUALLY GRADED. ALL RECORDS WILL BE SENT IN PROFESSIONAL MAILERS WITH TWO STIFFENERS BY RECORDED OR SPECIAL DELIVERY. ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK BEFORE BIDDING. POSTAGE WILL NEED TO BE SPECIAL DELIVERY FOR THIS ONE AT £7.50. OVERSEAS BIDDERS WILL NEED TO PAY FOR A SIGNED FOR DELIVERY SERVICE WITH THE APPROPRIATE INSURANCE.