MANFRED MANN As Was EP 1966 1st Press AWESOME

	£		36
	$		48

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On offer here is a VERY rare EP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Manfred Mann called "As Was" EP and is an ORIGINAL 1966 UK HMV 1st Pressing on the 1st Press HMV label!!!!  See label pictures for track details. THIS EP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF MANFRED MANN'S RAREST EP's EVER AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1966 WHEN THIS EP 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!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS EP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS IN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING CONDITION!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THE RECORD IS IN AWESOME CONDITION AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL - AND THE COVER IS SIMPLY AMAZING!!!!  THIS EP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1966 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS HMV LABEL, 1ST PRESS 1/1 MATRIXES, AND 1ST PRESS 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE' FLIPBACK LAMINATED COVER!!!!  THIS EP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL 1966 HMV UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press HMV label and the Cat No is 7EG 8962. 

The record labels are in AWESOME condition (see pictures) NO writing, NO wear, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The record is in AWESOME condition!!!!  Most of these 60s EPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This record is NOT and has NO scratches, NO hairlines, NO scufflines, 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 AWESOME!!!!  It is also GREAT to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, 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 Excellent++++ if not better!!!!  AWESOME 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 1st Press 'Garrod & Lofthouse' Flipback Laminated Cover is in absolutely AWESOME condition and is simply IMPOSSIBLE to find like this!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, barely ANY corner wear AT ALL (NOT through the colour), barely ANY creases AT ALL (cover is AMAZINGLY flat looking!), STUNNING shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated back is in AWESOME condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO rubbing, and NO writing!!!!  In fact, the cover back is 100% WHITE and looks EXACTLY as it did when it was made back in 1966!!!!  This cover MUST grade Excellent++++ if not better!!!!  AWESOME COVER!!!!  THIS EP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING 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 record and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE EP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1966 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "AS WAS" EP BY MANFRED MANN, IN AWESOME 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 £1.50 in the UK, £2 Europe, £3 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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