ISLAND RECORDS REGGAE 1968 PROMO SAMPLER LP

	£		105
	$		139

ULTRA RARE 1968 ISLAND RECORDS PROMO SAMPLER LP!!

I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANOTHER COPY OF THIS FOR SALE!!!

PRESUMABLY PRESSED IN A VERY SMALL QUANTITY FOR SALES PROMOTION PURPOSES IN RECORD SHOPS.

EXTREMELY RARE & IN GREAT CONDITION!

I HAVE PLAYED BOTH SIDES THROUGH & IT IS GREAT!!

ISLAND RECORDS SAMPLER FROM JUNE 1968

IT IS A WHITE LABEL SAMPLER. SOMEONE HAS WRITTEN 'ROCK STEADY 1' & 'ROCK STEADY 2' ON THE LABELS, BUT IT IS NOT THE ALBUM 'ROCKSTEADY' (DECCA LK5002). THE TRACKS ARE AS PER THOSE LISTED ON THE JACKET. A REAL COLLECTORS' ITEM!!

THE SLEEVE READS: 'ISLAND SALES PROMOTION SAMPLER' - ' JUNE 1968' - ' ALBUM SAMPLER, CONSISTING OF 15 TUNES, AVAILABLE IN A BOX OF 25 ASSORTED TOP WEST INDIAN NUMBERS WITH POINT OF SALE DISPLAY PACK.'

THE VINYL MATRIX READS : 'SAN+2+A' & 'SAN+2+B'.

THE TRACKLISTING INCLUDES SOME REAL RARITIES:

RIDE YOUR DONKEY - THE TENNORS

ILLYA KURYAKIN - IKE & THE CRYSTALITES

TEN WHITE HORSES - HORATIO SOUL

SILENT RIVER RUNS DEEP - THE GAYLETS

PENNY FOR YOUR SONG - THE FEDERALS

PUT IT ON - JACKIE MITTOO

HAPPY ORGAN - SOUL VENDORS

ONLY SIXTEEN - THE HEPTONES

EL CASINO ROYALE - LYN TAITT AND THE JETS

GIVE ME A LITTLE LOVING - THE PIONEERS

NORWEGIAN WOOD - JACKIE MITTOO

PRESSURE & SLIDE - THE JENNORS (SPELT 'THE JENNORS' ON THE SLEEVE, AS IT WAS ON THE 7", BUT ACTUALLY THE TENNORS)

SENTIMENTAL REASONS - THE HAMLINS

SHAKE IT UP - THE PIONEERS

WAY OF LIFE - JOE WHITE (THIS IS ACTUALLY BY LYN TAIT & THE JETS ACCORDING TO THE RCRRPG)

SEE THE PHOTOS BELOW ALSO!

THE VINYL:      GOOD - VISUALLY IT IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION - SOME LIGHT NEEDLE MARKS & SCUFFS ON SIDE 1 & ONLY A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT NEEDLE MARKS & SCUFFS ON SIDE 2. MINIMAL SPINDLE WEAR & ONLY THE LIGHTEST OF SPINDLE MARKS. PLAYS VERY WELL ON MY LP12, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS A SKIP ON THE INTRO TO THE FIRST TRACK ON SIDE 2 (ONE GROOVE). OTHER THAN THAT JUST A LITTLE SURFACE NOISE, VERY MILD DISTORTION IN PLACES & THERE IS A SLIGHT WARP (MAYBE 2MM).

I HAVE MADE A SMALL MP3 FILE (RECORDED FROM SPEAKERS) SO YOU CAN HEAR FOR YOURSELF - PLEASE E-MAIL ME IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO SEND IT TO YOU.

THE COVER:    GOOD. A LITTLE WORN, DIRTY & DISCOLOURED (IT IS CARD RATHER THAN LAMINATED). SMALL TEAR AT OPENING. NON OPENING SIDE HAS BEEN TAPED IN THE PAST (NOW GONE) AND IS SLIT ~4".

THE VINYL IS IN A NEW POLY INNER SLEEVE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE E-MAIL!!

******PLEASE SEE MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR OTHER RARE REGGAE/SKA LPS!!*****

******I AM SELLING SEVERAL THIS WEEK!!******

POSTAGE:

1ST CLASS TO UK: £2.50

SMALL PACKET TO EUROPE: £4.00

SMALL PACKET TO USA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA ETC: £7.00

EACH ADDITIONAL 12" TO UK: £1.50

EACH ADDITIONAL 12" TO EUROPE: £2.00

EACH ADDITIONAL 12" TO USA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA ETC: £3.00

THE ABOVE POSTAGE DOES NOT INCLUDE INSURANCE. 

IF YOU WOULD PREFER TO USE ALTERNATIVE METHODS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW - I WILL BE HAPPY TO OBLIGE

I DO NOT ACCEPT PAYPAL, BIDPAY ETC. PLEASE READ PAYMENT TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE BIDDING!

I TRY TO DESCRIBE ALL THE RECORDS I SELL AS HONESTLY AS POSSIBLE, AND HIGHLIGHT ANY FAULTS (SHOULD THERE BE ANY!) - AS I HOPE ANY EBAYER WOULD DO - I AM A BUYER TOO! PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK IF YOU ARE HAPPY WITH THE TRANSACTION. IF YOU ARE UNHAPPY FOR ANY REASON, PLEASE CONTACT ME - MY FEEDBACK PROFILE IS EXCELLENT, AND I WANT TO KEEP IT THAT WAY!!

MANY THANKS FOR VIEWING MY AUCTION & HAPPY BIDDING!!

All items are visually graded using Record Collector magazine grading system (as per the small print).

THE ITALIC CAPITALS EXPLAIN HOW I TRANSLATE THAT GRADING SYSTEM INTO THE REAL WORLD!

Mint: Record is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. Cover in perfect condition. 

I VERY RARELY GRADE AS MINT!! 'NEAR MINT' MEANS UNMARKED VINYL, NO NOTICEABLE SPINDLE MARKS ON THE LABEL, LOOKS UNPLAYED.

Excellent: Record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality.  Cover & packaging may have slight wear and/or creasing. 

I GRADE RECORDS AS EXCELLENT IF THEY HAVE NO NOTICEABLE MARKS ON THE VINYL & MINIMAL SPINDLE MARKS. A SINGLE SIGNIFICANT MARK WILL DOWNGRADE IT TO A 'VERY GOOD'.

Very Good: Record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch.  Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

I GRADE RECORDS AS VERY GOOD IF THEY HAVE MINOR SCUFFS, MAYBE SOME VERY LIGHT NEEDLE MARKS - LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BEEN PLAYED A FEW TIMES, BUT HAS NO MAJOR FLAWS. THERE MAY BE AN OCCASIONAL REPETITIVE CLICK FROM A MARK OVER A SMALL SEGMENT OF THE RECORD, BUT NOTHING SERIOUS ENOUGH TO DETRACT FROM OVERALL LISTENING TO THE RECORD. RECORDS THAT ARE BORDERLINE BETWEEN EXCELLENT & VERY GOOD ARE GRADED 'VERY GOOD+'

Good: Record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion & mild scratches.  Cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing, spine splits, discolouration etc.

I GRADE RECORDS AS GOOD IF THEY HAVE HEAVIER SCUFFS, AND/OR SOME LIGHT SCRATCHES OR NEEDLE MARKS - LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES. SOME BACKGROUND NOISE, DISTORTION, RECURRING REPETITIVE TICS ETC BUT NOT UNLISTENABLE. 

Fair: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise: it may even jump. Cover will be torn, stained and/or defaced.

IT IS RARE I WILL SELL THESE - ONLY IF REALLY COLLECTABLE. THE RECORD MAY JUMP, MAY BE BADLY SCUFFED & SCRATCHED.

Poor: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise etc. Cover will be badly damaged or partly missing.

NOT WORTH SELLING!!

MOST RECORDS ARE GRADED VISUALLY, THOUGH HIGHER VALUE RECORDS ARE USUALLY PLAYED (ON A LINN LP12). GRADING IS OF COURSE SUBJECTIVE, HENCE THE DETAILED EXPLANATION OF HOW I TRY TO GRADE MY RECORDS - HOPEFULLY MY FEEDBACK PROFILE WILL SHOW  YOU THAT I GET IT RIGHT MOST OF THE TIME!! (....AND THAT I MEAN IT WHEN I SAY NON PAYERS WILL GET NEGATIVE FEEDBACK!!....)