"THE SMASHING BIRD I USED TO KNOW"1969NEMS NEAR MINT
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ONE OF THE RAREST BRITISH CULT SOUNDTRACK 1960s LPs IN OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT CONDITION!
THE FIRST DECENT COPY TO BE SEEN ON EBAY OR ANYWHERE IN MONTHS,POSSIBLY YEARS FROM A RELIABLE POWER SELLER AND COLLECTOR!
"THE SMASHING BIRD I USED TO KNOW"
THE FILM WAS DIRECTED BY ROBERT HARTFORD DAVIS AND PRODUCED BY PETER NEWBROOK.
Mr Newbrook died a few weeks ago and this is his own copy which looks and sounds as if he only played it once or twice!
The cover has some corner creases but no writing/stains/rips or repairs.
CBS PRESSED NEMS 6-70059 STEREO
NO MONO VERSION WAS MADE!
ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER SOUNDTRACK LPs FROM 1969-A TRULY FANTASTIC CONDITION LP THAT YOU MAY NEVER SEE AGAIN!
AN ALBUM THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN RARE BUT 40 YEARS LATER IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN ANY CONDITION,LET ALONE AS GOOD AS THIS ONE!
ANOTHER DEALER STRESSES"IMPOSSIBLE"ON ALMOST EVERYTHING-FOR ONCE THIS WOULD BE A CORRECT STATEMENT!!!!
A BARELY PLAYED RECORD WITH OUTSTANDINGLY QUIET VINYL!
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN UPGRADER/ULTIMATE COPY OR SIMPLY AN EXCELLENT INVESTMENT FOR THE FUTURE-THIS COULD BE THE ONE FOR YOU!
INCLUDES
THE MUSIC COMPOSED BY BOBBY RICHARDS.
A BIG ORCHESTRA WITH SOME HAMMOND ORGAN/BRASS AND RHYTHM STABS/GROOVES AND BREAKS TYPICAL OF THE ERA IN A VARIETY OF MOODS DURING THE 14 TRACKS!
THE FILM STARRED RENEE ASHERSON,DENNIS WATERMAN AND PATRICK MOWER AS WELL AS THE BEAUTIFUL MADELINE HINDE.
IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD EXPERTS/DEALERS.
FROM A RECENTLY PURCHASED COLLECTION OF TOP QUALITY LPs OWNED FROM NEW BY A FORMER PRODUCER WHO HARDLY USED HIS LPs AND STORED AWAY FROM LIGHT AND HEAT ON STURDY SHELVES FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS!
THERE ARE NO ULTRA MINOR/SEMI FAINT SURFACE COVER REMOVAL MARKS AND NO SURFACE NOISE OR AUDIBLE SIGNS OF USE-NOT EVEN ANY CLEANING WAS NECESSARY! AMAZING!!!
IN MY MANY YEARS OF DEALING AND MANY BEFORE THAT AS A COLLECTOR(SINCE 1969),I HAVE NEVER,EVER SEEN A COPY OF THIS LP BEFORE!
I HAVE HANDLED AND SOLD MANY OF THE UK's RAREST RECORDS BUT NEVER THIS ONE UNTIL NOW!
ALWAYS ON COLLECTORS WANTS LISTS,POSSIBLY ONLY SOLD A FEW HUNDRED COPIES IN 1969 AND DELETED WITHIN A YEAR OF ISSUE!
A CULT SOUNDTRACK RECORD COLLECTORS DREAM-PLEASE READ ON FOR IN DEPTH DETAILS!!
I HAVE NOT FOUND SUCH BREATHTAKING QUALITY FOR A RARE 1960s FILM SOUNDTRACK LP OF THIS VINTAGE FOR QUITE SOMETIME.IT IS SIMPLY NOT TURNING UP EVEN AT THE MAJOR AUCTION HOUSES,EVEN TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO, IT WAS SERIOUSLY RARE.MOST HAVE NOW LEFT THE UK FOR THE COLLECTIONS OF JAPAN,AMERICA AND THE FAR EAST NEVER TO RETURN TO THE SELLING MARKET.
THIS MAY BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET SUCH AN IMPORTANT AND BRILLIANT LP LIKE THIS ONE IN ALMOST AS NEW CONDITION!
NO CLEANING WAS NEEDED,THE SURFACES GLEAM,NO PATCHES OR BAD STORAGE ISSUES,NO WARPING,NO SCUFFS,NO SCRATCHES,NO FADING etc.
PLEASE LOOK AT ALL OF THE PHOTOS THE BRIGHTNESS AND SHARPNESS OF THE LABELS AND THE COVER!
NO WRITING,NO REPAIRS,NO RIPS,NO SPLITS,NO SPILLAGES,NO STAINS,NO LAMINATION PEELING,JUST A FEW CORNER CREASES.
EVEN THE INNER IS AS NEW AND VERY CLEAN!
THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS A HI-FI BUFF AND BEING THE PRODUCER OF THE FILM HAD THE BENEFIT OF GETTING THE BEST AND INDEED IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS RECORD TO APPEAR ON EBAY FOR YEARS DIRECT FROM SOMEONE WHO WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME!
ONE OF THE VERY FIRST PRESSINGS OFF THE CBS STAMPERS!!!
THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE.
UNLIKE OTHER SELLERS, I AM IN MY MID FORTIES AND HAD THE ENCOURAGEMENT FROM EVEN MY PRE-SCHOOL AGE TO ENJOY ALL STYLES OF MUSIC FROM MY LATE FATHER, WHO WAS A RESPECTED MUSICIAN AND COLLECTOR OF CLASSICAL AND JAZZ MUSIC.
I HAD MY FIRST RECORD PLAYER AT THE AGE OF 6 AND BY MY TEENAGE YEARS HAD BUILT UP AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYES OF MY FATHER WHO TAUGHT ME HOW TO LOOK AFTER RECORDS AND EQUIPMENT.
BY 1986 AFTER 6 YEARS IN RETAIL,I BEGAN RUNNING AN ALREADY ESTABLISHED RECORD COLLECTORS SHOP WHICH DESPITE ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT FACE SMALL INDEPENDENTS(RATES/RENT/LACK OF PASSING TRADE etc IS STILL GOING STRONG ALTHOUGH,NATURALLY THE CREAM OF MY STOCK IS TO BE FOUND ON EBAY.
IN A COMPETITIVE MARKET SUCH AS EBAY,I AM VERY STRICT ON MY GRADING AND TAKE TIME TO TEST AND STUDY ALL MY ITEMS BEFORE AUCTION OR SET SALE,SO YOU CAN BID WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE!
A VERY NICE THICK PRESSING!
A1/B1 MATRIXES.
MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS ONE IS IN VERY NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE NOISE WHATSOEVER ,EVEN AT HIGH VOLUME WITH THE TREBLE FULL ON TO"CATCH"ANY GROOVE WEAR AND THAT IS BEING STRICT!
NO STICKS!/NO JUMPS!/NO CLICKS!/NO SWISHES!/NO DISTORTION!
A COPY THAT HAS BEEN PLAYED ONLY A COUPLE OF TIMES,IF THAT HAVING SPOKEN AT LENGTH TO THE PRODUCERS SON.
Just how many were preserved like this one FROM A RELIABLE INDUSTRY SOURCE ??!!!!!!
The STEREO mixes are Superb and wide, full of bass, with a natural warmth from those days OF AROUND 40 YEARS AGO!
In the late 1960s, many were using terrible old and heavy equipment and using worn styli or nasty autochangers that would scuff the discs forever in seconds at the time not aware that years later even the slightest damage would be evident on more sophisticated audio.
The 1960s equipment was quite often a bit basic and it was suggested to play LPs at between 5 and 8 grammes, which of course after a few plays would produce on later plays that nasty"film of fizzy distortion"so often IGNORED by sellers and in MY LISTENING GRADING is ALWAYS LISTENED OUT FOR WITH THE TREBLE FULL ON AND PLAYED TWICE TO ENSURE THE BEST AND MOST ACURATE GRADING!!!!
THE FEW COPIES THAT ACTUALLY SOLD WERE LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN PLAYED AT PARTIES OR STACKED UP ON AUTOCHANGERS,LEFT OUT OF THE COVER FOR LONG PERIODS,BASICALLY RUINED AND WRECKED WITH PROBABLY ONLY A FEW DOZEN COPIES LEFT IN THE WORLD IN THIS CONDITION!!!!!!
To find immaculate copies all these years later is getting almost impossible!FACT!
THEY ARE SIMPLY DRYING UP!
These mixes are far punchier but are rather flat on the CDs that have come out!
Vinyl is still the best way to hear vintage soundtrack music like this one and always will be!
GREAT WIDE RANGE SOUND WITH GREAT BASS!
I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.
There is NO spindle wear.
Look elsewhere on ebay and you WON'T SEE ANOTHER COPY!!!!!-you will find CD reissues,or if you do find a vinyl elsewhere it will be of a lower grade with all manner of faults.
MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!
This is A POSSIBLE UPGRADER COPY-EXAMINE YOURS IF YOU HAVE ONE AT ALL AND IT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!
ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE!!
AN OUTER PVC COVER WILL BE SUPPLIED.
THE LP ITSELF AS USUAL WILL BE REMOVED FROM IT'S COVER BEFORE SENDING!
REMEMBER I AM GRADING STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY THE PHOTOS!
As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!
Realistic £20 STARTING price with no annoying reserve. BUY IT NOW OFFERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!
HARDLY ANY RARE 1960s LPs OF THIS VINTAGE SELL FOR LESS AND I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW GOOD IT IS.DO NOT BE SURPRISED IF THERE IS FRANTIC BIDDING AT THE LAST MINUTE.
DON'T LEAVE IT AND REGRET IT LATER!!!!!!!!!!!THIS MAY NOT BE REPEATED FOR A LONG TIME!
THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A SUPER AND RARE LP. A GREAT INVESTMENT!
Postage is £4 RECORDED DELIVERY.SOLID PACKING FAR BETTER THAN THE MAJORITY OF SELLERS-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK FOR PROOF! YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!!
Outside UK extra depending on destination. PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SEVERAL ITEMS OVERSEAS BEING"LOST", IF THE OPTION TO SEND INSURED IS REFUSED THEN I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST ITEMS. I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.Paypal or cheque within 7 days please.
CHEQUE WILL NEED TIME TO CLEAR BEFORE DELIVERY.
SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT
DO NOT BID UNLESS YOU INTEND TO PAY.Feedback always left. BE AWARE!!!! NON PAYERS AND TIMEWASTERS WILL BE DEALT WITH AND REPORTED TO EBAY AS WELL AS CIRCULATED VERBALLY AND BY EMAIL TO MY MANY DEALER AND COLLECTOR FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!
Checkout my power seller status and my own feedback of OVER 9000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BUY with confidence! 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.
I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH OVER 7 YEARS ON EBAY.
I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.
LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE OF GLOWING STATEMENTS!
UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings by prior email arrangement.OVER 7 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!!!!!
DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY,MAYBE FOR THE LAST TIME FOR THIS ULTRA RARE 1969 BRITISH SOUNDTRACK LP!
I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.
MANY MORE FANTASTIC LPs TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS FROM THIS COLLECTION INCLUDING SOME JAZZ LPs THAT COLLECTORS WILL NOT BELIEVE TO EXIST ANYMORE!
KEEP WATCHING!
DON'T LEAVE YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN!
THIS COULD BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET SUCH A WONDERFUL LP LIKE THIS ONE!
GOOD LUCK AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.
THE COUNTDOWN IS ON FOR YOUR CHANCE TO OWN AN ORIGINAL NEAR MINT CONDITION COPY OF A BRITISH SOUNDTRACK GEM!
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