MANFRED MANN CHAPTER 3 1st LP 1969 VERTIGO 1st MINT

	£		206
	$		273

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Manfred Mann Chapter Three called 'Manfred Mann Chapter Three' and is an ORIGINAL 1969 UK Vertigo 1st Pressing on the 1st Press 'Large' Vertigo 'Spiral' label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST LPs ON THE VERTIGO LABEL - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1969 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!!!!  IT IS ALSO THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - WITH THE ULTRA RARE 'PHILIPS RECORD PRODUCT' LABEL TEXT (SEE PICTURE!) WHICH ALL LATER ONES SIMPLY DID NOT HAVE!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION - AND WITHOUT ANY DOUBT THE BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!  AND THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  AND WHILST THE COVER DOES SHOW SOME MINOR STORAGE WEAR (DETAILED BELOW), THE 1 PREVIOUS OWNER NEVER EVER PLAYED THE RECORD AT ALL - AND IT REMAINED INSIDE ITS ORIGINAL VERTIGO INNER SLEEVE COMPLETELY UNTOUCHED SINCE THE DAY IT LEFT THE FACTORY BACK IN 1969!!!!  HE RECORDED ALL HIS LPs TO TAPE - BUT IN THIS CASE HE NEVER GOT AROUND TO RECORDING THIS ONE!!!!  THE LABELS ALSO COMPLETELY BACK THIS UP - AND DESPITE LOOKING VERY CAREFULLY UNDER EXTREME LIGHT - I CAN FIND NO EVIDENCE OF PLAY AT ALL!!!!  SO IT IS VERY CLEAR INDEED - THAT THIS RECORD IS COMPLETELY MINT/UNPLAYED!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1969 UK VERTIGO 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS 'LARGE' VERTIGO 'SPIRAL' LABEL, 1ST PRESS 'PHILIPS' LABEL TEXT, 1ST PRESS VERTIGO INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Vertigo UK 1st Pressing from 1969 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is VO 3 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Large' Vertigo 'Spiral' Label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!! 

The record labels are in PERFECT condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and NO spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS NEVER EVER BEEN PLAYED AT ALL (apart from my 1 ULTRA careful undetectable 'test play')!!!!  The vinyl is in AMAZING condition!!!!  Most of these 60s 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, NO hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the VERY lightest paper scuffs only visible under EXTREME light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL JUST PRESSED LOOK AND LOOKS AMAZING!!!!  It is also GREAT to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual!!!!  The record plays with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade MINT(Minus)!!!!  AMAZING 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 record comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press Vertigo inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition (apart from the loss of the original 'poly lining') with NO splits and NO damage AT ALL!!!!  The 1st Press Gatefold Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The cover has only some virtually INVISIBLE 'touching in' to parts of the VERY edges & spine ONLY (though this is as unnoticeable as it gets - and ALL the spinal text is PERFECTLY readable!), only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), only some VERY slight rubbing, NO sticker tears, and NO writing!!!!  The cover also has its GUARANTEED ORIGINAL '42/6' Price Sticker on the reverse of the cover - which is absolutely ORIGINAL and clearly NOT covering anything up!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the inside of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO yellowing, NO grubbyness, only VERY slight rubbing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good+ if better!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE 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!!!!  THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1969 UK VERTIGO 1ST PRESSING OF "MANFRED MANN CHAPTER THREE" BY MANFRED MANN CHAPTER THREE, IN ABSOLUTELY 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: