SAPPHIRE 1st LP 1972 1st Press SERIOUSLY RARE

	£		330
	$		438

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Sapphire called 'Sapphire' and is an ORIGINAL 1972 UK 1st Pressing on the IMPOSSIBLY RARE Privately Pressed 1st Press SRT label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST UK PROG PRIVATE PRESSINGS EVER MADE - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1972 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED, ONLY 99 COPIES WERE EVER MADE AND IT WAS THEN IMMEDIATELY DELETED FOREVER!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND TODAY!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT - BUT THIS LP IS ALSO TOP CLASS MUSICALLY!!!!  SO MANY PRIVATE PRESSINGS THAT TURN UP FOR SALE TODAY - EITHER HAVE TERRIBLE AMATEUR MUSICIANS, OR THE MUSIC IS SIMPLY APPALLING!!!!  BUT NOT THIS ONE!!!!  ALL THE BANDMEMBERS ON THIS LP ARE CLEARLY OF THE VERY HIGHEST QUALITY (AND SURELY MUST HAVE PLAYED SESSION ON MANY OTHER LPs!!!!) - WITH SUPERB GUITAR WORK (USING FENDER GUITARS) AND SUPERB VOCALS!!!!   SO NOT ONLY IS THIS LP OF THE UTMOST RARITY - BUT IT IS TOP CLASS MUSICALLY TOO!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION AND CLEARLY HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1972 UK (PRIVATE) 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS SRT LABEL, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL SRT UK 1st Pressing from 1972 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is SRT 72226 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press SRT Label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!  

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO writing, NO wear, and only a VERY few light spindle marks!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, only 2 or 3 VERY light hairlines, only 2 or 3 MEGA light scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!!  It is also great to find that the playing of the record is as STUNNING as the visual!!!!  It plays with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  There is also some VERY low level background sound on the run on grooves & gaps (NOT in the music!) - though this is completely unavoidable on this Private Pressing - and EXACTLY as this record was pressed!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  The record must grade Very Good++ if not better!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!!  I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The 1st Press Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), NO ringwear, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated back of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO ringwear, NO rubbing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS ULTRA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!!  THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1972 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "SAPPHIRE" BY SAPPHIRE, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

 

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