JADE WARRIOR Released LP 1971 VERTIGO 1st Press

	£		188
	$		249

ALL BIDDERS PLEASE NOTE - Due to some unavoidable home improvements I will unable to answer any questions between Friday 17th August and Wednesday the 22nd August (when my computer will be offline).  Any questions on this auction please email before the 17th August, or wait until I am up and running again after the 22nd.  Thanks for your time - and GOOD LUCK!!!!

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Jade Warrior called 'Released' and is an ORIGINAL 1971 UK 1st pressing on the 1st Press 'Spiral' Vertigo label!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT THAT THIS IS THE RAREST LP EVER RELEASED ON THE VERTIGO 'SPIRAL' LABEL EVER!!!!  THIS MAY SEEM LIKE A BOLD STATEMENT - BUT JUST TRY AND FIND ONE!!!!  THIS IS ONE LP WHICH IS SO OFTEN OVERLOOKED IN COLLECTORS VERTIGO COLLECTIONS, UNTIL THEY TRY AND FIND ONE!!!!  I KNOW OF 3 VERTIGO COLLECTORS - WHO HAD MANAGED TO COLLECT EVERY VERTIGO LP - APART FROM THIS ONE!!!!  AND EVEN LPS LIKE DR Z, BEN, TUDOR LODGE, LINDA HOYLE, AND GORDON TURN UP FOR MORE OFTEN THAN THIS LP!!!!  IN FACT, I HAVE SEEN FAR MORE COPIES OF THE ABOVE LPS TURNING UP IN THE LAST YEAR OR TWO, THAN THIS ONE (ESPECIALLY GORDON - WHICH RECENTLY HAS TURNED UP VERY REGULARLY INDEED!)!!!!  SO THINK VERY VERY CAREFULLY INDEED, BEFORE PASSING UP THE CHANCE TO OWN THIS HUGE VERTIGO RARITY - BECAUSE YOU WILL SURELY HAVE TO WAIT A VERY VERY LONG TIME TO FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS IS THE BEST CONDITIONED 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!  THIS LP HAS AN INCREDIBLY WEAK LIGHT COLOURED TIPLE GATEFOLD 'FOLD-OUT' COVER - AND IT SO EASILY DAMAGED, OR DEFACED (WHICH PROBABLY EXPLAINS WHY BARELY ANY SURVIVE TODAY!), AND EVEN ON THE VERY UNLIKELY EVENT WHEN A 1ST PRESSING HAS TURNED UP IN PAST, IT HAS VIRTUALLY ALWAYS BEEN IN ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE CONDITION.  BUT NOT THIS ONE!!!!  THIS LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION - AND IS EASILY THE BEST CONDITIONED 1ST PRESSING I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1971 VERTIGO 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS SPIRAL VERTIGO LABEL, 1ST PRESS VERTIGO INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS TRIPLE GATEFOLD 'FOLD OUT' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS ONE OF THE ALL TIME VERTIGO RARITIES AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is an ORIGINAL UK 1st pressing from 1971 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! The record is pressed on thick quality vinyl. The Cat. No is 6360 062 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Vertigo Label (see picture) and is a UK 1971 Stereo 1st pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only a few VERY light spindle marks!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!! The vinyl is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! Most of these 60s/70s 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, only 2 or 3 VERY light hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  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 nasty loud pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Very Good++++ 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 1st Press Vertigo inner sleeve!!!!  The 1st Press Triple Gatefold 'Fold-Out' Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The Cover has only very VERY light edgewear, only very VERY light spinal wear (side words ALL readable), only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking), barely ANY rubbing, NO ringwear, NO grubbyness, barely ANY yellowing, only 2 or 3 TINY 'age spots', only slight corner wear, and NO writing!!!!  MOST IMPORTANTLY THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO STICKER TEARS AT ALL (IMPOSSIBLE ON THIS LP!)!!!!  The opening edges are VERY straight indeed!!!!  Even the unlaminated inside of each fold out square are in STUNNING condition with NO rubbing, NO grubbyness, NO yellowing AT ALL, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good++ if not better and is virtually IMPOSSIBLE to find like this!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!

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 AN ORIGINAL 1971 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "RELEASED" BY JADE WARRIOR, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

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