KALEIDOSCOPE* TANGERINE DREAM* FONTANA UK LP 1967

	£		270
	$		358

KALEIDOSCOPE~ TANGERINE DREAM~ FONTANA TL 5448 MONO UK LP 1967

Beautiful rare original of this psychedelic gem from 1967

Excellent to Excellent Plus graded vinyl.

Label and Cover Details

Black and silver design fontana labels

Label/Catalogue number Fontana TL 5448 Mono

Matrix Numbers 687969 -1L (side one), and 687969-2L1(side two)

Original non laminated cover

Track Listing

SIDE ONE : Kaleidoscope, Please Excuse My Face, Dive Into Yesterday, Mr Small The Watch Repair Man, Flight From Ashiya, The Murder Of Lewis Tollani

SIDE TWO : Further Reflections In The Room Of Percussion, Dear Nellie Goodrich, Holiday maker, A Lesson Perhaps, The Sky Children

GRADING - All of my records are carefully visually graded under bright light and fully play graded before auction.

The Record is visually graded Excellent to Excellent Plus

The Record Labels are graded Excellent

The Cover is graded Very Good Plus

The sound quality is near perfect!

Record

The record is beautiful! It has retained a very strong glossy appearance, lays 100% flat on the turntable and has no warping. Viewing under bright light there are just a handful of light thin hair-lines present, and absolutely no stylus scratches, scuffs or other marks visible. A remarkable example of this genuine rare record which visually easily grades Excellent if not Excellent Plus. Only a mint grade copy would better this one if you could find one!

Labels

The black and silver Fontana labels are graded Excellent. There are no marks or blemishes and the spindle hole has about four to five spindle line trails visible as evidence of play. There is no visible wear to the spindle hole area.

Cover

The non laminated cover is graded Very Good Plus overall. The front has one or two light wrinkles but also a small sticker tear above the E of KALEIDOSCOPE (see scans). There is a light record impression visible in strong light but no ring-wear. The rear cover shows moderate general discolouration and age marks. The three rear sleeve flip back edges are straight with no ruffling.  Like the front there is a ring impression visible but no actual ring wear. All of the sleeve edges have light shelf wear but no splits. The spine has all of the text legible “FONTANA KALEIDOSCOPE TANGERINE DREAM”. The record entry edge is straight with no feathering. The corners show some light rounding and wear.

Inner Sleeve

The inner is a plain white company sleeve and is in excellent condition with no seam splits or tears.

Sound Quality

As with every record I list I have play graded the entire album.The sound quality is absolutely superb and plays perfectly. There is no crackle or hiss to be heard anywhere, and no distortion from groove wear. Even the between track grooves are near silent. This all points to a carefully played record with absoultely no exposure to  worn needles.  All in all a near perfect playing album , the play grade being above even the super visual grading.
 
Overall a superb record and although it would be nice to offer the sleeve in the same condition  I can still highly recommend the overall package as it may be a long time before the original vinyl in this grade comes along!

Please see scans of cover and labels below

TERMS AND CONDITIONS – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

All of my listed records are carefully visually inspected under bright light and play graded before auction to avoid any disappointment to buyers, so bid with confidence.

The grading system I use is from Record Collector: - Mint, Excellent, Very Good with +/- to distinguish borderline grades (see below)

Mint. This is in brand new un-played condition.

Excellent. Some signs of being played, but very little lessening of sound quality. There can be minor cover wear and/or creasing.

Very Good. The record has visual evidence of many plays including noticeable surface marks and light scratches. There should be no major deterioration of sound quality however. The cover can have light/moderate wear but no major defects.

A full no quibble refund for the cost of the record will be offered if you are not satisfied for ANY reason.

I treat all vinyl with the greatest respect whether £5 or £50, so all records are sent out with plastic covers in professional mailers and two protective cardboard stiffeners. I always separate records from their covers and original inner sleeves

for posting to prevent seam splits occurring during shipping.

It is the buyer’s responsibility to take out any insurance cover required. I would advise insurance to be taken out on any item sale greater than £30.00 as protection against loss or damage during shipping. Without this additional insurance the full value of items above £30.00 that are lost or damaged will NOT be able to be recovered.

Following the close of the auction I will send an invoice within twenty four hours. All winning bidders must make contact within three days of the end of the auction or I reserve the right to withdraw the item or select the second chance option and offer the item to another bidder.

Please do not bid if you have significant negative feedback unless checking first please.

POSTAGE RATES – Please note that full insurance is required for this purchase, please see postage rates below

LP POSTAGE

UK, SPECIAL DELIVERY £6.00

EUROPE, AIR MAIL INSURED, SIGNED FOR £8.00

REST OF THE WORLD, AIRMAIL INSURED, SIGNED FOR £11.00

I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH VINYL FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS.

I AIM TO PROVIDE TOP QUALITY RECORDS WITH A TROUBLE FREE TRANSACTION.

IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED FOR ANY REASON PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL

OFFER A FULL REFUND MINUS THE POSTAGE COSTS.

PLEASE EMAIL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS AND GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BIDS!

PLEASE NOTE THAT I DO SHIP WORLDWIDE-NOT JUST UK AS LISTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LISTING.SORRY FOR ANY CONFUSION.