CAT STEVENS Mona Bone Jakon 1970 1st + INNER & INSERT

	£		53
	$		70

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Cat Stevens called 'Mona Bone Jakon' and is an ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1st Pressing on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Pink 'i' Island label!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!! THIS IS ONE OF CAT STEVENS RAREST LPS EVER AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1970 WHEN THIS LP WAS RELEASED - IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT, IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS 100% COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL 'LYRIC' INNER SLEEVE AND ALSO COMES WITH AN ULTRA RARE 'PINK ISLAND' INSERT ASWELL!!!!  THE ULTRA RARE 'LYRIC' INNER SLEEVE FOR THIS LP IS INCREDIBLY FRAGILE AND SO EASILY SPLIT, DAMAGED, AND LOST.   BUT THIS ONE IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION WITH NO SPLITS AT ALL!!!!  BUT THE REAL BONUS WITH THIS LP IS THE IMPOSSIBLY RARE 'PINK ISLAND' INSERT!!!!  THIS ULTRA RARE INSERT WOULD HAVE BEEN PLACED INSIDE A TINY HANDFUL OF ISLAND LPs BACK IN 1970 TO ADVERTISE OTHER LPs ON THE ISLAND LABEL!!!!  MOST WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST OR THROWN AWAY, BUT AMAZINGLY THIS ONE SURVIVES IN SUPERB CONDITION!!!!  THIS ULTRA RARE 'PINK ISLAND' INSERT FEATURES PICTURES & TEXT ABOUT EACH ISLAND LP ON THE PINK ISLAND LABEL (SEE PICTURES!) STARTING WITH WYNDER K FROG 'SUNSHINE SUPERFROG' (ILP 944) GOING RIGHT THROUGH TO FAIRPORT CONVENTIONS 'FULLY HOUSE' (ILPS 9130!)!!!!  ALL THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER LPs ON THE PINK ISLAND LABEL ARE FEATURED - INCLUDING NICK DRAKE, JOHN MARTYN, TRAFFIC, NIRVANA, DR STRANGELY STRANGE, ETC ETC - WITH PICTURES & TEXT ABOUT EACH ONE!!!!  ONLY A TINY HANDFUL OF THESE 'ISLAND' INSERTS CAN POSSIBLY EXIST TODAY - AND MAKE THIS LP OF THE UTMOST RARITY!!!!  JUST ASK YOURSELF - HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANOTHER ONE?   NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION AND CLEARLY HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS PINK 'i' ISLAND LABEL, 1ST PRESS 'LYRIC' INNER SLEEVE, IMPOSSIBLY RARE 'PINK ISLAND' INSERT, AND 1ST PRESS 'MacNEILL' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Island UK 1st pressing from 1970 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is ILPS 9118 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Pink 'i' Island label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only a VERY few light spindle marks!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in SUPERB visual condition - with the playing grade only VERY slightly less than this!!!! Most of these 60s/70s 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, NO 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 LOOKS SUPERB!!!!  It is great to find that the record plays almost as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some VERY slight background sound on the run on grooves, gaps and VERY quietest parts of the music ONLY (though mostly NONE!)!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must visually grade Excellent+ if not better - with the playing grade only VERY slightly less than this!!!!  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 comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Lyric' inner sleeve which is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition!!!!  THE ULTRA RARE 'PINK ISLAND' INSERT IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION - WITH NO DAMAGE AT ALL!!!!  The 1st Press 'MacNeill' Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! It has only some very VERY minor evidence of 'touching in' to a VERY few TINY parts of the edges (barely ANY and virtually INVISIBLE!), NO spinal wear AT ALL (side words PERFECT), only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), NO rubbing, NO ringwear, NO sticker tears, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  The back of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, NO rubbing, NO ringwear, NO yellowing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  BRILLIANT COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING 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 1970 1ST PRESSING OF "MONA BONE JAKON" BY CAT STEVENS, 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!!!!!

 

 

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