LEIGH STEPHENS Red Weather 1969 UK 1st press Philips LITTLE PLAYED PSYCH GEM

	£		70
	$		92

Description

LEIGH STEPHENS - RED WEATHER

Highly desirable and overall great condition 1969 UK 1st press under the radar psych gem

Year/Label : 1969 UK PHILIPS Label number : SBL 7897 Matrix numbers : 852138 1Y//1 420, 852138 2Y//1 420 Stampers :  1 1  3 /  1 1  2
Excellent plus (EX+) condition vinyl (many would grade as "near mint", I am sure) - completely flat, weighty and retaining a beautiful jet black lacquered sheen, coming across as unmarked in normal daylight and even with close inspection under a bright light difficult to find any blemishes at all. The labels are in excellent plus (EX+) condition also - just a couple of very small and extremely faint rogue spindle trails adjacent to the centre hole on each label. Very good plus (VG+) condition laminated (front & back) outer sleeve with firm and completely unscuffed top and bottom edges, a rigid spine with a couple of tiny "nicks" and 3cm of mild scuffing towards the top corner of the spine and all spine text remaining intact. Nicely defined right angled corners with minimal rubbing on each, firm opening edges with no fraying, and all photos, text, and beautiful art-work remaining vibrant, crisp, and wonderfully defined. There is no cardboard creasing and barely any laminate lifting but there are x5 non-obvious drawing pin holes : 2 on the front side (middle top and bottom right corner) and 4 on the reverse side (middle top, top left corner, and 2 in the bottom left corner). There are a few small, very light and certainly non-obvious handling/storage marks (including x3 tiny laminate "nicks" on the front side towards the bottom left corner) but these are very trivial indeed. This iconic 60's outer sleeve remains eminently presentable and it's hard to believe that it is now almost 56 years of age.  Superb, excellent plus (EX+) sound quality with no sticks, skips, repeats, clicks, distortion or background crackle - wonderful tone and crystal clear stereo reproduction throughout with brilliant hard-to-fault sound quality throughout. What an underrated prog/psych album this is with every track a great listen!  Comes with original plain white poly-lined inner sleeve with no splits but there is obvious creasing in each corner.  Note that I always ship the vinyl in a new plain white inner sleeve in order to protect the original.    Underrated, under the radar, hard-to-find, and most defintely highly desirable with the outstanding condition of the vinyl and accompanying stereo sound quality being true highlights.
POSTAGE COSTS :  

For the UK £4 using Royal Mail tracked 48; 

for continental Europe £11 using Royal Mail 1st class tracked and signed for, 

and for the rest of the world £17 using Royal Mail 1st class tracked and signed for. 

I do provide posting and packaging discounts for multiple purchases. I make no profit from postage.

Note that I always insert the vinyl into a new plain white poly-lined inner sleeve in order to protect the original during postage, and separate this from the outer sleeve to prevent seam splits. I use thick cardboard stiffeners and take great care in my packaging to ensure as far as possible that these precious records reach their destination in exactly the same condition as when they leave me.

 If you require any further information, including photos, then let me know and I'll do my best to oblige. 

If this record interests you then take a look at my other listings for more 60's and 70's classic vinyl.

A bit about myself : I have been collecting UK vinyl for over 54 years from a variety of sources : my own collection, friends and family, car boot and garage sales, door-to-door leaflets, and even through placing an advert in my wife's shop window! My ebay feedback speaks for itself so rest assured that you are buying from a trusted seller and in the very unlikely event that you are unhappy with your purchase just e-mail me and I will sort out the problem. I offer a "no questions asked" refund policy. If you require any further information, including photos, then let me know and I'll do my best to oblige. There is NO RESERVE on this item. Richard

Descriptions of any records I sell comply with the Rare Record Price Guide grading guidelines.

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