THE BEACH BOYS Surf's Up SCARCE UK 1970 EX++ LP, COVER & INSERT. LOVELY AUDIO.

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	$		121

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ALSO: I now apply the Ebay ‘2-day’ rule for non-payment to keep things moving – cash-flow is important for any small business.

FINALLY: Late payers, non-payers and ‘0’ bidders will now be blocked or cancelled at my discretion, as will any bidder who cancels a bid. Please only bid on my items if you want them.

Artist or Band: THE BEACH BOYS

Album Title: Surf’s Up.

Producer(s): The Beach Boys.

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: Don’t Go Near the Water; Long Promised Road; Take a Load off Your Feet; Disney Girls (1957); Student Demonstration Time.

Side 2: Feel Flows; Lookin’ at Tomorrow (A Welfare Song); A Day in the Life of a Tree; ’Til I Die; Surf’s Up.

Label/Format: Stateside – two EMI box format with matt, gently textured surfaces. Still a very early copy with the ‘Gramophone Co Ltd’ rim text.

Label Conditions: Both very clean and fresh and attractive with any spindle traces minuscule. Another superb copy purchased new by one owner, cover-protected and appearing hardly played.

Catalogue Number: SSL 10313

Mode / Speed: Stereo / 33.3 rpm.

Warps: Few vintage records are ever perfectly ‘flat’, so some slight or very gentle arm movement is normal. If any record I offer has more than that, I will mention it, and it can be assumed all I offer should track without issues, even on budget turntables.

Weight of this Record: 141 grams.

Country of Manufacture: England

Rarity: Moderately scarce. Very difficult to find with a really nice cover – and this is REALLY nice.

Original Year of Release: 1971

Matrix Nos: SYRX 3649-1 / SYRX 3650-1

Stamper Codes: 1 L / 2 RP

Brief Info: A wonderful album with magnificent artwork, less poppy than previous with more emphasise on lyrical content. The harmonies are still fantastic, it being a far more ‘mature’ album that peaked at 15 in the UK but only a modest 29 in their native United States. An album of artistic brilliance that established them more as an album band and it’s standing as an all-time great album cannot be argued. This is a lovely early copy – it briefly appeared on a one-box label – this two box one does strong justice for it’s importance. The cover is ultra delicate (to say the very least) flimsy, thin, dark and textured, this is seldom seen without often heavy wear – this has little at all bar faint rubbing on the bottom storage edge. One of the iconic covers of this period and one of my personal favourite album covers ever. This is one to hold still to be enjoyed, not hide away, a real piece of atmospheric art. It includes the lyric gatefold insert and the record looks and plays great. Even many non-Beach Boys fans enjoy this timeless album.

Cover Grade and Format: EXCELLENT(++): a single unlaminated matt format and made with very soft, thin and delicate card that is textured with a lovely criss-cross pattern. Printed in England by Garrod & Lofthouse and includes the large format double lyric sheet and the plain white inner sleeve.

Cover Front & Back: This is like holding a classic oil on canvas painting – both sides are ruthlessly prone to rubbing, heavy creasing and ring wear, and few escape it. Delighted to state both sides have barely even a trace of rubbing at all. Very dark and atmospheric with no fading or sticker issues. A few super-fine half moons on the front that barely even show with normal full on viewing, the back with none. The cover-protection has done a magnificent job in preserving this gorgeous work-of-art.

Top & Bottom Edges: Both are very thin indeed and against the odds, both are very straight. The top edge has very little wear with just a small rub near the right corner, anything else minuscule. The vulnerable bottom storage edge has lightly rubbed, and probably gently enhanced in places. If so, it’s neat and not obvious.

Right Edge(s), and Type: Clean, sharp with any thickening minimal and faint as seen viewed end-on, hardly any. Record enters on this edge that is guaranteed untrimmed or enhanced.

Spine and Text: Again delicate and very thin, but still has pinched ends in manufacture that are ultra thin, but retain impressive definition as-seen. Solid, straight with any compression light, minimal traces of any rubbing with the text intact and strong, this also nicely centred. These dark covers often fade on this edge due to light exposure, this one hasn’t and looks as strong as they ever get.

Corners: Any tip rubs tiny with better than excellent shape retained with no knocks.

Cover Summary: A very attractive all-round example of this immensely fragile early 1970’s cover, one that will prove very difficult to find much better. Rarely seen with such little wear, especially on the most important areas – front, back and spine. More often seen threadbare and tatty – this should please many, if not most collectors.

The Inner Sleeve: EXCELLENT: a plain solid white unlined inner with any ageing or toning tiny and faint. Hardly creased and all edges unsplit with no repairs, just a tiny vertical nick tear on the bottom edge.

The Lyric/Graphic Insert Sheet: NEAR MINT: a single fold gatefold lyric insert in lovely condition and clearly barely even handled. The foldline is strong with no stressing and all edge are very sharp. Clean, fresh and uncreased, the odd tiny tone spot trace inside, little else to fault and practically as-made.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: EXCELLENT(++): arguably better. A very fine visual copy that is very clean with equally fine shine and very solidly pressed. A copy with minimal plays on all the evidence with any surface traces few, very light and faint as seen critically under bright light. No penetrating stylus scratches, viewed in average room light, barely anything even registers. Visually a super record that should please many, if not most 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 equipment, all listed further down.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: This quality album plays up to, and most even above it’s high visual grading with hardly anything to fault. Offering strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear – sound quality is very high with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound. Any surface sounds are minimal indeed and this is an exceptional clean pressing with no tracking issues*. Few available copies will outperform this early pressing significantly I feel sure. Both channels are clean and sharp, I am certain this record has been played very lightly and has been very well stored and carefully handled within a non-smoking environment. Nothing of any note spoilt my pleasure when play-grading this wonderful record. It will prove very difficult to find significantly better and can be strongly recommended.

* As played-graded on a high-end Linn LP12 Sondek turntable with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Black moving coil cartridge tracking at 2 grams. Records are a ‘contact’ format, and few will avoid the odd minor sound blemish.

I am one of the most established sellers on Ebay, trading since 2001 and offering the finest 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 all elements of the items I offer for sale. You may notice I only submit records quite 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 story. I will try to 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 near mint condition as the real rare items. All the pictures I use for your guidance are the item being offered with no digital enhancements. Room light factors can make things vary sometimes, that is hard to control, especially in winter. I hope the item below is to your liking – any questions can be emailed and I will do my best to answer you. I am enthusiastic, and have a fair degree of knowledge about many genres and I promise quality items. Please assume all records I offer have NO jumps, sticks, major 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 Black moving coil cartridge (tracks at 2 grams). Amps: Naim Supernait 2 with Project USB phono stage and Tellerium Black interconnects. Speakers: B&W 805 Nautilus (bi-wired with Tellurium Black terminated cable) with REL subwoofer. All records I offer on Ebay are cleaned on a professional Nessie 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 D7500 DSLR Camera.

PACKING – THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

What You Get: To confirm to the strict Ebay rules on shipping, I must now send ALL my packets ‘Signed-For’ with NO exceptions. Both buyers and sellers want their packets to have a safer journey and this is not a bad thing.

PLEASE NOTE: I now exercise my right to open a dispute after the Ebay rule of TWO days if no payment is received. I will then cancel the dispute to end the bid, again after the mandatory FOUR days and then offer the item to the runner-up or relist. The non-payer will also be blocked from my Ebay site as will any suspicious bids or bid bid retractions. Small businesses need prompt payment to trade and these strict rules WILL be applied.

SHIPPING COSTS & CONDITIONS – THESE comply with EBAY’S RULES - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:

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.

Posting & Packing: EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA. (Airmail Only):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £12.50 (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3). Add £2 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: ALL OVERSEAS (non-European) e.g. USA (ANY PART OF); South America; New Zealand; Australia; Canada; Japan and other Far East; (Airmail Only: I NEVER use Surface Mail):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £16.50 (£17.50 for double sets). Add £3 per extra LP. (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3)

Payment Conditions:

I prefer PayPal or cheque from UK winning bidders. I only accept PayPal from overseas bidders or direct payment into my bank account.

Potential Bidders: I will cancel any bids I feel are time-wasters. A maximum 2 days for communication and 7 days for payment to arrive – if not I will relist the item or offer to the runner-up.

My Guarantee: If any winning bidder is not satisfied with their purchase I will offer a complete refund if the item is returned in the same condition is was sent e.g. as per the listing pictures.

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, 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.