SARABAND Close To It All… Very Rare FOLK HERITAGE Folk EX+ Possibly best copy

	£		38
	$		50

I JUST WANT TO MAKE A VERY QUICK INTRO THAT THIS IS AS PERFECT A COPY AS I THINK THERE COULD BE (Only 1 spindle mark on one side), and CRYSTAL AUDIO Throughout, and that's without cleaning! So I honestly believe this is the VERY BEST COPY existing, of this very rare and limited Folk Heritage LP (FHR 050), and I know that's a strong claim to make, but please read on! I am happy to combine postage, but insist on fully insured postage at the cost of the winning bidder, therefore, if you are at all unsure of these costs, please contact me first! Many thanks! August is a big month for River.Dog Records as I sell a fair chunk of some of my rarest records, starting this week, there will be some big hitters of loads of genres, PROG, PSYCH, BEAT, FOLK etc. etc. etc.  Today there are such records of Legendary rarity as DOGFEET, some mid hitters too, like Vertigo swirl rarity Dr Strangely Strange's Heavy Petting (mislabelled version!), some very limited and highly sought after private presses, such as the extremely elusive (and lovely) TICKAWINDA, there will be Psych/Freakbeat rarities covered next week with such items as the extremely rare Yardbirds German EP Heart Full Of Soul, The Eyes UK single Man With Money, unheard of UK pressings of Linda Van Dyck (Seduction Song), to my knowledge NEVER released in the UK, and never documented, but there's a UK demo "A" copy (on Gemini Records) going to show it's self this month! And other undocumented demo UK psych 7"s such as, did you ever wish The Crystal Mansion pressed their often talked about track "The Thought Of Loving You" in the UK... well, another original yet to my knowledge undocumented, "A" label demo coming up this month! Plus where would record collecting of the 50s/60s/70s be without some extremely rare Beatles pressings thrown in for good measure,SOLID CENTRES of early UK singles, to my knowledge undocumented overseas presses (has anyone seen a South Rhodesian "Ain't She Sweet", with scroll Polydor labels and a tri-centre? I could be wrong, but I certainly never have caught wind of it on any forums!), Gold Label, Red Labels, Box Set, etc... And some surprises thrown in! I have already have started to list some of the real rarities... so check out my other items! To make sure you don't miss anything over this month (and indeed future months- we haven't even touched on Soul and Ska in the above list!), please be sure to add me to your favourites list! Although some of the grades of these items this week sound high, I hope you can believe that I know what I'm talking about, as this is most of the cream of my PROG/PROGRESSIVE-PSYCH FOLK LP crop, please refer to my feedback if you are at all unsure about my grading "pedigree!" please refer to my previous feedback comments, each year I have a bit of a clear out, (though this year I'm doing more major titles than previous years!, this year, as with every other year, I have only had positive feedback (I have NEVER had a negative comment either publicly or privately about my grading), the only grading related comments I get (both privately and publicly on my feedback) are telling me my grading is too far under what it should be, I have tried to take this on-board, but I always want customers to be completely satisfied. But please check my previous feedback (from the past few months and previous years), and judge for yourself! I don't like the idea (though it has never happened to me) of people asking for partial money back etc, so if you find anything amiss with my descriptions then I will offer full bid price back (upon return of the item in the condition I sent it in- I fully record all LPs before listing them for my digital collection!), though to avoid time wasters I will put the proviso in that I will not pay for postage unless there is a definite mistake in my listing… I really hope that all sounds reasonable! Many thanks! And Happy Bidding! 
A very rare private pressed LP on the very collectable FOLK HERITAGE label, not the very rarest on this label (See Michael Rave & Joan Mills, Blue Horizon, Penny Wager, and Janet Jones for the real elatedly rare ones!), but quite a hard one to get!And this I must say is the VERY BEST COPY I have either ever seen come up, or that is catalogued on Popsike or similar sites! A great statement I know, but honestly, the winning bidder I am confident will completely agree with me, that this LP may have been played 1 time only before my audio test (and simultaneous recording backup), there are no signs of play at all on the surface, and only 1 extremely faint spindle mark near the centre hole of side 1 (even on this fragile and lovely black-matt label, you have to catch it in the light to see it- check the photos!) have you ever seen this lovely and collectable label in as good condition??!! Truly Great! The only minus AT ALL to this LP, is that the laminate on the sleeve has "bubbled" a little near the spine on the front (not torn!), and on the back (with a tiny nick in the laminate as a result, about 5mm long and in no way affecting the printed surface). Even though the laminate doesn't reach the top and bottom edges of the top and bottom of the back of the sleeve, this is not worn! Perfect Bottom edge! If you believe in that Grade of "ARCHIVE", then this really is it for such a limited pressed LP! Apparently this was only sold at gigs and possibly by mail-order (this isn't confirmed), and it was such a limited run, that there cannot be many copies to begin with (most folk private presses were done in 99s or 300s (such as the TICKIWINDA I also have listed currently!!!)), so now how many survive, and are there ANY as good as this, the ONLY thing that could be improved is the sleeve, as mentioned above, and the label (1 spindle mark), again as mentioned above! I a unaware of this LP either having ever been reissued in the digital age, or any plans of it, so I honestly believe, that if someone wants to release it, and the masters are missing, (as in the case of the Ultra-rare DOGFEET, which I also have currently listed!) then this is THE copy to take the master audio from. The audio is CRYSTAL PERFECT!!!! And this is even without cleaning (I'm scared to clean this one as it's too good!) so if you are someone hoping to use this as a master copy, though you do need to use an anti-static to get this crystal effect (at least I did!) I would suggest you first make a recording of it as it stands, but then, get it professionally cleaned on one of the super duper fancy machines too, and see what comes of it! I won't clean it as I don't want to destroy possibly/probably the best copy of this LP for that reason! 
This folk trio are very much styled in the vein of Fairport Convention/The Strawbs/The Incredible String Band (and indeed cover "This Moment" but listen to their original track "I'm Your Man" too, very ISB! Even leaning towards jug-band end of Country Joe and the Fish!), with nice female vocals and harmonies, electric guitars and bass, and some drum kit, quite the progressive folk sound of the time! The final track of side 1 "I'm Your Man", an original, really needs to be  Sleeve: EX (read above for details) Inner: EX, just the very slight indents I might have put on it in my very careful attempts to get it out of it's sleeve for audio-check/photos. But as close to perfect as it could be! (I have since stored it in a fresh "Tonar" Anti-static inner to avoid hairlines…). Record: Visually EX+ (read above!) Record: Audibly Currently EX+, (again, please read above- there are some crackles, but not to do with the condition of the vinyl!). Folk Heritage FHR 050. 1973. Frank Harrison: Vocals/guitar/mandolin Stewart Mawdsley: Vocals/Guitar Barbara Yates: Vocals/Recorders/Percussion Accompanied By: Dave Titley: Bass/Electric Guitar/Vocals/Percussion Chris Bradley: Drums/Percussion/Mandolin Engineered by Alan Green
Tracks: Side 1: 1) Close To It All (safka) 2) Winter Song (harrison/yates) 3) This Moment (heron- incredible string band) 4) Retrospect (harrison) 5) I'm Your Man (harrison)
Side 2: 1) Black Jack Davy (trad) 2) Peace (paxton) 3) River (harrison/yates) 4) Herbie (harrison/yates) 5) Richmond (welch)
DEADWAX INFO/MATRICES ETC:
Side 1:
FHR   050-A1 A (at 3 o'clock)
Side 2:
FHR   050-B1 B (at 3 o'clock- but upside-down!)
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO ASK!

PLEASE CONTACT ME ABOUT INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING IN ADVANCE TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT! SOME COUNTRIES COST ALOT!

I INSIST ON ITEMS OVER £30 BEING SENT INSURED, AT THE COST OF THE WINNING BIDDER, PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE IF THE ITEM GOES OVER £30, OR YOU REQUIRE IT TO BE SENT OVERSEAS, MANY THANKS!

I WILL OF COURSE MAKE COMBINED ITEM POSTAGE DISCOUNTS!

GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY BIDDING!

My Grading system:

Based on a slightly stricter version of the Record Collector, Rare Record Price Guide system.

I Don't believe in Mint, I almost only ever hear it from sellers who don't know the grading systems, therefore, you won't hear me using "MINT". If an Item is sealed I will state it as such, but still will only go as high as EX+.

EX+: Sealed, or seemingly NEVER played, if EX+ were to ever spill over to an item that may have been played a handful of times, but incredibly carefully, I will explain this thoroughly!

EX: The top end really, someone has very much cared for this record, else forgotten they've had it! Again only played with reverence, and not played much!

EX-: Very similar to EX, but slightly more realistic, many cared for collections may have a few EX- discs in them, though usually they'll be those James Last records your Auntie bought for you and (hopefully) you've never listened to since!

VG+: Again a very well looked after record, though with noticeable surface marks/hairlines when caught in the light, the worst one may hear is the lightest, very occasional background noise, often not even this on many players!

VG: Same as above, except more surface marks,  and a little more audio background noise, though certainly not detracting from the listening experience. A good playing copy for someone who buys to play the record.

VG-: A little worse, still very listenable, and plays though fine, though might not be the end of the world, if someone drunkenly adds a few more surface marks to it one night! Background noise will be there in some form!

G+: "Good" doesn't really mean good does it?! G+ means it still plays though, though someone in the room, un-used to records (and probably born when minidiscs were already a thing of the past!), will probably make a comment about the crackliness.

G: You won't want to use your best stylus on this one probably! We're definitely in "filler" territory now, unless it's a particularly rare copy, this is a party copy, you shouldn't mind when this one gets a scratch, (you might not even notice!).

G-: If crackling gives vinyl it's "warm" sound, then this one is beginning to become a fire hazard! The likelihood is you won't catch me selling a record at this condition or less, unless there really is special cause (rarity/signed/mispressed etc.). 

I often won't even grade things lower than a "decent playing copy" (VG-), though if they don't play through or are warped etc (even if they do play through), I will mention "JUMPS", "WARPED" etc. etc. either in the title, or near the beginning of the item's description, so there can be no doubt!

I endeavour to be as meticulous as possible when grading, and almost always play test the entirety of every LP and 7" I'm selling (often I make an MP3 back-up of it too... yes I know it's obsessive), but I'm sure one of these days I will overlook something, or someone will have reason to question my gradings (so far I have only had the honour of being told that I'm shooting myself in the foot by undergrading! If an honour, that is!), in which case please do contact me, and we will sort the issue out! 

Please check out my other rare punk/new wave/indie in my other items!

And I'll be listing loads more over the next few weeks so be sure to add me to your favourites list and check in regularly

Alittle about me!

I've collected records for about 20 years, and now have TONNES! I want to go travelling for as long as I can, and as such don't want to have too many possessions to have to store, I also need dosh to travel as freely as I'd like, and therefore selling the bulk of my collection seems the best of both worlds! I love records and will still keep buying them, I'm sure, but I really need to downsize in a big way! I do have some seriously RARE records to list over the next few months, and will price them to sell, so please do watch this space!

And if you're at all unsure, please check my previous feedback for tales of satisfied customers, many of whom return again and again!!

I will of course, if you aren't ENTIRELY happy with your item offer you a full refund upon a quick return of the item, in exactly the same condition I sent it out in, I wont however cover the postage costs- just in order to put off any time-wasters, I hope you understand. I do have here some REAL MEGA-RARITIES, and I understand perhaps your confidence in me might not be complete, as I haven't listed for a while, which is why I offer this offer of full re-embursment. However I am not a fan of the trend of people trying it on and asking to keep the item but want a partial re-fund, I haven't had it happen to me, and want to keep it that way, so please don't try that, I will happily offer your full winning bid money back upon the safe return of the item, and I think that's fair. 

I am very strict with my grading, having been a collector myself for many years, and I try to include as much relavent information as possible on sales, however if you have any further questions please don't hesitate to ask, I will gladly resond as soon as I can.

One thing I would ask is that the winning bidders do leave feedback, as it's annoying when people overlook it.

I happily offer reductions of postage costs on multiple-items, 

I try grade using direct sunlight which shows up more than anything (hence where poss I take my photos in direct sunlight too), however living in the Pennine Hills, contrary to popular rumour it isn't sunny here EVERY day! So when this isn't always possible, as a backup I also use a 100 Watt lightbulb, though when poss I try to use both.

I feel my grading system is stricter than many I see used, but the sellers I respect on Ebay and elsewhere seem to be of the same mind as me, I'd much prefer to be known as someone who undergrades and you can get a good record from, than someone you have to wonder, "actually is their VG+ quite what I'd expect from that?". Hope I can win you over! 

(SOMETIMES I MAY COME ACROSS A RECORD OF SIGNIFFICANT RARITY/DESIRABILITY THAT MAY HAVE A JUMP/STICK IN IT. IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT THAT I THINK SOMEONE MAY WANT IT (EG. IT'S COVER'S IN GOOD NICK, OR IT'S A PRIVATE PRESSING/PROMO OF LIMITED AVAILABILITY) I'LL CLEARLY MARK THIS IN THE TITLE "JUMPS" OR "WARPED" ETC.)

Good luck and Happy Bidding! Loads more punk/new wave etc. etc. every genre really to come over the next 2 months! so...

River.Dog.