ANDREW DWYER - BALLADS OF A WANDERER 1975 RARE UK PRIVATE ACID FOLK & BOOK EX+

	£		72
	$		95

ANDREW DWYER

~ BALLADS OF A WANDERER ~

(1975 REAL RECORDS LP - RARE UK PRIVATE PRESSING)

THIS IS A VERY RARE UK PRIVATE PRESSING OF THE SUPERB (ACID) FOLK LP BALLADS OF A WANDERER BY ANDREW DWYER ON REAL RECORDS LABEL.

THIS FANTASTIC COLLECTION OF 9 ORIGINAL SONGS AND 3 TRADITIONAL NUMBERS WAS PRESSED AT WESTWOOD, MONTGOMERY IN MID WALES.

THIS VERY RARE LP HAS ONLY COME UP FOR SALE TWICE IN RECENT TIMES AND IS VERY HIGHLY REGARDED BY THOSE WHO KNOW.

INCREDIBLY THIS RARE ALBUM COMES WITH A WONDERFUL SONG BOOK WHICH IS NOT ONLY ILLUSTRATED BUT ALSO HAS ALL THE LYRICS AND CHORDS!!

PERSONNEL

• ANDREW DWYER
• ALAN GREENSALL
• JON TAME
• CARL DWYER
• ROY ASHBY
• JACK McCREATH  

CATALOGUE NUMBER IS REAL RR2003

MATRIX NUMBERS ARE RR 2003 A1-2 / RR 2003 B1

THE SLEEVE

THE PICTURE SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH SOME LIGHT WEAR, SOME CREASING TO ONE CORNER AREA AND SOME SLIGHT TANNING TO THE BACK. THE EDGES ARE ALL NICE AND STRAIGHT AND THE TEXT ON THE NARROW SPINE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. 

THE BOOK

THE 12-PAGE ILLUSTRATED SONG BOOK IS IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION WITH SOME VERY SLIGHT SIGNS OF CAREFUL HANDLING AND SOME MINOR TANNING.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE HEAVY BLACK VINYL APPEARS TO BE IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION WITH SOME SLIGHT MARKS. I HAVE LISTENED CAREFULLY TO EVERY TRACK AND CAN CONFIRM THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS SUPERB THROUGHOUT.

THE LABELS

THE DARK BLUE & SILVER REAL LABELS ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION WITH A FEW TINY SPINDLE MARKS!!

SIDE ONE

1. BALLAD OF A WANDERER
2. BLIND MAN’S SONG
3. JOSEPH BAKER
4. THIMBLE
5. I ONCE MET YOU
6. MOUNTAINS OF MOURNE

SIDE TWO

1. SOUTH AFRICAN BUS
2. DAY TO DAY AFFAIR
3. ROOMS
4. I LIVE NOT WHERE I LOVE
5. FEELINGS
6. GOODBYE

ALL RECORDS ARE REMOVED FROM ANY PICTURE SLEEVE TO PREVENT KNIFING. I DO NOT USE “ENVELOPE STYLE” MAILERS. INSTEAD I USE SPECIAL MAILERS DESIGNED TO PROTECT YOUR RECORDS AND ENSURE SAFE ARRIVAL.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS RECORD STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CAREFULLY VISUALLY & FULLY PLAY-GRADED.

I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE PURCHASES BUT PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED BIDDING!! PAYMENT FOR COMBINED PURCHASES MUST BE MADE ON FINAL COMBINED INVOICE! PLEASE LET ME KNOW YOUR INTENTIONS!

POSTAGE DETAILS – PLEASE READ!!

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS LESS THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£4.25

£6.50

£8.75

£9.50

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS MORE THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WITH TRACKING & INSURANCE COVER UP TO £50.00 WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£5.50

£11.25

£13.50

£14.00

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS GREATER THAN £50.00 THEN THE COST OF ENHANCED INSURANCE COVER WILL BE ADDED TO INVOICE. (ADDS APPROXIMATELY £3.00 - £4.00 DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION)

THE POSTAGE DETAILS ARE PRE-FILLED TO INCLUDE TRACKING & INSURANCE. IF NECESSARY I WILL AMEND INVOICES WITH THE CORRECT POSTAGE CHARGE AT THE END OF THE AUCTION. PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE YOU PAY!!

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS AND I WILL PROVIDE TRACKING NUMBERS, WHERE APPLICABLE.

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I CAN ONLY ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED I WILL RE-LIST THE ITEM.

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.