TRAFFIC Mr Fantasy LP 1967 ISLAND MONO 1st EARLIEST

	£		161
	$		213

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Traffic called 'Mr Fantasy' and is an ORIGINAL 1967 UK MONO 1st pressing on the 1st Press 'Textured' Island 'Circle' logo label!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS WAS TRAFFICS FIRST & RAREST LP EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  IT IS WITHOUT ANY DOUBT, ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER LPs ON THE ISLAND LABEL - AND IS INCREDIBLY TOUGH TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE!!!!  AND THIS IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  AND IT HAS SOME AMAZING DIFFERENCES - THAT ALL LATER PRESSINGS SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE!!!!  FIRSTLY THIS LP HAS MUCH MUCH THICKER VINYL THAN ALL LATER PRESSINGS (LATER ONES DONT!)!!!!  SECONDLY IT HAS 'HEAVILY' AND FULLY 'TEXTURED' LABELS (LATER ONES DONT - THEY ARE 'SMOOTH' INSTEAD!)!!!!  THIRDLY THIS LP HAS A MUCH 'THINNER' GATEFOLD FLIPBACK 'CENTRE OPENING' COVER (LATER ONES ARE THICKER, HAVE A 'BLACK BORDER', AND OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE!)!!!!  AND LASTLY, THIS LP HAS THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 1ST PRESS 'A/B' MONO MATRIX ENDINGS (WITH LARGE LETTERING!) AND WITH NO NUMBERS ADDED!!!!  ALL LATER PRESSINGS OF THIS LP HAVE NUMBERS 'ADDED' AFTER THE MATRIXES (SUCH AS 'A2' FOR EXAMPLE) AND OFTEN LATER MATRIXES WERE ETCHED - OR STAMPED IN MUCH SMALLER LETTERING.  BUT NOT THIS ONE - THIS IS THE 'EARLIEST' MONO 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE (WITH EVERY SINGLE CORRECT 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS DETAIL!) AND IS QUITE SIMPLY THE 'EARLIEST' & RAREST MONO 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE!!!!

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION AND PLAYS SUPERBLY!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1967 UK 'EARLIEST' MONO 1ST PRESSING ON THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'TEXTURED' ISLAND 'CIRCLE' LOGO LABEL, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'A/B' MONO MATRIX ENDINGS, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'THINNER' GATEFOLD LAMINATED FLIPBACK 'CENTRE OPENING' STEREO COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is an ORIGINAL Island UK 1st Pressing from 1967 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl!!!!  The Cat. No is ILP 961 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Island label (see picture) and is a UK MONO 1st Pressing!!!! 

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO writing, NO wear (apart from 1 indentation on 1 label ONLY!), and only a few VERY light spindle marks!!!!  The vinyl is in BRILLIANT condition and plays SUPERBLY!!!!  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 2 or 3 MEGA light hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  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!!!!  It plays with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  The record must grade Very Good++++ if not better - and plays SUPERBLY!!!!  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 'Earliest' 1st Press 'Thinner' Gatefold Laminated Flipback 'Centre Opening' MONO Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, only some very VERY minor 'touching in' to the VERY point of the spine ONLY (the rest of the spine is still FULLY Laminated and ALL side words are readable!), only VERY slight corner wear to the outer corners (NOT through the colour!), only slight corner wear to the spinal corners (almost unavoidable on this cover!), evidence of 'touching in' to the bottom spinal corner, only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), VERY shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering - and even the VERY fragile 'opening single thickness front of the cover' has NO feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the unlaminated inside of the cover is in SUPERB condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO ringwear, NO rubbing, only a TINY stain to the VERY bottom of the inside spine, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good++ if not better and is way WAY above average (see pictures!)!!!!  VERY NICE COVER INDEED!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - 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 1967 UK MONO 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF "MR FANTASY" BY TRAFFIC, 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: