SALVATION VERY RARE ORIG UK 1969 A-1G/B-1G (1G/1G) N/M LP, SIMPLY STUNNING SOUND

	£		94
	$		125

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Artist or Band: SALVATION

Album Title: Salvation.

Producer(s): Bob Thiele.

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: Love Comes in Funny Packages; Cinderella; More Than it Seems; Getting My Hat; GI Joe.

Side 2: Think Twice; She Said Yeah; The Village Shuck; What Does an Indian Look Like?

Label/Format: United Artists – Original ultimate UK first pressing on the rare burgundy UA labels that have a matt finish with very gently textured surfaces. Being honest however, not even sure if this was repressed in the UK. This copy looks barely even played and offers truly STUNNING sound.

Label Conditions: Two supreme examples of these highly elusive United Artists labels. One spindle mark on each, ultra clean and fresh, a very special record in all respects.

Cat Number: UAS 29062.

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 this Record: 133 grams. A very good solid weight.

Country of Manufacture: England.

Rarity: Quite rare as a UK pressing, this sold in tiny numbers here, probably with few even made or sold. Issued on the superb orange and burgundy UA label, this being an elusive label format in its own right, few albums on this quite prolific label were made on it and it was quickly changed to the far more familiar cream and brown format. How man Can ‘Monster Movies’ surface on this briefly available label version – very few indeed. I have yet to see this album repressed on later version myself. This another superb merican psych-rock album with a tiny brief issue here in the UK and being quickly deleted.

Original Year of Release: 1969

Matrix Nos: UAS 29062 A-1G / UAS 29062 B-1G

Stamper Codes: 1 G / 1 G [ultimate first mother and stamper codes, ‘G’ being the very first in the sequence]. I would be almost certain, few beyond this were ever made, if indeed that is case no more than three to five hundred were issued here.

Musicians: Al Linde, vocal; Artie McLean, bass; US of Arthur, organ & harpsichord; Joe Tate, guitar; Teddy Stewart, drums. Guest: Tom Scott, tenor sax and flute; Bill Plummer, sitar.

Brief Info: Short-lived US band from the late 1960s, this was their first of only two albums they made and this is a brilliant set. Following in the footsteps of other famous LA bands, namely: The Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Country Joe & The Fish and Big Brother & the Holding Company, Salvation played fantastic psychedelic rock. A rare album, here especially – indeed I had to go back to my 2006 file in my Ebay archives to find the only other copy I have offered. If heavy frenzied fuzz guitars are to your liking this is ‘must-have’ album and this record is a stunner. The sound is absolutely FANTASTIC – it totally blew me away. A first press UK copy (possibly the only one?) on the beautiful UA burgundy labels, this plays with immaculate sound with no groove-wear or distortion. A heavy pressing and hardly marked record, this looks hardly played. The slightly less good news is the cover has a quite heavy edge crease on the opening edges with a very small repaired split (by myself), and the back has aged. But you cannot play a cover can you?, it still looks pretty fine – the superb record with its audiophile sound more than compensates, for me, there is nothing more important than audio quality. Any album that includes dedications to: Bob Dylan, Frank Zappa, Bela Lugosi and Laurel & Hardy sounds good to me.

Cover Grade and Format: VERY GOOD: A single format with a laminated front, this covers all the closed folds and ends on the back via the spine. Printed and made in England by MacNeill Press Ltd and includes the original plain white inner sleeve.

Lamination & Front: This front has only one issue of any real note, that being a vertical fairly heavy crease from the top right corner that runs down about a third of the height e.g. approx 4 inches. It is quite narrow around half an inch. One small split which I have neatly repaired myself. Being situated there, it has less visual impact as the all the graphics are superb as seen in close-up. In fact this remains attractive with the laminate being very shiny, solid and clear with minimal traces of any dulling, even under light. Any of the very few other creases are mainly very fine and light, there is no lifting. A shame this has has a knock in the past, but it can happen of course. Hardly the end-of-the-world, this is still an impressive front overall.

Cover Back: The back has the same crease with just the odd tiny side nick, the crease being less prominent than the front due to the lack of colour. All edges have light to near moderate age toning but not a great deal else. Very respectable indeed really.

Top Edge: Quite straight, smooth and unworn.

Bottom Edge: Same again.

Right Edge(s), and Type: Clean, reasonably sharp with some patchy thickening seen viewed end-on. Record enters on this edge that is guaranteed untrimmed. Just the small repair to a small split near the top that is reasonably inconspicuous after my repair.

Spine and Text: Solid, quite straight with a little patchy compression, the ends are nipped in manufacture. All text is fully present and unworn under the solid, clear laminate.

Corners: All corners are very neat and crisp with very fine and mostly excellent shape retained.

Cover Summary: Even with the edge crease, this still a fine example of this quite rare original late 1960’s cover. It will prove difficult enough to even find as a UK-made one in any condition, and this is still nice, but clearly not for the more discerning this time. That said, it will still please many collectors – the superb record more than compensates.

Album Played For Grading: EXCELLENT(++): arguably even better. A plain solid white unlined inner that has hardly aged at all. Clean, practically uncreased with all edges unsplit with no repairs, they hardly get better. This includes the ‘PATENT APPLIED FOR’ text.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: MINT(–), a truly superb visual copy that is ultra clean with equally impressive shine and very solidly pressed. Hardly a mark to be seen, even surface traces are minuscule, even scrutinised under bright angled light. A copy barely even played on all the evidence. Few records of this age are seen looking like this, I doubt if this has seen light-of-day for decades. You want rare vintage records practically as new – you got it with this one, it should please all collectors.

Album Played For Grading: Yes. [I play ALL records I offer before submitting to Ebay, also the record is played in its entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippets or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing B&W speakers that include the legendary tweeter from their awesome Nautilus range that reveals every blemish or minuscule sound present on any record.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: This top-quality record plays even above it’s high visual grading with practically nothing to fault. Strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear - sound quality is immense with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound. This at times almost left me aghast with spine-tingling sound. The seven minute song ‘Think Twice’ that opens side two is a piece-de-resistance with blistering fuzz guitar that really sends the senses into overdrive. Surely with better promotional here, this would have sold far better, this barely scratched the surface in terms of sale. Any surface sounds barely even registered and this is an exceptional clean pressing with no tracking issues*. Few copies, should you find another UK pressing any time soon, will outperform this ultimate pressing significantly I feel sure. As stated, it was probably on pressed once anyway. Both channels are clean and sharp, I am certain this record has been played very lightly (maybe once or twice prior to myself) and has been clearly carefully handled. Yes, the cover has a smallish trauma, but nothing detracts from this superb psych-rock gem. The record will prove near impossible to find significantly better and that especially can be strongly recommended.

* As played-graded on a high-end Linn LP12 Sondek turntable with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Blue moving coil cartridge tracking at 2.2 grams.

Now one of the most established sellers on Ebay and still offering the finest and most accurately described and graded records I can find. I pride myself on offering a variety of genres to keep my site as interesting as possible. I will rarely offer any record that falls below a true Excellent grading, unless its of a certain rarity which will justify offering a lesser grade. I try, to the best of my ability to describe as accurately and as honesty as I can all items I offer for sale with all the relevant information I can think of to help any potential bidder and collector. You may notice I only submit records sparingly on Ebay as I Play-Grade every record I offer in their entirety – also on higher-end equipment – not just bits to guess a grade - visuals alone do not always tell a true or full story. I will mention any defects or flaws no matter how small that I notice to be fair as possible to any interested collector – I am very fussy and my buyers have the right to be too. Every record I offer, whether it be a common or rare item deserves the same respect as far as I am concerned and will be treated the same - just because an item is rare does not always mean it’s good. I get just as much pleasure offering a relatively common record in stunning near mint condition as the real rare items. All the pictures I use for your guidance are taken with a digital camera or scanned - they are NOT improved, cleaned-up or made better looking than they are with camera trickery or enhancing with digital programmes. Room light factors can make things vary sometimes, that is hard to control, especially in winter. If any picture I take looks more flattering than the actual item for any reason, I will clearly state the fact in the advert and vice-versa. I hope the item below is to your liking - any questions can be emailed and I will do my very best to answer you. I am enthusiastic, and have a fair degree of knowledge about many genres and I promise quality items - bid with confidence - excellence comes as standard and so does Near Mint regularly. Please assume all records I offer have NO jumps, sticks, warps or writing on covers or labels unless clearly stated to the contrary. Thanks for your interest and Good luck – MIKE.

Deck: Linn LP12/Hercules/Cirkus with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Blue moving coil cartridge (tracks at 2.2 grams). Amps: Naim Supernait 2 with Project USB phono stage and Tellerium Black interconnects. Speakers: B&W 704 Floorstanding 3-way Monitors (bi-wired with Tellurium Black terminated cable). All records I offer on Ebay are cleaned on a professional VPI-17 vacuum machine before play-grading for the cleanest and best possible sound and will include a brand new lined inner and protective cover too. Pictures taken with a Nikon D5000 SLR Digital Camera.

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Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS all now sent via Recorded Delivery:

1 LP (FIRST-CLASS Recorded Delivery with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) [Signed For] = £4.75

1 LP (Special Delivery with Standard £500 Maximum Insurance) [Signed For, Next Day] = £7.50. (this includes insurance of £500). Add £1 per extra LP.

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SOME GENERAL GUIDES TO WEAR AND CONDITIONS TO HELP YOU DECIDE

My Use of Description Terminology: Surface Marks = Superficial, usually light marks, hairlines or light scuffs that rarely sound. Scratch = a needle mark that goes below the record’s surface, some will sound, some will not, my play-grade will inform. Original = a record that has been pressed with the first label design which does NOT necessarily mean a very first pressed record. First Pressing = A record that I believe or know to be a genuine very first pressed record. I do not claim to always know for sure, and that’s why I state the stamper and matrix numbers if at all possible, for those who claim to know what they all mean, the information is there for the collector to decide. I prefer to use terms like ‘Early Copy’ rather than ‘First Pressing’ if I am not totally sure. Surface Sound = Mild, light sound, usually light crackle or similar. Distortion = Break up of the actual sound caused by groove wear or damage from a chipped stylus – the most undesirable form of unwanted sound, vintage mono records were the most prone to this happening but not exclusively so. The symptoms of distortion are high frequency clipping, moderate constant crackle or an echo type sound quality. Violin, piano and vocals are most prone to groove-wear distortion. Feathering = Fraying or softening of the entry edge of a cover. Covers with feathered entrance edges are more likely to have had the actual record inserted and removed more than a non-feathered, sharp-edged cover which are always far more attractive. Set Off, actually a printer’s term for dark ink leaving mild residue on pale or white ink when rested upon. e.g. when a gatefold cover has black ink closed against white, this can leave some black residue on the pale area – this is mostly unavoidable or course.

The Argument for Vinyl Original sound and mix (mono mixes are rarely available on CD), high quality sound on clean copies (played on a hi-end dedicated analogue system – breathtaking sound!), beautiful, large format covers, artwork, inserts and even full size posters etc; huge investment potential, and the pleasure of owning ‘the real thing’.