ELTON JOHN, ELTON JOHN 1970 UK VINYL LP 1ST PRESS NEAR MINT , SUPERB
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TIME TO LIST SOME MORE OF MY VINYL RECORDS AS I'M UNFORTUNATELY RUNNING OUT OF SPACE IN THE HOUSE.
I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING VINYL RECORDS SINCE 1970 AND HAVE OVER 3,000 LP'S AND SINGLES. ALL HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY PLAYED ON A HIGH END SYSTEM, MOST HAVE BEEN STORED IN PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVES IN RECORD BOXES/MDF ICUBES AWAY FROM ANY HEAT AND IN A SMOKE FREE HOUSE. (NOT IN THE LOFT)
EVERY NOW AND THEN I LIST SOME RECORDS WHICH I HAVE DUPLICATES OF OR RARELY PLAY TO FUND MY BUYING OF OTHER RECORDS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I FULLY PLAY GRADE ALL MY LISTINGS THROUGH HEADPHONES AND GIVE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VINYL, COVER AND PLAYBACK USING THE RECORD COLLECTORS GUIDE 2014. I NEVER USE MINT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR ON A SEALED BRAND NEW RECORD.
PLEASE BID WITH CONFIDENCE, I HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING RECORDS ON EBAY SINCE 2006 AND HAVE 100% FEEDBACK.
IF BY ANY CHANCE YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH MY SERVICE PLEASE CONTACT ME FIRST TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUE AS I DO OFFER A FULL REFUND ONCE THE RECORD IS RETURNED TO ME SAFELY IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY.
ANYWAY, HERE WE HAVE ANOTHER OF MY SCHOOL MATE'S RECORDS, A SUPERB NEAR MINT FIRST PRESSING COPY OF :
ELTON JOHN, ELTON JOHN 1970 UK STEREO VINYL LP FIRST PRESS ON THE DJM RECORDS LABEL, DJLPS 406. PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES THEN STORED TILL NOW, IN SUPERB NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION WITH A NEAR MINT MATTE TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE. A TOP COPY, YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER COPY.
THIS HAS THE TRANSLUCENT RED VINYL WHEN IT IS HELD UP TO A BRIGHT LIGHT.
FIRST PRESS VARIANT 1 MATRIX NUMBERS (AS LISTED ON THE DISCOGS WEBSITE) :
SIDE 1 - DJLPS 406 A4 c x
SIDE 2 - DJLPS 406 B1 9
FROM THE DISCOGS WEBSITE :
Tracklist Hide Credits
A1 Your Song Acoustic Guitar – Frank ClarkBass – Dave RichmondDrums – Barry MorganGuitar – Colin Green (2)Guitar [12 String] – Clive HicksA2 I Need You To Turn To Guitar – Roland HarkerHarp – Skaila KangaHarpsichord – Elton John
A3 Take Me To The Pilot Backing Vocals – Kay Garner, Leslie Duncan*, Madeline Bell, Roger Cook, Tony Burrows, Tony HazzardBass – Alan Weighll*Drums – Barry MorganGuitar [Lead] – Caleb QuayeGuitar [Rhythm] – Alan ParkerPercussion – Dennis Lopez
A4 No Shoe Strings On Louise Backing Vocals – Kay Garner, Leslie Duncan*, Madeline Bell, Roger Cook, Tony Burrows, Tony HazzardBass – Alan Weighll*Drums – Barry MorganGuitar [Lead] – Caleb QuayeGuitar [Rhythm] – Clive HicksPercussion – Dennis Lopez
A5 First Episode At Hienton Guitar [Lead] – Caleb QuayeSynthesizer [Moog] – Diana Lewis
B1 Sixty Years On Guitar [Spanish] – Colin Green (2)Organ – Brian Dee
B2 Border Song Backing Vocals – Kay Garner, Leslie Duncan*, Madeline Bell, Roger Cook, Tony Burrows, Tony HazzardBass – Dave RichmondChoir [Lead] – Barbara MooreDrums – Barry MorganGuitar – Clive Hicks, Colin Green (2)Organ – Brian Dee
B3 The Greatest Discovery Bass – Dave RichmondCello [Solo] – Paul BuckmasterDrums – Terry CoxGuitar – Clive HicksHarp – Skaila Kanga
B4 The Cage Acoustic Guitar – Clive HicksBacking Vocals – Kay Garner, Leslie Duncan*, Madeline Bell, Roger Cook, Tony Burrows, Tony HazzardBass – Alan Weighll*Drums – Barry MorganGuitar – Caleb QuayePercussion – Tex NavarraSynthesizer [Moog] – Diana Lewis
B5 The King Must Die Bass – Les Hurdie*Bass [Acoustic] – Frank ClarkDrums – Terry CoxGuitar – Clive HicksPercussion – Dennis Lopez
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Trident Studios
- Copyright (c) – Dick James Music Ltd.
- Printed By – E.J. Day Group
- Made By – E.J. Day Group
Credits
- Arranged By, Conductor – Paul Buckmaster
- Art Direction – David Larkham
- Composed By, Lyrics By – Bernie Taupin
- Composed By, Vocals, Piano – Elton John
- Coordinator – Steve Brown
- Design [Sleeve Production] – Jim Goff
- Engineer – Robin Geoffrey Cable
- Photography By – Stowell Stanford
- Producer – Gus Dudgeon
Notes
It comes in a Matte Textured Sleeve.All lyrics (C) Copyright 1969 (except track A5 1968) by Dick James Music Ltd. London.
Dick James Music Ltd.
Made in England.
Printed and made by the E.J. Day Group, London and Bedford.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched [Variant 1]): DJLPS 406 A4
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched [Variant 1]): DJLPS 406 B1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched [Variant 2]): DJLPS 406 A4
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched [Variant 2]): DJLPS 406 B4
DJM LABELS :
I CAN SEE JUST A COUPLE OF SPINDLE MARKS, PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES. IN NEAR MINT CONDITION, SUPERB.
VINYL VISUAL : LIKE NEW, WITH A LOVELY SHEEN. I CAN'T SEE ANY MARKS AT ALL, JUST A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT SLEEVE REMOVALS VISIBLE UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT, NONE OF WHICH SOUND AT ALL. JUST A COUPLE OF SPINDLE MARKS VISIBLE, CAREFULLY PLAYED A FEW TIMES THEN STORED TILL NOW. VISUALLY NEAR MINT CONDITION.
VINYL PLAYBACK : ABSOLUTELY SUPERB WITH A LOUD CUT FIRST PRESS SOUND. THERE IS HARDLY ANY CRACKLE AT ALL, JUST A TINY AMOUNT ON THE RUN IN TO SIDE 1. THE WHOLE ALBUM HAS THE DYNAMIC MUSIC CRISP AND RIGHT TO THE FORE. THERE IS NOTHING AT ALL THAT DETRACTS FROM A SUPERB SOUNDING ALBUM. NO SKIPS, CLICKS OR JUMPS. THIS SOUNDS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.
THEREFORE OVERALL IN NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION. A TOP AUDIO COPY, YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER COPY IT IS THAT GOOD.
I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORD AND PLACED IT IN A BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLY-LINED INNER.
MATTE TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE, PRINTED AND MADE BY E.J. DAY & CO. LTD, LONDON & BEDFORD.
KEPT IN A RECORD BOX SINCE PURCHASE , SO NO CORNER OR EDGE WEAR. ONE TINY SCUFF MARK ON THE FRONT, HARDLY NOTICEABLE. NO BUMPS TO THE CORNERS. THE SPINE IS TOTALLY CRISP AND LEGIBLE WITH A TINY BIT OF RUBBING. NO RINGWEAR, THE OPENING EDGE HAS NO FEATHERING. NO STAINS. INSIDE THE GATEFOLD IS IN SUPERB AS NEAR TO MINT CONDITION. A SUPERB JUST LIKE NEW COVER.
OVERALL IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. YOU WON'T FIND A BETTER SLEEVE.
PLEASE SEE THE NUMEROUS PICTURES.
ORIGINAL PLAIN PAPER INNER SLEEVE : NO SPLITS CAUSED BY THE RECORDS EDGE. A FEW CREASES AND SOME AGE BROWNING. OVERALL VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION.
I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORD AND PLACED IT IN A BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLY-LINED INNER.
I WILL ALSO SEND THIS OUT TO THE WINNING BIDDER WITH A BRAND NEW PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE COVER.
OVERALL A NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION COPY OF THIS CLASSIC ELTON JOHN FIRST PRESSING VINYL LP WITH ANEAR MINT TEXTURED GATEFOLD COVER. A SUPERB TOP COPY, YOU WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER COPY IT IS THAT GOOD.
LOW STARTING PRICE, SO GRAB A BARGAIN. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS, MORE RECORDS TO BE LISTED SOON.
I WILL POST TO THE REST OF EUROPE £13 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL AND TO THE REST OF THE WORLD £18 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL BUT PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING.
THESE WILL BE SENT OUT TO UK BUYERS 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE IN PROPER RECORD MAILERS WELL STIFFENED WITH THICK CARDBOARD FOR PROTECTION.
I OFFER DISCOUNTED POSTAGE IN THE UK, SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE - MAXIMUM OF 3 X LP'S IN A BOXED MAILER :
2 X LP'S - £5.50, 3 X LP'S - £6.50.
HAPPY BIDDING!
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