RUMPLESTILTSKIN - SAME. LP (BELL) UK PRESSING. MINT

	£		88
	$		117

RUMPLESTILTSKIN - 'RUMPLESTILTSKIN'. STEREO. BELL. SBLL 130 (1970).

RARE UK PROG CLASSIC. First UK pressing on the silver and blue 'tessellated logo pattern' BELL labels. EX+ sleeve. EX+/NEAR MINT vinyl!  This set is in amazing overall condition. Beautiful artwork (inside and out) on the glossy laminated gatefold sleeve. A real time capsule copy.

First press blue/silver Bell label design (most seen have the later press black and silver labels). Some very sparse laminate creasing to top left spine and top right area of the front sleeve. No loss of laminate at all and as great a copy as you will likely ever find. It is in fantastic shape.  The inside of the gatefold sleeve features a wonderful 'artistic' mirrored photograph of a naked lady posing over an antique spinning wheel. (see photo no.3. Please note I have censored the artwork as eBay has policies on listing nudity).

The artwork is as fresh as the day it was printed.  Vinyl has all it's gloss and shine and no faults - it is pristine considering it's 40 years old!  Labels show NO signs of play, no spindle wear - nothing to fault.  This copy would please ALL collectors looking for that final upgrade.

Has MADE IN GT BRITAIN and 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD' text on labels.  Produced by SHEL TALMY.  Sleeve printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.

For many years, people were convinced that the guitarist heard on this album was JIMMY PAGE, but the credited player goes by the name of Andrew Balmain on the album sleeve - his real name CLEM CATTINI. He of the killer guitar breaks in Donovan's 'Hurdy Gurdy Man'.  Indeed the whole line up of Rumplestiltskin was a pick of the cream of London's session musicians. Clem Cattini's guitar tone here does sound very similar to some of the stuff Jimmy Page conjured for Zepellin!  The singer's voice is pretty cool too (Peter Charles Greene). It's brilliant stuff and a pure slice of British Progressive Rock.

Check out similar auction results on popsike dot com to get an idea of past auction results.

Full matrix/stampers:
Side 1: SBLL 130 A-1U            1  (at 9 o'clock)  G  (at 3 o'clock)
Side 2: SBLL 130 B-1U            1  (at 9 o'clock)  G  (at 3 o'clock)


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