The KINKS LP Arthur UK Rare Pye press PSYCH PROG ROCK

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AN OFFER HERE IS A MONSTER RARE ALBUM FROM

THE KINKS - ARTHUR OR THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

 ON THE LABEL PYE NSPL 18317

 THIS PRESSING OF THIS SOUGHT AFTER LP HAS TO BE REGARDED AS THE RAREST POSSIBLE PRESSING AND IS INCREDIBLY RARE. THIS LP SOLD BARELY ANY COPIES ON RELEASE IN 1969 - AND DURING THE EARLY 1970S IT WAS QUICKLY DELETED.  HOWEVER FOR A VERY BRIEF PERIOD IN AROUND 1971/72 THERE WAS AN INCREDIBLY RARE PRESSING OF THIS LP MADE - AND IT ONLY LASTED A VERY VERY SHORT TIME INDEED.  THIS LP SOLD BARELY ANY COPIES IN 1969 - AND IT WOULD HAVE SOLD MUCH MUCH LESS IN 1971/72 - WHICH MAKES THIS RARE PRESSING VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE! THERE IS ALSO A FEW VERY CRUCIAL DIFFERENCES TO THIS RAREST PRESSING - THAT MAKES IT ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL TO ANY KINKS COLLECTION!  FIRSTLY THIS RARE PRESSING HAS A 'SINGLE' LAMINATED 'STICKERED' 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE' SLEEVE. PYE HAD OBVIOUSLY (PROBABLY THROUGH LACK OF SALES) DECIDED TO SAVE MONEY BY CHANGING THE GATEFOLD SLEEVE TO A 'SINGLE' LAMINATED SLEEVE AND DROPPED THE GATEFOLD & INSERT.  LIKE THE 1969 1ST PRESSINGS - THIS MEGA RARE 'SINGLE' LAMINATED SLEEVE WAS STILL WAS PRESSED AS A MONO COVER WITH A STEREO 'STICKER' ON THE REVERSE.  AND LIKE THE 1ST PRESSINGS THE COVER IS STILL VERY THIN IN STYLE AND IS MADE BY 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE'.  ANOTHER CRUCIAL DIFFERENCE IS THAT ON THIS RARE PRESSING THE FRONT IS STILL LAMINATED (LIKE THE 1ST PRESSINGS) - BUT THE REVERSE IS UNLAMINATED. ANOTHER CRUCIAL DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE LABELS ARE TYPICAL OF 1971/72 PERIOD WITH 'VERTICAL' STYLE LABELS - THOUGH OF COURSE THEY ARE STILL BLUE PYE ORIGINALS.  THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE 1969 1ST PRESSINGS WITH A-1 B-1 MATRIX ENDINGS. THIS THIS HAS TO BE REGARDED AS THE RAREST POSSIBLE PRESSING OF THIS LP AND IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND. DONT MISS THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN

THE SINGLE FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE IS IN MINT CONDITION

THE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION

THE TWO SIDES OF SHINY BLACK VINYL ARE IN MINT CONDITION GREAT SOUND !!!

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.

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