BIRMINGHAM Private Press UK 1971 PROG/PSYCH ORIG LP `` HENDRIX BEATLES
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Artist: Birmingham
Title: Birmingham
Details: - This is part of my Personal Private Press Folk/Psych/Prog Collection which I have spent many years acquiring - all are Originals!! No reissues/Replicas etc, I acquired them many years ago and only purchased the genuine copies, most of them have a very limited pressing (being private pressings) and range from 99 copies to just a few hundred, You will not see some of these come up for sale again for a very long time, if at all!!!
On offer here is the Incredibly rare UK Album by Birmingham called "Birmingham" on `Grosvenor` label - Run out/Matrix side 1 GRS 1011 A-2W / side 2 GRS 1011 B-1W
Rarity:- Incredibly rare! privately pressed on the recording studios own label, Prog/Psych gem from 1971. Apparently only 99 were pressed to keep under the UK Tax Threshold impossible to find now, This to my knowledge has never been reissued....Shame!
Music: Musical and recording quality is a definite `cut above` most private LP`s: Some great Heavy Prog/Psych with power drumming (even a drum solo on `Help Me`). Some Original Songs plus a very interesting choice of cover versions. Great heavy guitar riffing on tracks like Trapeze`s `Black Cloud` (off their `Medusa` Album) a nice version of Jimi Hendrix`s `Stone Free`, One song with Female Vocals called `Some People Never Know` is a cover of a very obscure Paul McCartney song. Definitely of it`s period a couple of tracks sounded like `Blodwyn Pig` A real Top Gem!!!
Label: Grosvenor
Catalogue No: GRS 1011
Year: 1971
Country: UK
Vinyl: (EX+/NM) Incredibly `Thick` Vinyl - under Bright Halogen Spotlights I can only see the lightest of wispy sleeve removal marks - Top copy. Sleeve: (EX++) Great copy of this Front Laminated `West Brothers, London` Thicker Card sleeve, this copy has been stored properly from day one, Nice readable pinched spine, no fading or bad ringwear, (see photos for full overview) a great find for this sleeve!!! Labels: Clean Labels - just a few visible spindle lines - hardly been played! Post/Packing: UK - £5.50, Europe - £7.50, World £11.50 * buy multiple items and save on postageI use professionally made box packers (not thin mailers) with added card stiffeners & bubble wrap, I always remove the record from the album cover for storage and for packing!! I always send my records out this way so that they arrive with the customer as they left me, my postage charges reflect this care, please don't bid if you object to these.
I use lots of photos to show as accurately as possible what you are getting (also I don't cut the corners of the record sleeve off the picture!!)
Gradings: I use the standard UK gradings as set out in Record Collector Magazine below:
MINT: 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: 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: 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.
Near Mint, EX+, VG+ etc are acceptable additions to help `fine tune` descriptions for the buyer
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