MICHAEL CHAPMAN-RAINMAKER- 1969 UK 1ST PRESS-1G 1G EARLIEST STAMPERS

	£		24
	$		32

:MICHAEL CHAPMAN:

:RAINMAKER:

YET ANOTHER FOLK CLASSIC FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION. THIS IS A VERY RARE ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS WITH EARLIEST STAMPERS, AND AS SOMEONE ELSE WE KNOW WOULD SAY "THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF MICHAEL CHAPMAN'S RAREST LPs EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!! WELL HE IS RIGHT. AS IT WILL BE EXPLAINED BELOW.

THIS IS MICHAEL CHAPMAN'S DEBUT ALBUM AND WITH THE EARLIEST 1G  1G STAMPERS !!!!! 

THE AUDIO HAS NO SKIPS, STICKS OR JUMPS, BUT THERE ARE A FEW MINOR ISSUES WHICH I WILL EXPLAIN IN THE VINYL / AUDIO DESCRIPTION !!!

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1969 UK  PRESS  :: A-2G  ::  B-1G .

ON THE HARVEST  LABEL :: SHVL 755 .

VERY EARLIEST STAMPERS  :: 1 G  ::  3 G .

'NO EMI BOX ON THE LABEL' .

'THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD' RIM TEXT .

AND THE FOUR LINE TEXT 'SOLD IN THE UK SUBJECT TO RESALE' ,

PLEASE SEE LABEL PHOTOS .

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VISIBILITY ON MY OTHER LISTINGS. IF YOU CAN NOT SEE ANY MORE LISTINGS, PLEASE GO ON   www.ebay.co.uk. 

THANK YOU !!!

COVER :: ORIGINAL FRONT AND BACK LAMINATED GATEFOLD PRINTED IN ENGLAND, AND I LOVELY CONDITION :: THE SPINE AND EDGES ARE ALL SOLID AND IN GREAT CONDITION WITH ONLY SOME LIGHT RUB ON THE SPINE CORNERS :: THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALL WRAP AROUND LAMINATE CREASE LINES ON THE SPINE AND THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP :: THE BACK HAS THE VERY FAINTEST OF RING WEAR SEEN ONLY WHEN ANGLED AT LIGHT AND A TINY BIT OF AGE ALONG THE OPENING EDGE SIDE ( PLEASE SEE PHOTO ) :: INSIDE THE GATEFOLD THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS AT ALL, SO WITH NO OTHER ISSUES, I WOULD GRADE THIS ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS COVER :: EX/EX- . 

VINYL :: FIRSTLY THIS VINYL PLAYS THROUGH WITH NO SERIOUS PROBLEMS, SO THERE ARE NO STICKS, SKIPS OR JUMPS ANYWHERE!!! ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SOME SOFT TICKS WHICH I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT, I STILL ENJOYED THIS SUPERB ALBUM. THE VINYL VISUALLY UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT HAS QUITE A FEW SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES AND SOME VARIOUS HAIRLINES, AND ONE OR TWO SMALL THIN SCUFF MARKS. THERE IS A SMALL SLIGHTLY FEELABLE LINE AT THE END OF TRACK 2 AND START OF TRACK 3 ON SIDE 1 AND ANOTHER SMALL ONE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRACK 2 ON SIDE 2. AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS OK SO THIS WILL TELL YOU THAT THERE ARE NO NASTY MARKS OR NASTY SCRATCHES !!! DUE TO THE RARITY AND AS IT IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST PRESSES, I WILL GIVE A TRACK BY TRACK DESCRIPTION. IT WILL SOUND QUITE BAD BUT I PLAYED THE WHOLE ALBUM AND ENJOYED IT AS THERE IS NOTHING THAT INTRUSIVE TO SPOIL YOUR ENJOYMENT !! 

SIDE 1 :: TRACK 1 :: HAS FIVE FAINT TICKS IN THE MIDDLE .

TRACK 2 :: HAS A COUPLE OF FAINT TICKS AT THE START IN THE QUIET INTRO AND A BIT OF LIGHT INTERMITTENT CRACKLE TOWARDS THE END. 

TRACK 3 :: HAS A COUPLE OF FAINT TICKS AT THE START, AND SOME BITS OF LIGHT STATIC TOWARDS THE END .

TRACK 4 :: PLAYS OK .

TRACK 5 :: HAS A FEW FAINT TICKS IN THE MIDDLE.

TRACK 6 :: PLAYS OK .

SIDE 2 :: TRACK 1 :: HAS A BIT OF FAINT STATIC AT THE VERY START AND THREE TICKS IN THE MIDDLE .

TRACK 2 :: HAS FIVE SOFT TICKS AT THE START AND THEN A COUPLE OF FAINT TICKS IN A FEW PLACES .

TRACK 3 :: PLAYS WITH SOME LIGHT INTERMITTENT CRACKLE AND A CLICK AT THE VERY END.

TRACK 4 :: HAS A TINY BIT OF FAINT CRACKLE IN THE MIDDLE.

TRACK 5 :: HAS A COUPLE OF FAINT TICKS AT THE END .

I KNOW THIS ALL SOUNDS PRETTY BAD BUT THERE IS NOTHING SERIOUS, AND IF IT PLAYED RUBBISH, IT WOULD NOT BE LISTED ON MY SITE. SO FOR THE AUDIO GRADE. WELL THERE IS NOTHING THAT INTRUSIVE, NO STICKS, SKIPS, JUMPS OR LOUD TICKS OR POPS, SO I WOULD GRADE THE AUDIO :: VG . 

LABELS :: NICE AND CLEAN WITH SOME FAINT SPINDLE LINES AT THE CENTRE SEEN WHEN ANGLED AT LIGHT :: EX . 

POLYLINED INNER :: NO WRITING OR SPLITS, JUST SOME AGEING AROUND THE EDGES, AND ON THE BACK :: VG+ . 

THIS REALLY IS A RARE ORIGINAL AND WITH THE EARLIEST 1G / 1G STAMPERS AND 1ST PRESS LABELS AS DESCRIBED, THE VINYL IS NOT THE PRETTIEST, BUT IT PLAYS THROUGH FINE WITH NO SERIOUS ISSUES AND OF COURSE, IT WILL NOT TURN INTO ANYTHING ELSE THAN WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE LISTING!!!!!!! THANKYOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME.

IMPORTANT SHIPPING COSTS BELOW

UK SHIPPING LISTED FIRST

FOLLOWED BY OVERSEAS SHIPPING COSTS

PLEASE WAIT FOR MY INVOICE BEFORE PAYING,

THANKYOU!!!!

REGULAR CUSTOMERS AS STANDARD, PLEASE CONTACT ME!!!!!

I CAN STILL PACK UK PACKAGES WITH BUBBLE WRAP, AND PROTECTED CORNERS AND STILL SEND SMALL PARCELS FOR £3.60

IF UNSURE PLEASE ASK!!!!!!

 PLEASE NOTE THIS IS FOR 1ST CLASS POSTAGE......IF YOU WANT 2ND CLASS IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY CHEAPER, SO IF YOU DO NOT TELL ME YOU WANT 2ND CLASS, I WILL SEND 1ST CLASS AS ALWAYS!!!

OVERSEAS SHIPPING COSTS BELOW

ALL LP'S WILL BE PACKED WITH STIFFNERS, BUBBLE WRAP AND OVER SIZED CORNER PROTECTION!!!

AS I ALSO PACK VERY WELL FOR YOUR ALBUMS SAFETY IN SHIPPING, SINGLE ALBUMS WILL WEIGH OVER 500gms WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN UNDER 500gms, BUT I AM SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR ALBUM IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN I PACKED IT !!! IF IT FALLS BELOW 500gms, I WILL REFUND YOU THE DIFFERENCE.

PLEASE READ THE SHIPPING COST ON THE STAMP WHEN YOUR ALBUM ARRIVES BEFORE LEAVING BAD SHIPPING COSTS, AS I HAVE NOW LOST MY 5.0 STAR GRADE, THANKYOU IN ADVANCE !!!!

LP/LP'S SOLD FOR UP TO £50.00>>>>>>>>>

( 1 ) SHIPPING TO EUROPE WILL NOW COST £7.15p FOR 1 LP .

( 2 ) SHIPPING TO AMERICA/CANADA/JAPAN/SOUTH AMERICA/AFRICA/INDIA/ASIA WILL NOW COST £10.75 FOR I LP.

( 3 ) SHIPPING TO AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND WILL COST £11.35 FOR 1 LP.

                  I COMBINE SHIPPING, SO PLEASE ASK FOR PRICES!!!!

 PLEASE E MAIL ME FIRST IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT SHIPPING COSTS

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK, THANKYOU.

IF YOU HAVE TIME, PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND !!!!!

VINYL WILL BE PACKED SEPARATE FROM COVER IN PLASTIC SLEEVES, AND WILL BE PACKED BULLET AND POSTMAN PROOF.

[[[[PLEASE NOTE IT IS £3.60 P&P ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN THE UK]]]] 

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IF IN THE VERY UNLIKELY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR ALBUM PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL REFUND YOU. BUT I KNOW YOU WILLBE HAPPY !!!

 THANKYOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO BID.