SECOND HAND REALITY UK POLYDOR ORIGINAL PSYCH LP NM/EX

£ 112

$ 148

£ 112 Sold For

Aug 22, 2009 Sold Date

Aug 12, 2009 Start Date

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THIS IS AN AUCTION FOR A NEAR MINT CONDITION LP BY THE PSYCH ROCK GROUP "REALITY", PERFORMING "SECOND HAND"

THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE LP AND ONLY VERY SLIGHT SIGN OF EVER HAVING BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE. SPINDLE HOLES INDICATE A COUPLE OF PLAYS.

SECOND HAND --- " REALITY "

THIS IS AN ULTRA RARE ORIGINAL VERY 1st PRESSING.

AN ORIGINAL U.K. PRESS IN STEREO.

RELEASED IN 1968 ON POLYDOR RECORD LABEL.

CAT. NO ---- 583045

MATRIX NOs ---- A # 1 & B # 1

A VERY RARE ORIGINAL PRESSING IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

(THE SLEEVE WAS DESIGNED TO LOOK WORN SO DON'T BE PUT OFF BY VISUAL SIGNS OF WEAR

IN ACTUAL FACT IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION OTHER THAN VERY SLIGHT CORNER CREASE AND WEAR ON THE SPINE.

THE VINYL IS AGAIN AS MINT AS I HAVE EVER SEEN EVEN BRAND NEW UNPLAYED RECORDS, STILL RETAINING ITS HIGH GLOSS SHEEN FINISH AND WITH FLAWLESS SOUND QUALITY - I REPEAT THERE IS NO HISS, CRACKLE OR POPS WHATSOEVER.

THE VINYL COMES IN ITS ORIGINAL POLYTHENE LINED ANTI STATIC INNER SLEEVE COMPLETE WITH STAMPED BRITISH PATENT NO.

A. SIDE -

A FAIRY TALE

RHUBARB 1

DENIS JAMES THE CLOWN

STEAM TUGS

GOOD OLD '59 ( WE ARE SLOWLY GETTIN' OLDER )

THE WORLD WILL END YESTERDAY

B. SIDE -

DENIS JAMES ( ODE TO D.J. 0

MAINLINER

REALITY

THE BATH SONG

THIS IS A SERIOUSLY RARE ORIGINAL 1st PRESSING SELDOM SEEN THESE DAYS AND IN SUPERB CONDITION.

SAVE ON POSTAGE BY BUYING MORE ITEMS.

On 15-Aug-09 at 14:20:06 BST, seller added the following information:

Having played this only once it has real progressive, PROG, influences at times with heavy distorted guitar very similar to what Jimi Hendrix was doing at the time. In fact Jimi Hendrix was a label mate at the time and I wonder if there was any cross influence? Much more likely that Reality were influenced by Hendrix!!! I wondered even if they had sneaked Hendrix in on a session. Hendrix was recording for Track which was owned by Polydor and all of his early releases were on Track, then later reissued on the Polydor label.

On 16-Aug-09 at 18:37:52 BST, seller added the following information:

A couple of additional notes to the previous information about this record. It is the group which is called Secondhand and the album name is Reality, not the other way around. The Group consisted of Kenny Elliott on lead vocals and Keyboard, Nick South on bass guitar, Arthur Kitchener on Bass guar, Bob Gibbons on lead guitars and Kieran O'Connor on percussion. Chris Williams played cello, flute and saxophone and helped arrange "Reality". Sleeve design by Diogenic Attempts Ltd. (this company was also responsible for the "Unhalfbricking" cover for Fairport Convention and "Direct Hits" by The Who. Both of whom had been on the Track Label in 1967. They were also responsible for Nick Drake's "Five Leaves Left" cover, probably having been introduced by Fairport. The band apparently had links to Fungus, Chillum, Vulcans & Seventh Wave. Both Secondhand and Andreas Thomopoulous with who the band were also linked issued records on the rare and collectable Mushroom Record Label. "Death May Be Your Santa Claus" was the Mushroom LP which the group released in 1972. Another copy of this LP sold recently on Ebay with the record in EX rather than my copy which is NM. It sold for £190.00. A similar copy sold a couple of years ago for £440.00.

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