MICK STEVENS:"THE RIVER".1977 SPACEWARD PRIVATE PRESSING-99 COPIES MADE+INSERT

	£		343
	$		454

ATTENTION 1970s PROGRESSIVE FOLK/ROCK MUSIC AND PRIVATE PRESSING LP COLLECTORS. HERE IS MICK STEVENS:"THE RIVER".SPACEWARD SRS 20.  THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1977 ALBUM I HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE FROM THE SINGER/SONGWRITER WHO MADE TWO OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER ALBUMS FOR THE DEROY LABEL. THIS IS HIS 3RD ALBUM RECORDED IN CAMBRIDGE THAT AS I UNDERSTAND IT HAD A PRINT RUN OF JUST 99 COPIES TO BE SOLD AT HIS GIGS OR MAIL ORDER-THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A FEW MORE MADE BUT EVEN IF THERE WERE HARDLY ANY SURVIVE ESPECIALLY AS GOOD AS THIS EXAMPLE COMPLETE WITH THE USUALLY MISSING LYRIC SHEET WHICH APART FROM A CREASE NEAR THE TOP IS VERY CLEAN HAVING REMAINED INSIDE THE COVER FOR MOST OF THE LAST 36 YEARS-THE DISC ITSELF HAS HARDLY BEEN USED! UNLIKE MOST PRIVATE PRESSINGS,THE SOUND QUALITY IS SUPERB WITH VERY CLEAR STEREO SOUND-SOME SUPERB MUSICIANSHIP AND SONGWRITING COVERING INFLUENCES FROM ROCK AND FOLK-I HATE THE TERMS"ACID FOLK" AND EVEN THE ABBREVIATED"PSYCH"BUT THOSE TERMS APPLY TO THIS ALBUM WHICH HAS BEEN REISSUED ON CD BUT THE ORIGINAL VINYL LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE! YOU'LL WAIT YEARS TO FIND ANOTHER COPY AS GOOD AS THIS ONE-SO DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ADD A SUPERB LP TO YOUR COLLECTION WHICH IS BOUND TO RISE IN VALUE.  THE LABELS ARE VERY CLEAN-NO SPINDLE WEAR NO WRITING,NO FADING,NO STAINING,NO MARKINGS etc. SEE MY PHOTOS TO SEE THE VIBRANT PRINT. THEY HAVE A LOVELY SHEEN TO THEM NO NASTY CIGARETTE SMELL.    THE DISC IS 100% FLAT WITH THICK VINYL WHICH TRULY GLEAMS WITH THAT"JUST PRESSED" LOOK-NO SURFACE MARKS! THE DISC HAS NOT HAD MANY PLAYS AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL CARED FOR WITH HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE-EVEN IN BETWEEN THE TRACKS! THERE ARE NO CLICKS, STICKS OR JUMPS! NO  DISTORTION. STRICTLY GRADED AS NEAR MINT CONDITION. PLEASE CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR STRICT GRADING REPORTS ON MANY 1970s ALBUMS!  UNLIKE OTHER SELLERS, I PLAY ALL MY EBAY ITEMS THROUGH TO ENSURE REALISTIC GRADINGS.PLAYED THIS ONE TWICE TO BE SURE!  PLEASE BID WITH 100% CONFIDENCE.            HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL POLYLINED INNER SLEEVE WHICH IS VERY CLEAN AND HAS THE DATE CODE 8-77(AUGUST 1977). THE  COVER HAS A FLIPBACK,THERE IS A SPLIT DOWN SOME OPF THE LEFT HAND EDGE SOME EDGE CREASES AND A LITTLE MILD RING WEAR STAINING+ A TINY STICKE REMOVAL STAIN AT THE BACK BUT NO WRITING OR REPAIRS.VERY PRESENTABLE. I WOULD GRADE THE COVER AS NEAR EXCELLENT. 

A REALISTIC £50 STARTING PRICE-NO RESERVE BUT EXPECT KEEN INTEREST IN THIS RARITY AS IN THE PAST PRICES HAVE REACHED OVER £400!  MOST OF THE COPIES SOLD 36 YEARS AGO IN 1977 WERE OFTEN PLAYED A LOT USUALLY USING ANCIENT,HEAVY AND AWFUL EQUIPMENT, SO OFTEN TAKEN TO PARTIES RESULTING IN ALL KINDS OF DAMAGE!-THIS ONE IS ONE OF THE BEST COPIES YOU COULD EVER HOPE TO FIND! PLEASE SEE THE PHOTOS OF THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE COVER+BOTH LABELS.

NO HORRIBLE SMOKE OR DAMP SMELL AS SO OFTEN THE CASE WITH SUCH OLD LPs!

MOST WILL REMAIN ON COLLECTORS SHELVES!

 THIS IS A LOVELY THICK,FLAT PRESSING!

GREAT VOCALS AND BACKINGS WITH  WARM SOUNDING VINYL + AMAZING BASS!

THE MAJORITY OF COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE NOT VERY GOOD AT ALL-THIS BEING AN EXCEPTION-SO DON'T MISS OUT! GREAT INVESTMENT!!!

TOTALLY FLAT VINYL! GET IT WHILE YOU CAN!

THIS WILL ONLY BE SENT SPECIAL DELIVERY OR INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR.NO EXCEPTIONS UNLESS PERSONAL COLLECTION IS PREFERRED!

YOU MIGHT FIND CHEAPER COPIES BUT I DOUBT THEY WILL BE AS GOOD AS THIS EXAMPLE! 

YOU'LL LOVE IT FOR YEARS AND HOPEFULLY WILL RETURN TO ME AGAIN!   

SUPERB STEREO SOUND PLUS THE ADDED ADVANTAGE OF THE BASS THAT CANNOT BE MATCHED ON CD!!

The previous owner was not a smoker and so this item doesn't stink of that dreadful stale smoke!!!!Lovely pressing!! Warm sound!!.

 I test on a lightweight pickup of approx 2 grammes and listen with the treble full on and no filtering or mono switch used.

As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!! .  

I WILL POST ANYWHERE!THICK CARD USED-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK!

OVERSEAS BUYERS PLEASE NOTE!!! I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.

Paypal or cheque within 7 days please. Feedback always left. Checkout my feedback of OVER 16,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BID with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week! Thanks for looking and good luck.

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BID WITH 100% CONFIDENCE FROM A DEALER THAT OTHER DEALERS LOOK TOWARDS FOR INSPIRATION AND FREQUENTLY COPY!

THIS COULD BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET THIS  LP AS GOOD AS THIS!!

NO, NOT"IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND"AS STATED OVER AND OVER ELSEWHERE ON EBAY, BUT IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE MIGHT WELL BE THE CASE!!

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