SOFT MACHINE - ' SIX ' - VINYL 12" - 1973 - 1ST UK PRESSING - STILL NEAR MINT

	£		23
	$		30

BEAUTIFUL, CLEAN, COPY !
of ORIGINAL UK FIRST RELEASE
...  SOFT MACHINE ...  - "SOFT MACHINE 'SIX' " -
This is a private sale - from my own, personal, collection - I am not a record dealer. Have kept this carefully stored and lightly played since purchasing upon its first release.
(This is not a recycled 'boot sale' or 'auction job lot' find !!)
'SIX' comes as a Gatefold Album Sleeve containing two, inner-sleeved, 12-inch vinyl discs.  Characteristic of their distinctive early 70's sound - this is a (Disc 1) Live Album with (Disc 2) four Studio Compositions for good measure.
Time to let this go - to someone, somewhere - who can enjoy it - and make better use of it - than me.

TECH SPEC! ...
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GENERAL
It comes in its original cardboard gate-fold album cover containing the two discs 
within the original paper CBS promotional picture-liners. Released on the ORIGINAL orange CBS label ( - so not the later Columbia label!)
 CATALOGUE NUMBER IS CBS - 68214
Machine Stamped Matrix Numbers are:
 (Runout A-side, stamped): S 65374 A1 S 68214 A S? ?6?5?3?7?5? ?A?1? ?S? ?6?8?2?1?4? ?C? ? 1O (Runout B-side, stamped): S 65374 B1 S 68214 B S? ?6?5?3?7?5? ?B?1? ?S? ?6?8?2?1?4? ?D? ? 1O (Runout C-side, stamped): S 65375 A1 S 68214 C S? ?6?5?3?7?4? ?A?1? ?S? ?6?8?2?1?4? ?A? ? O (Runout D-side, stamped): S 65375 B1 S 68214 D S? ?6?5?3?7?4? ?B?1? ?S? ?6?8?2?1?4? ?B? ? 11
TRACKLIST
Too numerous to list here ... see record label images !
CONDITION - The Gatefold Sleeve Despite having been a favourite, this sleeve is in excellent 'as new' ("NEAR MINT") condition, with no real damage - just some storage rubbing to the bottom of both front and rear cover and very light 'bruising' to the corners. No storage pressure marks or scratches, cuts, writing, etc.
Interior - perfect!
CONDITION - The Paper Picture Inner Sleeves (two)
- Each titled "The Inner Sleeves" - Showing their age - with some discolouration and creasing (see images) - but not torn or otherwise marked.
CONDITION - The Vinyl
The discs (both / 4 sides ) are in excellent, ("NEAR MINT") condition. All surfaces have been kept carefully cleaned and (as humanly possible) dust-free.
Under scrutiny of  my 'natural light' task lamp, there are no incised scratches/grazes and barely any surface scuffs from the inner sleeves. A single 1 cm surface mark (Side 3, Track 1) can be vaguely seen - but has no register on sound performance. 

I have play-tested both sides (with new diamond stylus / Bang & Olufsen turntable) and can report a flaw-free performance: no skips, scratches or degradation of sound.
CONDITION - The Record Labels Both are in very good condition (I've shown them all in my images) and reveal few if any spindle marks.
OVERALL CONDITION and 'SIGN OFF' ... I have described the content and condition of this item honestly and in good faith ... ... in order that you can be sure that there'll be no nasty surprises! I am not a record dealer, as I have said, but I have been strictly guided by the Discogs 'Goldmine Standard' grading, by my own visual inspection and by my own test-playing.

Simply and finally:

The VINYL - I would describe as NEAR MINT
The GATEFOLD COVER   -   I would describe as VERY GOOD PLUS
A BEAUTIFUL ALBUM IN IMPRESSIVE 46 YEAR OLD (!) CONDITION FOR A
'SOFTS' (VINYL) COLLECTOR!
POSTAGE/DELIVERY (UK)   £4.00 p&p for UK - Second Class 'Tracked & Signed For' (Small Parcel)
(Will be safely and securely protected and boxed for transit) I'll keep a record of posting - and I'll send you a Tracking reference.
EUROPE / OVERSEAS - before bidding: please contact me for exact cost of shipping charges
PLEASE SEE MY OTHER CLASSIC VINYL LISTINGS!
Thank you for your interest!