ELTON JOHN CAPTAIN FANTASTIC Trans RED VINYL UK 1st Press LP ARCHIVED COPY

	£		47
	$		62

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We list in many cases, 'Archived' & 'mint' condition items, we are able to source from private collections all over the UK. So we hope you can be put at ease that what you are bidding on is of the highest quality.

We play through most of the records, unless the item is clearly mint, or sealed..in which case we don't play them, thus maintaining their 'unplayed' status!  Obviously with some of these rare items there will be the odd 'anomoly' along the way , the odd little static pop or lead in 'sizzle' for a split second.. nothing is perfect we find! all systems differ, but we aim to describe these as accurately as possible for you.... PLEASE ENJOY THIS ITEM YOU ARE NOW LOOKING AT..

ELTON JOHN

'CAPTAIN FANTASTIC & THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY'

From a collection of Archived Review copy LPs.. Stunning original UK issued and we have never seen better!

TRANSLUCENT RED FIRST PRESSING ON DJM

RARE  ARUN MATRIX

COMPLETE WITH WIDE SPINE SLEEVE , BOTH BOOKS AND RARE POSTER ETC..

Be sure to see our others listed..they are all quite spectacular!

Released 1975

Label    DJM DJLPX 1

Matrix        DJLPX1  A2  ARUN

                  DJLPX1  B2  ARUN

THE VINYL   MINT-   INCREDIBLE  CONDITION

As you can see, this vinyl is the  1975  UK VERY FIRST PRESSING-  IN THE SUPER CLEAR TRANSLUCENT RED VINYL

Stored from new this LP remains in pristine condition everywhere.

The red vinyl shines through when held to the light, later presses like many Elton 'PYE' pressings were solid black.

This pressing is a superb vinyl which has retained its amazing glossy sheen and finish. There is no dulling anywhere and overall it is in incredible condition for an LP of this age.

THIS COPY HAS BEEN ARCHIVED SINCE 1975 AND REMAINS VERY CLOSE TO MINT

There is barely a hint of any whisp lines, a couple of very tiny hairlines and thats it-  nothing else!  Clearly this LP has been archived for many many years, a few little dust specs are on the vinyl when we slid it for checking..

On playing through we heard nothing bar some tiny little static in the dead grooves... and a few little dust pops in  afew places that would be easily remedied with a  professional hoover clean.

.it sounds wonderful, no skips sticks or distortion, andf the whole Lp is a classic!

OVERALL THIS IS SIMPLY A MUST FOR ANY FINAL UPGRADE COLLECTION. YOU WILL NOT SEE BETTER.

THE LABELS   MINT  FLAT MATT LABELS

THE SLEEVE     MINT-   

Correct  first UK issued earliest sleeve  -with the square  spine. & sticker on front

Printed by  -  -INTERPACK by SHOREWOOD

 This is in simply incredible condition, quite amazing how it has survived so clean.

IT REMAINS PRISTINE AND THE GATEFOLD IS STUNNING.

The edges are all super clean, and all colours and inks remain in outstanding condition

THE BLACK INKS ARE AMAZING WITH NO RUB OR WEAR ON THE SLEEVE SEAM BOTTOMS (Like a lot of copies suffer).

No powdery white ringwear - OR ring press, and all edges are super crisp.

The tinesit of tip rub &  just a couple of tiny spider lines over the edge of the spine.

The spine edge is totally unmarked with no wear, or damage.

The open edge is super sharp with just a few tiny spots of feathering near the top tip

the open out of the gatefold is astonishing.

We cannot add any more than this! ITS A BEAUTY!.

THE INNER SLEEVE   STONE MINT 

WHITE PAPER INNER

POSTER  MINT-

stunning -NEVER DISPLAYED

LYRIC AND PHOTO BOOKS  MINT

STUNNING!!!!!

POSTAGE DISCOUNTS:

Don't forget we offer big postage discounts on multi wins..the more LPs you win, the cheaper the postage works out for you worldwide- Up to 2 kilos or 5 LPs, after which we will send your wins in more than one parcel..ALL very well protected in mailers, stiffeners, plenty of tape & protection, then 'signed delivered' to your door-  and to date we have nad NO damaged items!  ;0)

We hope you enjoy looking at this item, and good luck if you decide to bid for it...We can safely say you will not be dissapointed- If you need to know anyting else, please feel free to contact us with any questions.

All our items are sent 'signed delivery' tracked to your door, (we have never had an item go missing anywhere in the world!) for peace of mind for both you and us! All items are sent in strong protective mailer boxes and stiffeners. With over 28 years in mail order and the music industry 'worldwide' we pride ourselves on the fact you can bid safely on all our items, and knowing you are being dealt with by professionals.

ENJOY! ;0)