Small Faces OGDENS NUT GONE FLAKE UK LP 1st LILAC Stereo MINT MINUS UPGRADE

	£		136
	$		180

I have come across a collection of records that defy time.

They belonged to a collector who was buying in the mid to late 60's through the 70's and 80's

However his family have said that he didn't own a record player until the mid 80's.

Very strange I know, but what it means is that the early records have in most cases never been played or at the most one play.

Naturally people's tastes in music change and that's why the 80's albums have had more play than the 60's

There are some incredible records in this collection

I aim to release one per day and will list them at 8pm UK time so that they don't get confused with my other listings

I will also be TEST playing each record . My very very careful test play will go undetected however

MAGNIFICENT COPY OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM

SMALL FACES - OGDENS' NUT GONE FLAKE

STAGGERING MINT MINUS AUDIO

RARE 1ST PRESS ON THE LILAC IMMEDIATE LABEL

INCREDIBLE MINT SLEEVE

FINAL UPGRADE COPY

FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING

CATALOGUE:IMMEDIATE IMSP 012MATRIX:IMSP012-1Y / 2Y

MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 A / 1 R

THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES MUST BE PRESENT TO HAVE A VERY FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM

FIRSTLY THE LABEL MUST BE LILAC IN COLOUR (THE PINK LABEL IS A SECOND PRESS)

SIDE A MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING WORDS AROUND THE RIM 'FOR AMAZING RESULTS THIS RECORD MUST BE PLAYED AT FULL VOLUME'(REMOVED ON LATER ISSUES)

THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST BE EITHER -1 / -2 OR -2 / -1

THE SLEEVE MUST ONLY HAVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR SURFACE ' UK PATENT APPLICATION NO 21639/68' (LATER PRESSES HAD AN EXTRA DESIGN APPLICATION NUMBER AS WELL). THIS EXTRA NUMBER WAS ADDED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE INITIAL RELEASE, SO TO FIND ONE WITH ONLY THE ONE NUMBER IS EXTREMELY RARE!!!

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE LILAC LABELS ARE IN JUST MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE PASTEL BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS ON IT ANYWHERE. 

IT ALSO STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND LOGO'S ARE ALSO IN PRISTINE UNRUBBED CONDITION, WITH EACH LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

A CLOSE STUDY OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 3-4 REALLY SMALL AND BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINES, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED IN THE PAST 53 YEARS

THE KT TAX CODE ALSO APPEARS ON THE LABEL EMBOSSED OVER THE SPINDLE HOLE AREA

THE VINYL

A GLEAMING DISC THAT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. THIS IS NATURALLY ALSO A HEAVY WEIGHT FIRST PRESS DISC.IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE ON THE SURFACE OF THE VINYL,AND IT LOOKS FLAWLESS.

WHEN PLACED UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THE VINYL IS JUST AS IMMACULATE. JUST ONE ULTRAFINE AND ALMOST INVISIBLE HAIRLINE

PLAYING THE RECORD

WE DO BELIEVE THAT A RARE LP SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE HEARD BY BIDDERS AND SO THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE  INVESTED IN. THE BUTTONS AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE WILL ALLOW YOU TO HEAR THE ACTUAL RECORD YOUR ARE THINKING OF BIDDING ON

THIS IS A SERVICE WE ARE DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER OUR CUSTOMERS

THE RICH AND POWERFUL STEREO SOUND IS JUST MAGNIFICENT AND PURE FIRST PRESS. THE REPRODUCTION IS JUST SECOND TO NONE, AND EVERY NOTE IS CLEAR AND CRISP, PARTICULARLY WHEN YOU FOLLOW  THE ADVICE ON THE LABEL AND PLAY AT FULL VOLUME

THE FIRST THING TO STATE IS THAT IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT SHOWING THAT THE COUPLE OF PLAYS THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS 

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT.

I DON'T EVEN THINK I HEARD ANY MORE THAN ONE TINY DUST POP THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

THERE IS A TINY BIT OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

THE AUDIO PERFORMANCE EASILY GRADES  MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS

 USUALLY THE EDGE TO THE CIRCULAR COVER IS RUINED, AND AT LEAST ONE OF THE RIDICULOUSLY THIN HINGED JOINTS ARE RIPPED. 

ON MOST COPIES THE CIRCULAR SECTIONS ARE ALL SEPARATE, BUT ON THIS IMMACULATE COPY IT IS ALL PERFECTLY INTACT AND THAT'S JUST BECAUSE THE VINYL HAS HARDLY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE HINGED AREAS ARE ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!!!

ALL OF THE COLOURS ON ALL OF THE SURFACES ARE IMMACULATE AND RUB AND WEAR FREE. AS MENTIONED ALL OF THE JOINTS ARE PERFECTLY INTACT

NO RING WEAR WHATSOEVER, AND NOT EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE.

THE POCKET INSIDE THE SLEEVE THAT HOUSES THE RECORD IS ALSO IN PRISTINE UNSPLIT CONDITION AGAIN MOST COPIES WILL HAVE A TORN POCKET HERE. THE REASON FOR THIS ONE BEING IN MINT CONDITION IS THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER CHOSE TO KEEP THE LP OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE

ALSO THERE ARE NO CREASES, CREASE LINES, BENDS OR DINGS TO THE SLEEVE AT ALL AND NO THUMB LINES OF EDGE LINES EITHER

THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES MINT