SYD BARRETT 1st LP 1969 HARVEST 1st FACTORY SAMPLE

	£		113
	$		150

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Syd Barrett called "The Madcap Laughs" and is an ORIGINAL 1969 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Harvest label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS WAS SYD BARRETT'S FIRST LP EVER (STRAIGHT AFTER LEAVING PINK FLOYD), AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1970 WHEN THIS LP WAS RELEASED, IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!    BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE!!!!  AND THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!! AMAZINGLY THIS LP HAS 1/G 1/R MOTHER & STAMPER CODES - SHOWING THAT IT IS QUITE LITERALLY THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE, AND ONE OF THE FIRST 300 COPIES EVER PRESSED!!!!  IT WOULD HAVE BEEN PRESSED IN LATE 1969 (WELL BEFORE THE RELEASE DATE!), AND IT ALSO HAS A 'FACTORY SAMPLE' STICKER ON THE SIDE 1 LABEL, CLEARLY SHOWING THAT IT WAS FOR 'IN-HOUSE' USE ONLY ('IN-HOUSE' USE - MEANING THAT IT DID NOT LEAVE THE FACTORY, AND SPECIALLY MADE AND USED BY EMI FOR SOUND QUALITY CHECKS ETC!)!!!!  ONLY A TINY HANDFUL OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY (NO MORE THAN 10/20) WOULD HAVE EVER BEEN PRESSED LIKE THIS - AND IT MAKES THIS LP OF THE UTMOST RARITY!!!!  SO NOT ONLY IS THIS ONE OF THE RAREST & MOST SOUGHT LPs ON THE HARVEST LABEL - BUT IT IS ALSO THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1969 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS HARVEST LABEL, NO 'EMI BOX' ON THE LABEL, 'THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY' LABEL EDGE TEXT, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD LAMINATED 'E.J.DAY' COVER - WITH THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS '6911' DATE CODE (NOVEMBER 1969!) ON THE REVERSE OF THE COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Harvest 1st Pressing from 1969 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is SHVL 765 on the 1st Press Harvest Label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!

The record labels are in BRILLIANT condition (see pictures) with NO writing, only a TINY amount of wear around the centre holes, and only a few spindle marks!!!!  The vinyl is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s 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 3 or 4 VERY light hairlines, only 3 or 4 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 record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO nasty loud pops, barely ANY clicks AT ALL, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some VERY slight background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - NOT in the music AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear 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 'E.J.Day' Gatefold Laminated Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), shiny laminate, only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), and NO writing!!!! The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the unlaminated inside is in SUPERB condition with NO grubbyness, NO rubbing, NO ringwear, NO yellowing, and NO writing!!!! The cover must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING 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 1969 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF "THE MADCAP LAUGHS" BY SYD BARRETT, 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!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: