NICK DRAKE "FIVE LEAVES LEFT" ORIG PINK RIM '70 EXC CON
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NICK DRAKE
FIVE LEAVES LEFT
ISLAND RECORDS 1970 ILPS-9105
IT IS WITH GREAT RELUCTANCE I AM SELLING THIS. AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE ALBUM. ORIGINAL 1970 UK ISSUE OF THIS UTTERLY FANTASTIC DEBUT ALBUM FROM NICK DRAKE. NICK BARELY SOLD 5,000 UNITS OF ALL THREE OF HIS SOLO RELEASES WHILST ALIVE, SO YOU KNOW HOW RARE THIS IS. THIS SPECIFIC COPY WAS MADE AND AVAILABLE TO BUY WHEN HE WAS STILL AROUND. THIS IS PHYSICAL MUSICAL HISTORY!!!!! I WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES LIST IN AS MUCH DETAIL POSSIBLE THE CONDITION OF THIS RECORD. I WILL ONLY SEND THIS LP IN THE UK BY SPECIAL DELIVERY. AND OUTSIDE THE UK BY INSURED AND REGISTERED AIRMAIL. WHAT THE WORLD DOESN'T NEED IS ONE LESS PIECE OF NICK DRAKE HISTORY!!! THE SLEEVE: IS STILL FULLY INTACT, IT SHOWS ONLY SLIGHT SIGNS OF WEAR ON BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK COVER, THE SPINE AND ALL THE SEAMS ARE INTACT. THE ONLY WEAR IS VERY VERY VERY SLIGHT SIGNS OF RINGWEAR ON THE FRONT AND THE CORNERS ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAR. YOU CAN STILL CLEARLY READ THE INFORMATION ON THE SPINE. THERE IS THE SMALLEST AMOUNT OF RINGWEAR ON THE TOPE OF THE FRONT (SEE PHOTO), THE SLEEVE IS A VERY GOOD VERY GOOD PLUS. THERE ARE NO SPLIT SEAMS. OVERALL, ON A SCALE OF 1-10 (1 BEING THE WORST AND 10 BEING THE BEST) THIS SLEEVE IS A GOOD, STRONG, SOLID 6.5/10 ON THE 'CONDITION SCALE'. THE INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD ONLY SHOWS LIGHT WEAR. IT LOOKS EXCEPTIONAL. THE VINYL: ORIGINAL PINK RIM LABELS, THE RECORD ON BOTH SIDES IS VERY CLEAN CONSIDERING ITS AGE. THERE IS ONLY TWO MARKS, A TINY SCUFF THAT ISN'T AUDIBLE, IT'S THE SIZE OF AN EYELASH, AND TWO VERY FINE, LIGHT (THEY ARE THINNER THAN A HAIR) LINES. ALL ARE NOT AUDIBLE, AND REALLY, THEY ARE TEENY WEENY. WHEN PLAYED, THERE ARE NO POPS, CLICKS OR LOUD AUDIBLE UNDERLYING NOISE. IF THIS WAS CLEANED, SOMETHING I WON'T ATTEMPT TO DO - THIS WOULD COME UP AS GOOD AS ALMOST MINT. ON FINE STUDY, IT SEEMS THAT THE ONLY DEFINITE MARKS ARE GREASE AND / OR DIRT. SO I AM CONVINCED THIS IS A SUPERB COPY. AGAIN, SOMEONE WITH MORE GUTS THAN I SHOULD CLEAN THIS!!! IT HAS NEVER SEEN ALCOHOL OR VINYL SOULTION, BUT CLEANED, IT WOULD RETURN TO ALMOST NEW CONDITION. THE STAMPS IN THE RUN OUT GROOVE CORRESPOND TO SIDE A AND SIDE B (ILPS 9105 A-3U / ILPS 9105 B-3U). THE LABELS ARE CLEAN, CRISP - THEY LOOK NEW. I WOULD GRADE THE VINYL EXCELLENT PLUS - ALMOST MINT, THE SLEEVE, VERY GOOD PLUS, ALMOST EXCELLENT. TRUST ME. THESE NEVER EVER SHOW UP IN SUCH GREAT CONDITION ANYMORE. THIS IS AN EXCPETIONAL RECORD. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ANY QUESTIONS. I WOULD CONSIDER SELLING THIS BEFORE AUCTION EXPIRES, IF THE RIGHT OFFER IS MADE, AND IS CREDITED TO MY PAYPAL ACCOUNT. PAYMENT WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF AUCTION END.
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