PRETTY THINGS SF SORROW & PARACHUTE LPS.1970.1ST PRESSING OF DOUBLE ALBUM.RARE

	£		29
	$		38

ARTIST: THE PRETTY THINGS

ALBUM TITLES: SF SORROW / PARACHUTE

TRACK LIST:

SF Sorrow

Side 1: S.F. Sorrow is Born; Bracelets of Fingers; She Says Good Morning; Private Sorrow; Balloon Burning; Death.

Side 2: Baron Saturday; The Journey; I See You; Well of Destiny; Trust; Old Man Going; Loneliest Person.

Parachute

Side 3: Scene One; The Good Mr. Square; She Was Tall, She Was High; In the Square; The Letter; Rain; Miss Fay Regrets; Cries From the Midnight Circus.

Side 4: Grass; Sickle Clowns; She’s a Lover; What’s the Use; Parachute.

Label/Format: Harvest

 Label conditions: All four in stunning conditions that truly remind of new. Ultra clean, fresh and highly attractive without even spindle traces. A virgin pair of albums that offers truly incredible sound that more than matches the first issues.

Cat No:: SHSP 4062.

Mode/speed: Stereo / 33.3 rpm.

Warps: Assume all records I offer have no warping of any significance and all tracking is easy and effortless and should play on all turntables and even ‘budget’ decks.Weight of these Records: 133 / 134 grams. These about average for it’s era.

Country of Manufacture: England.

Rarity: Scarce and try to find one in better condition than this. Two sublime albums that offer pristine mint sound and you can imagine what originals would cost in this type of condition.

Matrix Nos: YAX 3738-1 / YAX 3739-1 / SHVL 774 A-2 / SHVL 774 B-2 [side 4 error corrected]

Musicians: Phil May - vocals; Dick Taylor - lead guitar, vocals (S. F. Sorrow); John Povey - organ, sitar, percussion, vocals; Wally Allen - bass, guitar, vocals, winds, piano; Skip Alan - drums; John Alder (aka Twink) - drums; Vic Unitt - guitar (Parachute).

Brief Info

 Two of the greatest albums from their era are reissued and packaged on Harvest. This was The Pretty Things sounding very different to previously with the issue of the near legendary ‘S. F. Sorrow’. An album that sold very poorly on Columbia and now massively sort after by collectors and it commands huge prices. Pre-dating The Who’s ‘Tommy’, this was the first ‘rock opera’ and it’s status within rock and progressive music has soared. ‘Parachute’ is more progressive still and was issued on Harvest from day one, this is an equally excellent album.

The revamped gatefold artwork cover is equally stunning and both inner sleeves are like new too. For rock and music fans who want to experience the two best Pretty Things albums (by a distance) in practically perfect analogue sound without the massive expense of the originals – look no further – they are here

This Cover’s Potential for Wear

: High: very dark gatefolds with no laminate protection are highly prone to all forms of wear and few avoid it.

Cover Grade and Format:

EX. TO MINT(-): An unlaminated gatefold format with matt finish. Printed and made in England by Garrod & Lofthouse. One small crease on front cover of gatefold and small piece of wear on bottom of spine.

Cover Front & Back:

Very clean and fresh looking with lovely rich colour retained with no rubbing. Minor record impression and odd tiny surface mark, tiny crease or handling trace, but try finding this better.

Cover Inner Gatefold:

Little short of pristine as made.

Cover Summary:

A very strong all-round example of this very fragile mid-70’s cover, one that will prove very difficult to find much better. This beautiful item should please most-all collectors.

The inner sleeves: Mint these are the EMI unlined solid white inners.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading:

MINT: a superb visual pair that are super clean, shiny, intense black and very solidly pressed. Any surface trace blemishes are ultra fine, few and faint and without any doubt both have hardly seen light-of-day. Visually super records that should please most-all collectors again.

ITEM HAS BEEN STORED UPRIGHT IN SECURE,DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS.THE OWNER HAVING RECENTLY RETURNED FROM LIVING AND WORKING OVERSEAS.A VISUALLY EXCELLENT DISC WHICH STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL DEEP BLACK SHINE (SEE PHOTO(S).

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SHIPPING METHODS:

UK: 2ND CLASS.(REGISTERED WITH PROOF OF POSTING AT EXTRA COST.)

USA,CANADA,EUROPE,JAPAN,AUSTRALIA.SENT VIA ROYAL MAIL AIR (SMALL PACKET RATE) BUT CAN BE INSURED (TRACKED) IF REQUESTED AT EXTRA COST.

SHIPPING COSTS:

UK: SEE FACE SELLING SHEET.

EUROPE: £ 6.50 ( + £1.25 EACH EXTRA SAME SIZE ITEM).TRACKING EXTRA,ASK SELLER.

USA,CANADA,JAPAN,AUSTRALIA: £ 8.50 ( + £1.50 EXTRA SAME SIZE ITEM).TRACKING EXTRA,ASK SELLER.

PAYMENT METHOD: PAYPAL ONLY

NOTES: a) Feedback less than 10 or ebay less than 3 months please contact seller prior to bidding.

b) Items sent to Eastern Block countries eg Russia,Poland etc. will have to be sent registered (signed for) post.

c) Items sold for more than £50 will have to be signed for to any destination.

RECORD GRADING POLICY:

MINT: RECORD IS BRAND NEW.NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY.COVER AND EXTRAS ARE PERFECT.

EX: RECORD MAY SHOW SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED BUT VERY LITTLE LESSENING OF SOUND QUALITY.COVER AND EXTRAS MAY SHOW SIGNS OF SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

V.G: RECORD PLAYED MANY TIMES BUT DISPLAYS NO SIGNS OF MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY DESPITE HAVING NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCHES.

GOOD: RECORD PLAYED A LOT SO MAY SHOW SIGNS OF SOUND QUALITY DETERIORATION,MILD SCRATCHES. COVER AND EXTRAS MAY HAVE SIGNS OF CREASING AND FOLDING,SCUFFING OF EDGES,SPINE SPLITS,DISCOLOURATION ETC.

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BIDDING.