FAIRPORT CONVENTION Holidays LP 1968 ISLAND 1st! MINT!! EARLIEST EVER!!!!

PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY – IT WILL BE A LONG TIME BEFORE YOU SEE ONE OF THESE AGAIN IN THIS CONDITION. 
This was one of many records owned and cherished by my late father, I have commenced the sale of his masterpiece collection. He attended UCL London from 1968-1974 and was an able gifted man studying maths and computer science. He also ran the societies club and arranged gigs etc. He recently sung and performed acoustic guitar alongside Julie Felix of folk acclaim before sadly passing too soon. See below associated links.
The records you will see for sale over the coming months will be folk and prog rock masterpieces from the golden era. e.g. floyd, john morgan, pentangle, fairport, rolling stones, beefheart, hendrix etc etc...reaaly an incredible selection from an avid collector spanning many decades.
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http://www.somersetmade.co.uk/wurzelmania/paulgunningham.php

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Fairport Convention called "What We Did On Our Holidays" and is an ORIGINAL 1968 UK Island 1st Pressing on the 1st Press 'Textured' Pink 'Circle Logo' Island label!!!!  

THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST LPs ON THE ISLAND LABEL - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  

BACK IN 1968 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED - IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS, AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE, AND IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  THIS LP IS MADE EVEN RARER STILL - AS IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION - AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1968 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'TEXTURED' PINK 'CIRCLE LOGO' ISLAND LABEL, ULTRA RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS LAMINATED 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 1968 and is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is ILPS 9092 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Island Label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!

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 AMAZING 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 INCREDIBLE!!!!  It is also 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 SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade MINT(Minus)!!!!  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 comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve which is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  

The ORIGINAL 'Earliest' 1st Press Laminated Cover is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), barely ANY creases AT ALL (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), shiny laminate (with the usual record impression), and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the unlaminated back of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, barely ANY rubbing, 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 (ESPECIALLY AS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE!) - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE 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 1968 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAYS" BY FAIRPORT CONVENTION, IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB 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.  Postal discounts for multiple buys are always available - and I guarantee to ALWAYS undercharge on postage! 

DUE TO THE NEW ( ANNOYING !!) EBAY RULES I HAVE TO INDICATE SHIPPING RATES,HOWEVER THE GBP4.00 RATE IS  NOT THE ACTUAL AMOUNT,PLEASE REFER TO THE CHART BELOW !!!! I WILL SEND THIS SPECIAL DELIVERY 6.35 @ COST TO MYSELF, I.E. STILL ONLY CHARGE £4 TO THE WINNING BIDDER REGARDLESS.
 
All items overseas - postage  as follows, all by airmail:
EUROPE: GBP 6.00
OVERSEAS: GBP 8.00
 
ACCORDING TO PAYPAL RULES, ANY AIRMAIL ITEMS WILL BE SENT ISF INSURED TOO, AT MY OWN COST, - IF YOU DON'T AGREE DON'T BID !!
 
 All records are sent in hard cardboard mailers with extra stiffeners inside, record removed from the cover to prevent seam-splits
 
Winning bidder will be contacted. PayPal payments to be made within 3 days. Buyers with more than 2 negative feedbacks please contact me before bidding. Also,if you have any questions regarding to the item (condition,pressing,postage etc..) please contact me before bidding, I won’t answer such questions after the auction ends  -in other words :if you win the auction you’ll be obligated to pay for the item..
 

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST FOLK-ROCK ALBUMS EVER

PLEASE LOOK AT MY OTHER RARE JEWELS TOO OVER THE COMING MONTHS, PUT ME IN 'SAVED SELLERS' IF HELPS...

GOOD LUCK, HAPPY BIDDING! Thanks for looking! Cheers