TRAFFIC Mr Fantasy LP 1967 MONO 1st EARLIEST EVER

	£		113
	$		150

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 LP EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE!!!!  AND IT HAS SOME AMAZING DIFFERENCES - THAT ALL LATER PRESSINGS SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE!!!!  IT HAS MUCH MUCH THICKER VINYL THAN ALL LATER PRESSINGS, 'TEXTURED' LABELS (LATER ONES DONT), A MUCH 'THINNER' GATEFOLD FLIPBACK 'CENTRE OPENING' COVER (LATER ONES ARE THICKER), AND MOST IMPORTANTLY OF ALL - IT HAS THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 1ST PRESS 'A/B' MATRIX ENDINGS (WITH LARGE LETTERING) WITH NO NUMBERS ADDED!!!!  ALL LATER PRESSINGS HAVE NUMBERS ADDED AFTER THIS MATRIX ENDING (SUCH AS 'A2' FOR EXAMPLE) AND OFTEN LATER MATRIXES ARE ETCHED - OR STAMPED IN MUCH SMALLER LETTERING.  BUT NOT THIS ONE - THIS IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE, WITH EVERY SINGLE CORRECT 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS DETAIL!!!!  THIS LP IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - AND DATES IT EXACTLY TO THE VERY 'DAY OF RELEASE' BACK IN 1967!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION AND PLAYS SUPERBLY!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1967 UK MONO 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'TEXTURED' ISLAND 'CIRCLE' LOGO LABEL, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'A/B' MATRIX ENDINGS, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'THINNER' GATEFOLD LAMINATED FLIPBACK MONO 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 UK MONO 'Earliest' 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 1967 MONO 1st Pressing!!!!  All the tracks are pure quality Traffic at their best!!!! Any fan of  Traffic, or 60s music in general, will want to have this in their collection!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO writing, NO wear, 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, only 2 or 3 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 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!!!!  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!!!!  The 'Earliest' 1st Press 'Thinner' Flipback Laminated Gatefold MONO Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only a few light creases to the opening front flap, only a VERY few light creases to the reverse of the cover (this is VERY flat looking indeed!), STUNNING shiny laminate, barely ANY corner wear AT ALL to the opening corners (NOT through the colour), only VERY slight corner wear to the top spinal corner (NOT through the colour), only only some slight corner wear to the bottom spinal corner (virtually unavoidable on this cover - and this is VERY solid indeed!), and NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the unlaminated inside is in STUNNING condition with NO writing, NO rubbing, NO yellowing, and NO grubbyness!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good++ if not better!!!!  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: