TIM BUCKLEY Greetings From L.A. LP 1972 1st + POSTCARD

	£		80
	$		106

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Tim Buckley called "Greetings From L.A." and is an ORIGINAL 1972 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Warner Bros label!!!!  It was 1st Pressed in the UK slightly later than the U.S. and given a slightly later release - hence it ONLY exists as a 1st Pressing on the 'Burbank' Warner Bros label (NO green labels were EVER made!)!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF TIM BUCKLEY'S RAREST LPs EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1972 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED IN THE UK - IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS, AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!   BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL - IS THAT THE COVER IS STILL FULLY INTACT!!!!  AND THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  THIS LP WAS 1ST PRESSED WITH A CENTRE OPENING GATEFOLD COVER AND IT HAD A SPECIALLY MADE 'PERFORATED' POSTCARD ON THE FRONT GATEFOLD FLAP!!!!  THIS POSTCARD WAS DESIGNED TO BE 'PUSHED OUT' OF THE COVER BY THE RECORD BUYER (AND USED), AND WAS ONLY ATTACHED TO THE COVER BY A FEW VERY FRAGILE PERFORATIONS!!!!  AS A RESULT - VIRTUALLY EVERY 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP HAS THE POSTCARD MISSING, PUSHED OUT, OR BARELY HANGING ON TO THE COVER.  BUT NOT THIS ONE!!!!  THE COVER ON THIS LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION AND THE POSTCARD IS STILL FULLY INTACT ON THE COVER FRONT, WHICH MAKES THIS LP VERY VERY RARE INDEED!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!   THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1972 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS WARNER BROS LABEL, 1ST PRESS A1/B1 MATRIX ENDINGS, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS 'SHOREWOOD' GATEFOLD 'POSTCARD' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Warner Bros UK 1st Pressing from 1972 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is K 46176 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Warner Bros 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 wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in absolutely 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, NO hairlines, only 1 MEGA light scuffline, 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 pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some EXTREMELY low level 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!!!!  BRILLIANT RECORD!!!!  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 BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The 1st Press 'Shorewood' Gatefold 'Postcard' Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, barely ANY spinal wear AT ALL, only slight corner wear, only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), barely ANY ringwear, barely ANY rubbing, NO sticker tears, barely ANY grubbyness, NO sticker tears, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated inside of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO yellowing, barely ANY grubbyness AT ALL, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, NO ringwear, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good++ if not better!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE 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 "GREETING FROM L.A." BY TIM BUCKLEY, 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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