MANFRED MANN CHAPTER III 1st LP 1969 VERTIGO 1st Press

	£		77
	$		102

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Manfred Mann Chapter III called 'Manfred Mann Chapter III' and is an ORIGINAL 1969 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press 'Large' Vertigo 'Spiral' label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - WITH IMPOSSIBLY RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS VERTIGO LABELS WITH 'PHILIPS' CREDIT AT THE BOTTOM!!!!  ONLY AN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNT OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY - WERE EVER PRESSED LIKE THIS AND THIS LP IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AS A 'TRUE' 1ST PRESSING!!!!  IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE LABEL - YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LABEL IT HAS PRINTED 'A PHILIPS RECORD PRODUCT'!!!!  THIS TEXT ONLY EVER APPEARED ON A TINY HANDFUL OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS EVER MADE - AND WAS REMOVED IMMEDIATELY AFTER RELEASE!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1969 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS 'LARGE' VERTIGO 'SPIRAL' LABEL, ULTRA RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'PHILIPS' LABEL CREDIT, 1ST PRESS VERTIGO INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL UK 'Earliest' 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 'Earliest' 1st Press 'Large' Vertigo Label (see picture) and is a UK 1969 Stereo 1st pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!

The record labels are in AWESOME condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in SUPERB visual condition - with the playing grade only very VERY slightly less than this (barely ANY!)!!!!  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, NO hairlines, only 2 or 3 MEGA light 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!!!!  It is great to find that the record plays almost as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some VERY low level background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - NOT in the music!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade visually Excellent(Minus) if not better - with the playing grade only very VERY slightly less than this (barely ANY!)!!!!  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 Vertigo inner sleeve which is in STUNNING condition!!!!  The 1st Press Gatefold Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  It has barely ANY edgewear AT ALL (virtually NONE!), barely ANY spinal wear (ALL the side words are readable!), only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), barely ANY creases AT ALL (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), barely ANY rubbing AT ALL on the cover front, only very VERY slight rubbing on the cover back, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated inside is in SUPERB condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO writing, and barely ANY rubbing AT ALL (virtually NONE!)!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good++++!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA 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!!!!  THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1969 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF "MANFRED MANN CHAPTER III" BY MANFRED MANN CHAPTER III, 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: