Sandy Denny THE NORTH STAR GRASSMAN 1971 UK LP 1st Press Pink Rim NEAR MINT HEAR

	£		80
	$		106

CUSTOMER UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2022
For the past 2 years GG_Supersounds has been listing records that in the main are in Mint or very close to it condition. We continue to track down and list the very best records that we are able to for our ever growing customer base For those that have been with us over that period of time will know that there are two business partners listing on the site. One from Horsham and the other from Bognor Regis From time to time this has been confusing for our customers as there often 2 invoices to pay where purchases are made from different locations by one customer To rectify this we have decided that the Horsham location will continue to list on GG_Supersounds, whilst the Bognor Regis location will now list on GG-Superstuff.
IT WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE TO BUY FROM BOTH LOCATIONS AND HAVE COMBINED SHIPPING, BUT THIS WILL BE RELIANT OF THE TWO OF US MEETING UP, AND WILL THEREFORE USUALLY TAKE MORE TIME, BUT IT IS DO-ABLE
Nothing Else Changes - Still the same superb selection of the best records will be available



For the protection of all concerned we only send signed for and tracked and signed

REGULAR VISITORS TO OUT SITE WILL BE AWARE THAT WE HAVE BEEN LISTING A COLLECTION OF MINT RECORDS, WHICH WE OBTAINED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.  WHAT YOU WILL NOT BE AWARE OF IT THAT AMONGST THIS COLLECTION WERE A BATCH OF 60'S LP THAT ARE IN THE SAME EXCITING CONDITION. 
UNLIKE THE LATER 70'S AND 80'S RECORDS IN THIS COLLECTION, THE 60'S RECORDS HAVE HAD ONE OR TWO PLAYS. 
HOWEVER BECAUSE THE 60'S VINYL WAS FAR MORE FORGIVING; THEY SOUND EVERY BIT AS PERFECT AS THE LATER PRESSINGS WE HAVE BEEN OFFERING
WE ARE DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO NOW FINALLY LIST SOME OF THESE CLASSIC ALBUMS FROM THE 60'S ALONG WITH THE COMPLETE RECORDING OF EACH RECORD, SO THAT WHEN WE SAY MINT, YOU ARE ABLE TO CONFIRM IT BY TAKING A LISTEN
TODAY WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE EXAMPLE OF A SCARCE SANDY DENNY ALBUM

FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING

SANDY DENNY - THE NORTH STAR GRASSMAN & THE RAVENS

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY NEAR MINT CONDITION

1ST PRESS HOWARDS SLEEVE IN MINT MINUS CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9165
• MATRIX: ILPS9165 A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 O / 1 P
• ' STERLING ' STAMPED ON BOTH RUN OUT DEAD WAX AREAS

THE RECORD 

THE LABELS

THE ISLAND PALM TREE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB  MINT CONDITION. , THE COLOURS ARE WHITE WHERE THEY NEED TO BE AND RICH AND VIBRANT WHERE THERE IS NO WHITE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE Y SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE ON EACH SIDE TO SHOW WHERE THIS LP HAS HAD  CAREFUL PLAY. 

THE VINYL

THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT. EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE. PLUS A NON SOUNDING DULL MARK ON SIDE TWO THIS IS ALSO A GENUINE 1ST PRESS HEAVY WEIGHT DISC

THE TEST PLAY

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, AND THIS JUST MEANS THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS ALSO SUBLIME WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD TO THE EXACT STANDARD IT WAS SUPPOSED TO. CRISP AND CLEAR THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER. NOR ARE THERE ANY LOUD CLICKS EITHER

BEARING IN MIND HOW LAMBASTED ISLAND VINYL IS FOR NOISE, THIS ONE HAS NO INBUILT VINYL NOISE AT ANY POINT.

THE ONLY THING THAT STOPS THIS FROM BEING A FULL MINT GRADE IS THAT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TINY RANDOM SPECS OF VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE  WHICH I HEARD THROUGH THE PLAYTHROUGH IN A FEW OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

THIS ALBUM EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT

BUT DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED HOWARDS GATEFOLD SLEEVE IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS JUST PERFECT. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR HAS BEEN RETAINED AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE.

NO RING WEAR AND NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER, AND NO GRUBBINESS.

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE AT ALL ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH IS SUPERB CONDNITION.

PERFECT COLOURS ALL THE WAY ACROSS WITH ONLY A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP ENDS

THE SPINE IS JUST FANTASTIC! IT IS PERFECTLY SQUARE, AND 100% UNSQUASHED. HAS NO RUBBING OR COLOUR LOSS ANYWHERE. THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND THERE ARE NO THUMB LINES. THIS SHOWS JUST HOW LITTLE THE LP HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE COVER

THE REAR SURFACE SHOWS A VERY SLIGHT SHADOW OF GREYING JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A MINT PAIR OF OLIVE GREEN PANELS

I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY