MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS - QUICKSAND 45 Ex/Ex S.SIDE DEMO

	£		42
	$		56

The scarce UK issue EMI/STATESIDE 45; "QUICKSAND" c/w "DARLING, I HUM OUR SONG" by MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS - STATESIDE SS 250 ~ (1964)

Stamped with the matrix numbers "45 KR 4199-1N", (repeated on the label) on side 1 & "45 KR 4200-1N" on side 2, (repeated on the label again), it also has "JR" and the "KT" tax code on both sides.

So, this auction is for an A-Label DEMO copy of this rare single, (which is basically the far more well known HEATWAVE with different words!). It is a UK EMI-STATESIDE copy, in a damaged but original dark blue ground/white print sleeve; the vinyl is very good and it plays perfectly.
I was given this by a radio DJ at a party in London back in the 1960's when I was still at school!

The record itself is genuinely very clean on both sides, without ANY sleeve surface marking, absolutely NO scratches, NO surface noise, (except for just a little on the lead in and lead out grooves as usual), NO crackles or pops and obviously, no jumps; it has hardly been played so there is no audible wear at all evident.
It has an intact punch-out centre and looks to be a DECCA RECORDS contract printed copy as it has their typical raised central section.
There is very little in the way of spindle marking and it still has a tight centre hole with no "feathering" of the label around the hole; the labels are clean but for the release date "3.1.64" written in biro on the A-side, together with "5" in marker pen, (it IS a demo copy after all!!)

The cover is the original "EMI RECORD TOKENS" one and still fairly clean, but with a "5" written on the front, (repeated on the A-side label), minor crumple marks, some age browning and unfortunately, two tears on the front - as usual, I have made no attempt to "tidy" this item up to deceive bidders, or play around with the images - all I will do to my eBay listing images is crop the image size and adjust the contrast and brightness, simply because the camera keeps taking very faint pictures!

I take the best pictures I can of the record surfaces for bidders to see the real condition, and also try and get the record matrix numbers if possible in the images, (I note that these details are rarely shown with records offered by others on eBay - ever heard of the expression "do not buy a pig in a poke"?)

With me, WYSIWYG.

Using the Record Collector grading system; the vinyl is still EXCELLENT on both sides, the cover is just FAIR; I have just played this today for the last time and it STILL sounds great, (as I say, I actually prefer this track to Heatwave!)

All my records are from my own personal collection, built up since the early 1960’s and have genuinely been played very little and then only on quality turntables, (Garrard Zero 100, Lab 80 and Goldring GL75), set up with a low tracking force, using Shure, then Grado then Stanton cartridges over the years. All records have been dry stored, vertically, in the dark and only ever played by myself and NEVER lent to anybody!

If you are interested in early British R & B and Progressive Rock Bands and the USA West Coast bands of the time then please add me to your favourites as I do have some rarities that I have never seen on eBay. I generally do not go in for all the b******s about rare first pressings and the excessive detailing of group histories that I see other sellers boring eBay members with, (except for artists that may not be well known but are worthy of note for those of us who actually like music!), and will describe the records honestly, just indicating the basics.

NB: This item may be picked up in person, or will be despatched securely, so it will need to be signed for on delivery; I will not send it care of a business address without written acceptance of your liability for loss, theft or damage, nor to a PO box.
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