PRETTY THINGS SF SORROW UK 1968 MONO ORIG

£ 180

$ 239

£ 180 Sold For

Aug 7, 2011 Sold Date

Aug 2, 2011 Start Date

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ULTRA RARE UK MONO !!! ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING OF ONE OF THE PINNACLES OF UK PSYCHEDELIC ALBUMS - " S. F. SORROW " BY " THE PRETTY THINGS ".

THE ALBUM IS ON THE BLUE / BLACK COLUMBIA LABEL WITH THE CODE SX 6306 AND IS DATED 1968. HEAVY VINYL MONO PRESSING !!! FRONT AND BACK LAMINATED, GATEFOLD COVER BY ERNEST J. DAY & CO. LTD. LONDON. COMES WITH A PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE.

I WILL PROVIDE A POLYTHENE, PROTECTIVE OUTER SLEEVE.

THIS IS THE MUCH RARER MONO EDITION OF THIS GREAT LP ON HEAVY DUTY VINYL !!!

FANTASTIC AND ICONIC LP !!!

BAND LINE UP :

PHIL MAY - VOCALS. WALLY ALLEN - BASS GUITAR, VOCALS, WIND INSTRUMENTS AND PIANO. DICK TAYLOR - LEAD GUITAR & VOCALS. JOHN POVEY - ORGAN, SITAR, PERCUSSION & VOCALS. TWINK - DRUMS & VOCALS.

TWINK, OF COURSE, APPEARED IN ANOTHER LEGENDARY 60'S PSYCH BAND - " TOMMOROW " AS WELL AS FRONTING 70'S ROCKERS - THE PINK FAIRIES !!

GREAT COVER DESIGN WITH THE LYRICS TO ALL THE TRACKS PRINTED ON THE INNER GATEFOLD.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE 1

1. S. F. SORROW IS BORN
2. BRACELETS OF FINGERS
3. SHE SAYS GOOD MORNING
4. PRIVATE SORROW
5. BALLOON BURNING
6. DEATH

SIDE 2

1. BARON SATURDAY
2. THE JOURNEY
3. I SEE YOU
4. WELL OF DESTINY
5. TRUST
6. OLD MAN GOING
7. LONELIEST PERSON

CONDITION.....................GATEFOLD COVER             VG / VG+              NO WRITING, MARKS, LAMINATE PEEL OR RINGWEAR. SOME SCUFFING TO THE SPINE AND 1 SMALL SCUFF TO ONE OF THE BOTTOM SEAMS. VERY SMALL TAPE REPAIR ON BOTTOM FRONT CORNER ( NOT NOTICEABLE ). NICE AND FLAT COVER WITH A SLIGHTLY SCUFFED ALTHOUGH STILL READABLE SPINE.

CONDITION.......................................LABELS               EX- / EX               NO WRITING, MARKS, FADING OR TEARS. TINY BIT OF FLAKING ON SIDE 2 LABEL NEAR SPINDLE HOLE. TEXTURED LABELS. EXCELLENT SPINDLE HOLE WITH NO SNAILING.

CONDITION..........................................VINYL ( SIDE 1 )                VG+ / EX-             RETAINS A NICE, GLOSSY SHEEN WITH FULL LUSTRE. DISPLAYS A FEW VERY LIGHT SURFACE / STORAGE HAIRLINES. PLAYS GREAT !!! LOUD AND WITHOUT DISTORTION. A LITTLE BACKGROUND CRACKLE IS AUDIBLE IN BETWEEN TRACKS.

CONDITION.........................................VINYL ( SIDE 2 )                 VG / VG+               RETAINS A NICE, GLOSSY SHEEN WITH FULL LUSTRE. DISPLAYS SOME VERY LIGHT SURFACE / STORAGE HAIRLINES AND 1 TINY NICK ABOUT 1 MINUTE INTO SIDE 2, TRACK 1 - " BARON SATURDAY ". OTHERWISE PLAYS THE SAME AS SIDE 1. LOUD AND WITHOUT DISTORTION WITH A LITTLE BACKGROUND CRACKLE AUDIBLE IN BETWEEN TRACKS.

OVERALL THE VINYL CONDITION IS VERY NICE WITH A GLOSSY LUSTRE AND LOUD, PUNCHY SOUND QUALITY. SLIGHT CRACKLE AUDIBLE IN QUIET MOMENTS. STILL A NICE COPY OF THIS ULTRA RARE AND MUCH SOUGHT AFTER PSYCHEDELIC MASTERPIECE !!!!

THANKS FOR LOOKING !!!!