GALLAGHER & LYLE 1st LP 1972 EXPORT 1st

	£		25
	$		33

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Gallagher & Lyle called "Benny Gallagher & Graham Lyle" and is an ORIGINAL 1972 UK EXPORT 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Capitol label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS WAS GALLAGHER & LYLE'S FIRST & RAREST LP EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1972 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!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS AN ULTRA RARE UK EXPORT 1ST PRESSING!!!!  AND THIS IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  BACK IN 1972 HOLLAND HAD A FEW SMALL ORDERS WAITING FOR THIS LP AS SOON AS IT WAS DUE FOR RELEASE.  HOWEVER - THEY SIMPLY DIDNT HAVE THE FACILITIES TO PRESS THIS LP (AS THE LP IN HOLLAND WAS STILL BEING PREPARED!) - AND SO UK CAPITOL (EMI) IN THE UK SENT OUT SPECIALLY MADE EXPORT COPIES FOR THEM TO USE!!!!  AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM!!!!  CAPITOL (EMI) IN THE UK SENT OUT A BATCH OF UK 1ST PRESS 'FULLY TEXTURED' COVERS, AS WELL AS UK 'MOTHER DISCS' FOR HOLLAND TO PRESS THEIR RECORDS FROM!!!!  AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHY THIS LP ACTUALLY HAS UK 1ST PRESS 1/1 MATRIXES!!!!  ALL HOLLAND HAD TO DO (UNTIL THEIR COPIES WERE READY FOR SALE!) WAS TO PUT THEIR OWN CAPITOL LABELS ONTO THE UK DISCS - AND SELL THEM INSIDE A UK 1ST PRESS 'FULLY TEXTURED' COVER!!!!  ONLY A FEW HUNDRED UK EXPORT 1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS LP WERE EVER MADE - AND IT IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE RAREST & MOST SOUGHT AFTER GALLAGHER & LYLE RELEASE EVER MADE!!!!

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1972 UK EXPORT 1ST PRESSING ON 1ST PRESS CAPITOL LABEL, 1ST PRESS 1/1 UK 1ST PRESS MATRIXES, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND UK 1ST PRESS 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE' FULLY TEXTURED' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Capitol UK EXPORT 1st Pressing from 1972 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is ST 21906 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Capitol 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 SUPERB condition!!!!  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, only 1 ULTRA light surface trace, 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 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 groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  The record must grade Excellent+ if not better!!!!  SUPERB 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 which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The 1st Press 'Garrod & Lofthouse' FULLY 'Textured' Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), barely ANY rubbing, only very VERY slight ringwear, NO sticker tears, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the 'textured' back of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, only VERY slight ringwear, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good++ if not better!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - 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 1972 UK EXPORT 1ST PRESSING OF "BENNY GALLAGHER & GRAHAM LYLE" BY GALLAGHER & LYLE, 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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