KEEF HARTLEY Time Is Near LP 1970 DERAM 1st + BOOKLET

	£		92
	$		122

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Keef Hartley Band called "The Time Is Near" and is an ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Deram label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF KEEF HARTLEY'S RAREST LPs EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1970 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 INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  THIS IS ALSO THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - WITH AN 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 6-70 DATE CODE ON THE INNER SLEEVE (WAY BEFORE THE RELEASE DATE!)!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP EVEN RARER STILL - IS THAT IT IS 100% COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL BOOKLET (SO OFTEN MISSING!)!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS DERAM LABEL, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, ULTRA RARE 1ST PRESS BOOKLET, AND 1ST PRESS 'UPTON PRINTING GROUP' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS ULTRA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Deram UK 1st Pressing from 1970, and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is SML 1071 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Deram label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing and only a few VERY light spindle marks!!!!  The vinyl is in absolutely BRILLIANT 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, only 1 MEGA light hairline, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!!  It is also great to find that the playing of the record is as STUNNING as the visual!!!!  It plays with only 3 or 4 light clicks/pops at the VERY beginning of 1 track (NONE elsewhere!), NO jumps, NO sticks, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  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 MEGA RARE BOOKLET IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  In fact, it has barely ANY signs of wear AT ALL, NO damage, NO rips, NO tears, NO writing, and only an absolutely TINY and virtually INVISIBLE pinhole in 2 of the corners!!!!  WHAT A BRILLIANT CONDITIONED BOOKLET!!!!  The 1st Press 'Upton Printing Group' Cover is in GREAT condition!!!!  It has NO spinal wear, only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), NO sticker tears, only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), barely ANY ringwear AT ALL (virtually NONE!), barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the back of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, only very VERY slight rubbing, and NO writing (apart from an absolutely TINY single name at the VERY top!)!!!!  The only other VERY minor detail to mention - is that there appears to be some VERY minor evidence of 'touching in' to the edges, though this is INCREDIBLY well done, is as minor as it gets, and only serves to enhance what is already a GREAT conditioned cover!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good+ if not better and looks BRILLIANT!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND - SO  DONT MISS OUT ON THIS ULTRA RARE 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 in this sort of condition!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "THE TIME IS NEAR" BY THE KEEF HARTLEY BAND, 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!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: