THE FOLK SONGS OF BRITAIN-ALL 10 VOLUMES.1968 TOPIC MONO+10 BOOKLETS-NEAR MINT

	£		100
	$		133

ATTENTION 1960s FOLK MUSIC COLLECTORS!   HERE IS A SERIOUSLY RARE 1968 COMPLETE SET OF 10 MONO LPs:"THE FOLK SONGS OF BRITAIN". 1961 RECORDINGS MADE BY ALAN LOMAX,PETER KENNEDY AND OTHERS WITH ASSISTANCE FROM SHIRLEY COLLINS IN MOST CASES DIRECTLY AT THE SOURCE KNOWN AS FIELD RECORDINGS RATHER THAN IN STUDIO SETTINGS. SOME OF THESE RECORDINGS WERE ISSUED ON VARIOUS LPs AND EPs IN THE EARLY 1960s .

THESE 10 LPs WERE ISSUED WITH MINIMAL PUBLICITY IN 1968 ON THE DECCA PRESSED TOPIC LABELS-SOLD AS INDIVIDUAL ALBUMS-HARDLY ANYONE WOULD HAVE PURCHASED THE ENTIRE SET AS THERE IS A DIVERSITY OF STYLES AND OF COURSE 45 YEARS AGO THESE WERE EXPENSIVE FULL PRICE RELEASES-I HAVE FOUND A COUPLE OF INDIVIDUAL VOLUMES IN THE PAST BUT HAVE NEVER,EVER SEEN A FULL SET UNTIL NOW!

NOT ONLY THAT,THEY ARE IN BRILLIANT CONDITION FROM ONE OWNER SINCE 1968 AND ALL HAVE THE USUALLY MISSING BOOKLETS WITH IN DEPTH SLEEVE NOTES AND LYRICS.

HARDLY ANY SURVIVE AS GOOD AS THIS STUNNING SET WITH THAT"JUST PRESSED"LOOK AS THE DISCS HAVE CLEARLY BARELY BEEN PLAYED! I WOULD ESTIMATE NO MORE THAN 3-4 TIMES IF THAT! A ONCE IN A BLUE MOON OPPORTUNITY TO BID FOR A BREATHTAKING,COMPLETE 10 LP SET! 

 HERE ARE THE CONTENTS:

VOLUME 1:SONGS OF COURTSHIP

VOLUME 2:SONGS OF SEDUCTION

VOLUME 3:JACK OF ALL TRADES

VOLUME 4:THE CHILD BALLADS-1

VOLUME 5:THE CHILD BALLADS-2

VOLUME 6:SAILORMEN AND SERVINGMAIDS

VOLUME 7:FAIR GAME AND FOUL

VOLUME 8:A SOLDIER'S LIFE FOR ME

VOLUME 9:SONGS OF CEREMONY

VOLUME 10:SONGS OF ANIMALS AND OTHER MARVELS

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THE LPs ARE CRAMMED WITH TRACKS BY MOSTLY OBSCURE ARTISTS AND I AM SURE YOU WILL APPRECIATE I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME TO LIST THE ENTIRE CONTENTS,SUFFICE TO SAY THEY ARE FASCINATING,WELL RECORDED,AUTHENTIC AND QUITE PROBABLY NOT REISSUED ON CD! THERE IS PLENTY OF INFORMATION ON THE COVERS AND THE BOOKLETS. 

BEAUTIFUL CLEAR SOUND IN SOLID MONO.

THERE ARE NO SURFACE MARKS,GLEAMING SURFACES-VERY QUIET SURFACES UNLIKE MOST 45 YEAR OLD LPs-NO CLICKS-NO STICKS-NO JUMPS.

THE LAMINATED FRONT COVERS HAVE SOME MINOR TINY EDGE CREAES-A SMALL STAIN ON THE BACK OF VOLUME 9.  EACH DISC IS HOUSED IN THE CORRECT ORIGINAL"MONO"POLYLINED INNER SLEEVES WHICH ARE VERY CLEAN!

JUST ABOUT THE BEST SET OF SUCH INTERESTING AND HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT MUSIC YOU COULD EVER WISH TO FIND.DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO BID FOR A FANTASTIC SET OF LPs THAT I DOUBT SOLD MANY COPIES IN THE UK-I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS AS A COMPLETE SET BEFORE IN OVER 26 YEARS AS A DEALER AND 40 AS A COLLECTOR. 

A REALISTIC £100 STARTING PRICE.UK POSTAGE:£27 SPECIAL DELIVERY(I WILL NOT RISK ANY OTHER WAY SO PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME TO!) EUROPE £35 INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR. REST OF THE WORLD £50-INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR IS INCLUDED TO ANY COUNTRY AND IS THE ONLY WAY I WILL SEND THEM AS THEY ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE AND THERE WILL NEED TO BE SOLID PACKING WHICH WILL MAKE IT HEAVY. SHOULD I OVERCHARGE THE DIFFERENCE WILL BE REFUNDED IMMEDIATELY.I NEVER OVERCHARGE ON ANY OF MY ITEMS BUT AM AT THE MERCY OF THE BRITISH POST OFFICE WITH THE RECENT SHARP INCREASES. THIS WONDERFUL 100%  COMPLETE SET IS FROM A VERY CAREFUL COLLECTOR WHO BOUGHT FROM NEW AND AS OFTEN THE CASE WITH LARGE COLLECTIONS-THE MAJORITY OF THE DISCS HAD A COUPLE OF PLAYS AT THE VERY MOST AND THEN FILED AWAY ON SHELVES AWAY FROM LIGHT AND HEAT FOR OVER 50 YEARS!

YOU'LL PROBABLY NEVER FIND A BETTER SET!

SO CLOSE TO MINT! A TERM I NEVER USE AS IT DOES NOT EXIST EXCEPT FOR SEALED LPs! 

Over the years I have helped to add to the collections of many QUALITY MUSIC collectors and given my experience, I am aware of the titles that are GENUINE RARE ITEMS.

Now of course for those who are"chained"to the record collector price guide books,for whom I am one of the main consultants, the prices are still a SUGGESTION and as we all know ACTUAL prices SOLD can vary.

The sellers on ebay who continually put"listed"or "list price"on everything should be aware of this!!!!     

SHARP,CLEAN LABELS!   

This is my honest grading!!!

Please see my listening policy below. 

I test on a lightweight pickup of approx 2 grammes and listen with the treble full on and no filtering or mono switch used.As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!  

Checkout my  feedback of over 15,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers.Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week. Customers from all over the world regard my ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings by prior email  arrangement. 10 years on ebay  and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

MORE DIFFERENT FOLK,BLUES,JAZZ AND ROCK LPs,EPs AND 45s  FROM ME EVERY WEEK ON EBAY FOR AUCTION AND MANY AT LOW,REALISTIC BUY IT NOW PRICES!

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