Pretty Things S.F SORROW UK LP RARE 1968 STEREO NMINT

	£		360
	$		477

THE PRETTY THINGS - S.F SORROW

IN MAGNIFICENT  CONDITION

VERY FIRST PRESS WITH 1 G MOTHERS /STAMPERS

• CATALOGUE:COLUMBIA SCX 6306
• MATRIX: YAX 3738-1 / YAX 3739-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 G / 1 A
• SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT

IN ANY COLLECTION, THIS ALBUM IS TO BE CONSIDERED A REAL RARITY. BARELY SELLING IN ANY QUANTITY BACK IN 1968, TO BE ABLE TO FIND A STEREO PRESSING IN THIS CONDITION IS JUST INCREDIBLE!!!

THIS WAS THEIR DEBUT ALBUM ON THE COLUMBIA LABEL, AND AN ATTEMPT TO CREATE A ROCK OPERA. IT FAILED AND DIDN'T EVEN SELL IN THE USA WHILST UK SALES WERE VERY POOR

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLUE AND BLACK COLUMBIA LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE JET BLACK BASE COLOUR IS JUST IMMACULATE. THERE IS NO RUBBING OR WEAR OF ANY DESCRIPTION. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS ALSO TOTALLY UNWORN. THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS IN ADDITION PRISTINE AND EVERY LETTER PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE BLUE COLUMBIA LOGO IS TOTALLY IMMACULATE AND THERE ARE JUST 3-4 SMALL SPIDER LINES AROUND  THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS SUPERB ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR AND LOOKS AMAZING FOR 42 YEARS OLD. IT IS CLEAR THAT IT HASN'T HAD MORE THAN A COUPLE OF PLAYS. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF VERY FINE AND NON THREATENTING HANDLING LINES ON SIDE 2 BUT NOTHING DEEP AND NO SCUFFS OR SCRATCHES, JUST A HIGHLY POLISHED ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS VINYL. EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES.

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED FIVE THREE MINUTE EXCERPTS  FROM THIS  ALBUM,  I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, I HAVE ALSO RECORDED THE LINKING GROOVES TO THE START OF THE OTHER TRACKS THAT ON OFFER. THE REPORDUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS. THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS WITH EVERY NOTE BEING CRISP AND CLEAR. THERE IS NO CRACKLING NOR CLICKS JUST THE ODD VERY LIGHT BIT OF STATIC AND VINYL NOISE, BUT IF YOU TAKE A LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES THEY ARE A TRUE REFLECTION ON THE COMPLETE ALBUM'S REPRODUCTION. THE REASON I HAVE RECORDED A FIFTH TRACK IS THAT THERE ARE TWO TINY POPS ON THE PENULTIMATE TRACK ON SIDE TWO AND I WANTED POTENTIAL BIDDERS TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THEM BEFORE DECIDING ON BIDDING

SO WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS AN AMAZING FIRST PRESS THAT IS VIRTUALLY SILENT BETWEEN THE TRACKS, THAT GIVES THE CLEAREST. CLEANEST STEREO REPRODUCTION AND HAS A COUPLE OF TINY POPS ON ONE TRACK

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT!!!

THE SLEEVE

E.J DAY FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IN VIRTUALLY UNBLEMISHED CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE IS HIGHLY POLISHED AND GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROW. CLEARLY THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN WELL PROTECTED FROM NEW. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, OR BENDS, AND NO LARGE CREASE LINES EITHER. THERE ARE SEVEN SMALL LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND JUST ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO PEN MARKS OR DENTS EITHER ON THIS GLEAMING FRONT PANEL

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE  FREE OF ANY SHELF WEAR, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY INTACT

THE SPINE HAS ALL OF THE LAMINATE FULLY IN PLACE . NO PEEL OR FLAKE AND IT IS ALSO FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE ONLY TINY BLEMISH IS THAT ONE OF THE TINY LAMINATE LINES I MENTIONED ON THE FRONT SURFACE NEAR THE SPINE HAS ENCROACHED ONTO THE SPINE ITSELF

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP AND CLEARLY SHOWS WHY THE LP HAS NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES

THE REAR SURFACE ALSO HAS THE SAME HIGH POLISHED FINISH AND A VIRTUALLY UNBLEMISHED LAMINATED SURFACE.3 SMALL LAMINATE LINESCLOSE TO THE SPINE, ONE ON THE TOP EDGE AND TWO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND ONE SMALL THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO ABSOLOUETLY MINT CONDITION PANELS. THE FLIPBACKS ARE PERFECTLY ADHERED, AND THE WHITE SURFACE IS STILL PERFECTLY WHITE AND UNMARKED IN ANY WAY. MY GUESS IS THAT THE SLEEVE WAS HOUSED IN A PLASTIC OUTER AND THE GATEFOLD REMANED UNOPENED FOR MANY A YEAR

THE INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL ADVERTISING INNER AND IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION. PERFECTLY MATCHED TO THE SLEEVE  AS THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAS NEATLY PENNED S.F SORROW IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, OR MORE LIKELY THE RECORD SHOP OWNER WHO PROBABLY CHOSE TO KEEP THE LP SEPERATE FROM THE SLEEVE IN THE RECORD RACK AND WROTE THE NAME ON THE INNER SLEEVE TO BE ABLE TO MATCH LP TO SLEEVE. IT WOULD ALSO EXPLAIN WHY THERE ARE THE SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE AS THE CUSTOMERS WOULD HAVE BENT THE SLEEVE FORWARD SLIGHTLY WHILST FLICKING THROUGH THE RECORDS FOR SALE. JUST A GUESS BUT A REAL POSSIBILITY I THINK

HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY