JOHN MARTYN SOLID AIR PINK RIM ISLAND 1st UK GATEFOLD IMMACULATE VINYL *HEAR*

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  JOHN MARTYN SOLID AIR PINK RIM ISLAND 1st UK GATEFOLD JOHN MARTYN

SOLID AIR

ISLAND (UK) 1973

A PERSONAL FAVORITE JOHN MARTYN SESSION, INSPIRED BY HIS FRIEND NICK DRAKE, THIS COLLECTION OF TRACKS CONTAINS THE SUPERB 'MAY YOU NEVER', 'SOLID AIR' & 'DON'T WANT TO KNOW'

JOINED BY DANNY THOMPSON ON DOUBLE BASS, TONY COE ON SAX, RABBIT ON FENDER RHODES, CLAV & ORGAN, DAVE MATTACKS ON DRUMS, SPEEDY ON CONGAS & TRISTAN FRY ON VIBES.

I HAVE GRADED THE VINYL A VERY CONSERVATIVE VG+, IT LOOKS VISUALLY VERY CLEAN (NM FOR 99% OF SELLERS), NO SCUFFS OR MARKS, PLAYBACK IS SUPERB, 3 DIMENSIONAL, CRISP & DEEP SOUND QUALITY, MILES APART FROM INFERIOR LATER ISSUES CUT FROM DIGITAL MASTERS OR CDs WHICH SOUND 1 DIMENSIONAL!

STAMPER MARKING ON THE RUNOUT GROOVE IS ILPS 9226, A-1U, WITH THE STERLING MARK & 2-H UNDERNEATH & 2 ALONGSIDE, ILPS 9226 B-1U WITH THE STERLING MARK & 2H UNDERNEATH WITH A 2 NEXT TO IT ALSO.

SLEEVE PRINTED BY McNEAL PRESS, OLD ISLAND 'i' SYMBOL & BASING STREET ADDRESS

UNLAMINATED SLEEVE IS CONSERVATIVELY GRADED VG DUE TO A LIGHT WATER MARK ON THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, SOME GENERAL WEAR & TEAR, NO SPLITS OR WRITING, AGAIN THIS WOULD BE VG WITH A BUNCH OF +++, OR EVEN EX WITH A BUNCH OF !!! FROM MOST OTHER SELLERS.

THIS HAS BEEN STORED FOR A FEW YEARS & LIKE ALL 2nd HAND VINYL SHOULD BE CLEANED BY A PROFESSIONAL METHOD FOR OPTIMUM PLAYBACK QUALITY, IT'S A BEAUTY & PROBABLY ONLY BEEN PLAYED A HANDFUL OF TIMES IN IT'S LIFE WITH HARDLY ANY SPINDLE MARKS ON THE LABEL CENTRE, JUST 1 OR 2 LIGHT ONES!

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A GREAT COPY TO PLAY & ENJOY THE MUSIC THIS IS FOR YOU, PEOPLE LOOKING FOR A BRAND NEW UNTOUCHED RELIC WON'T LIKE THE SLEEVE AS IT'S NOT 100% PERFECT.

SOUNDCLIP TAKEN FROM THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON, WHAT YOU HEAR IS WHAT YOU GET, I HAVE RECORDED THIS STEREO AS IT IS A STEREO RECORDING USING MY TURNTABLE DIRECTLY INTO THE COMPUTER AT 44.1khz -32Bit SAMPLE RATE & EXPORTED AS A HIGH QUALITY MP3, NO PROCESSING BY DECLICKERS OR DENOISERS, OBVIOUSLY THE RECORD SOUNDS MUCH BETTER ANALOGUE, THIS CLIP IS ONLY TO MAKE THE AUCTION DETAILS REGARDING CONDITION MORE TRANSPARENT :-)



VINYL GRADE
VG+

COVER GRADE (IF APPLICABLE)
VG

I'M A MUSIC COLLECTOR NOT A RECORD DEALER SO MY GRADINGS ARE CONSERVATIVE & TRANSPARENT, THEY ARE MADE FROM ACTUALLY LISTENING TO THE RECORDS RATHER THAN VISUALLY GRADING, I PLAY GRADE USING A VERY HI QUALITY PLAYBACK SYSTEM SETUP CORRECTLY TO ENSURE I HEAR WHAT THE ACTUAL CONDITION OF THE VINYL IS, I USE G, VG, VG+ & NM, NONE OF THIS VG+++ OR EX- NONSENSE!, I WILL ONLY USE NM IF THE RECORD HAS GENUINELY ONLY BEEN PLAYED ONCE OR TWICE, IS UNPLAYED STOCK OR SEALED, MANY OF MY RECORDS ARE OF THIS GRADING AS I TRY TO FIND THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION COPIES OF VINYL FOR ARCHIVING/RECORDING, THESE RECORDS HAVE NOT BEEN DJ'd WITH IN BARS OR CLUBS WITH POORLY SETUP TRACKING FORCES & WORN STYLUS THAT DAMAGE & WEAR THE RECORDS OUT, THESE HAVE ONLY BEEN PLAYED IN MY HOME WITH GREAT CARE & STORED CORRECTLY, MY VG+ IS EQUAL TO MANY EX, VG++, EX- YOU COME ACROSS, MY VG WILL BE THE SAME AS THE VG+ GRADING USED BY MANY SELLERS ON EBAY.

THE SOUNDCLIPS WILL BE FROM THE ACTUAL ITEM FOR SALE & OF REASONABLE QUALITY MP3, IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBT ABOUT THE WRITTEN GRADE & WHAT YOU HEAR SEND ME A MESSAGE FOR CLARIFICATION BEFORE BIDDING, I TRY TO TAKE HI RESOLUTION & GOOD QUALITY PICTURES OF THE ACTUAL ITEM OFFERED SO YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE CONDITION, WHAT YOU SEE & HEAR IN MY AUCTIONS IS WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE IN THE MAIL IF YOU DECIDE TO BID.

I COMBINE POSTAGE SO THE MORE YOU BUY THE CHEAPER IT IS (ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OUTWITH THE UK), UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE HIGH AMOUNT OF FRAUD FROM UNSCRUPULOUS BUYERS
I HAVE TO SEND EVERYTHING REGISTERED BECAUSE OF THE PAYPAL RULES, IT IS SAFER & FASTER THAN NORMAL AIRMAIL, PLEASE DON'T ASK FOR SURFACE MAIL OR 'CHEAPER OPTIONS' THERE CAN BE NO EXCEPTIONS!

PLEASE TRY TO PAY WITHIN 72hrs OF THE AUCTION ENDING, FAILURE TO DO SO WILL MEAN DELAY ON YOUR PACKAGE, I ONLY VISIT THE POST OFFICE ONCE AFTER THE AUCTION, USUALLY THE THU/FRI AFTER THE ENDING DATE, THIS KEEPS EVERYTHING RUNNING SMOOTH & PREVENTS ANY CONFUSION. IF FOR ANY REASON YOU NEED MORE THAN THIS TIMESCALE TO PAY PLEASE INFORM ME RATHER THAN STAY SILENT AS I FILE ANY NON PAYMENT CLAIMS ON THE 7th DAY AFTER THE AUCTIONS END.

IF YOU REQUIRE GUARANTEED DELIVERY, THEN YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR A GUARANTEED POSTAGE SERVICE i.e SPECIAL DELIVERY, RECORDED DELIVERY EVEN 1st CLASS IS NOT GUARANTEED TO BE DELIVERED BY A SPECIFIC TIME/DATE, IT CAN TAKE WEEKS & TRYING TO RECOUP ANY COMPENSATION WILL TAKE MONTHS & THEN THEY MAY JUST SEND STAMPS, I'M COVERED AS I SEND EVERYTHING REGISTERED TO STOP DUBIOUS PAYPAL CLAIMS, BUT BUYERS ARE NOT COVERED FOR COMPENSATION IF I CAN PROVIDE A TRACKING NUMBER, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU SELECT THE CORRECT CHOICE WHEN PAYING FOR ITEMS, ESPECIALLY IF IT IS SOMETHING YOU REQUIRE BY A CERTAIN DATE.

I PACK EVERYTHING SECURE & TO A HIGH STANDARD, I'VE BEEN PACKING RECORDS FOR 20 YEARS, WITH NO FAILURES YET, YOU'RE IN SAFE HANDS HERE.

I WILL ALSO FORWARD EVERYONE THEIR TRACKING NUMBER ONCE THE ITEMS ARE SHIPPED SO YOU ARE ABLE TO CHECK THE PACKAGES PROGRESS VIA THE ROYAL MAIL WEBSITE.

THANKS FOR LOOKING & GOOD LUCK!
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