COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH Electric Music 1st LP 1967 1st

	£		37
	$		49

ALL BIDDERS PLEASE NOTE - Due to some unavoidable home improvements I will unable to answer any questions between Friday 17th August and Wednesday the 22nd August (when my computer will be offline).  However even though this auction ends between those dates - any winning bidder will recieve an automatic invoice - and can pay as normal (either using the invoice - or through 'my ebay').  Any questions on this please email before the 17th August, or wait until I am up and running again after the 22nd.  Thanks for your time - and GOOD LUCK!!!!

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Country Joe & The Fish called 'Electric Music For The Mind And Body' and is an ORIGINAL 1967 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Fontana label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS LP WAS COUNTRY JOES 1ST LP - AND IS WITHOUT ANY DOUBT THEIR RAREST & MOST SOUGHT AFTER LP EVER!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT - BUT IT WAS ONLY 1ST PRESSED ON THE FONTANA LABEL FOR AN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNT OF TIME - BEFORE BEING CHANGED IN 1968 TO THE COMMON RE-ISSUE VANGUARD LABEL (WHICH OFTEN TURNS UP).  AS A RESULT IT IS ONE OF THE RAREST LPS ON THE FONTANA LABEL AND SIMPLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS 1ST PRESSED IN ULTRA RARE STEREO!!!!  AND THIS IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON A 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP!!!!  WHILST THE RE-ISSUES ON VANGUARD FROM 1968 ONWARDS WERE ALL IN STEREO - FINDING A 100% GENIUNE 1967 1ST PRESSING ON FONTANA IN MEGA RARE STEREO IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE!!!!  BACK IN 1967 WHEN THIS LP WAS RELEASED - VIRTUALLY EVERY FONTANA 1ST PRESSING WAS MADE IN MONO - WITH VIRTUALLY NONE IN MEGA RARE STEREO!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BUT NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION - WITH AN ABSOLUTELY AWESOME BARELY PLAYED RECORD!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1967 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS FONTANA LABEL, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS FLIPBACK COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is the ORIGINAL Fontana UK 1st pressing from 1967 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is STFL 6081 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Fontana Label (see picture) and is a much MUCH rarer UK 1967 STEREO 1st pressing!!!!

The record labels are in AWESOME condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in AWESOME condition!!!!  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, 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 AWESOME!!!!  It is great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply AWESOME with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  The record must grade Excellent++++ if not better!!!!  AWESOME RECORD!!!!  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 1st Press Flipback Cover is in BRILLIANT condition overall and WAY better than the usual battered examples that turn up for sale!!!!  The cover has NO edge wear, barely ANY spinal wear AT ALL, NO splits, only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking), NO rubbing, NO ringwear, and NO writing!!!!  There is also a sticker removal mark in the top right front corner - though this has been EXTREMELY well 'touched in & sealed' and VERY unnoticeable - especially when you consider the absolutely BRILLIANT overall look of the cover!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated back is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, only a TINY set of initials in the top right hand corner, and barely ANY yellowing AT ALL!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good+ and is absolutely WAY above the usual terrible looking examples that turn up!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE 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 UK 1967 1ST PRESSING OF "ELECTRIC MUSIC FOR THE MIND & BODY" BY COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH, 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: