THIRD EAR BAND 1970 UK HARVEST 1st PRESSING LIGHT PLAY EX COPY
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  $   72

 


£ 54 Sold For
Apr 7, 2014 Sold Date
Mar 28, 2014 Start Date
£   20 Start price
6   Number Of Bids
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THIRD EAR BAND 1970 UK HARVEST 1st PRESSING LIGHT PLAY EX COPY

OUTER LAMINATED G&L GF, ORIGINAL PRE-HARVEST INNER

THIRD EAR BAND

UK HARVEST (SHVL 773) FIRST PRESSING (June 1970) OF THIRD EAR BAND'S ASTONISHING, INNOVATIVE, BEAUTIFUL & HAUNTING EPONYMOUS SECOND LP - COMMONLY REFEREED TO AS "Elements"

DETERMINEDLY AVANT-GARDE AND SERIOUS IN ITS UNDERTAKING WITH MUSICAL SOURCES RANGING FROM INDIAN RAGA, JEWISH LITANIES, CELTIC LEGENDS, IMPROVISATIONAL JAZZ AND MEDIEVAL ENGLISH FOLK, IT WAS UNSURPRISINGLY GREETED WITH CONFUSION BY ITS INTENDED 'ROCK' AUDIENCE UPON RELEASE

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE HARVEST LABELS CARRY "THE GRAMOPHONE CO..." RIM TEXT AND NO EMI BOXED LOGO
MATRIX: SHVL 773 A-1 / SHVL 773 B-1
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/L and 1/GG
THE ALBUM IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL OUTER LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE, DIE-CUT, POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE WITH "MADE IN ENGLAND", BRITISH PATENT NUMBER AND "BRITISH AND OTHER PATENTS PENDING" PRINTED IN PURPLE (this release pre-dates the Harvest advertising inner bag which was not issued until later in 1970)

Side One:
Air (10:29)
Earth (9:52)
Side Two:
Fire (9:19)
Water (7:04)

LABELS: EXCELLENT
The labels are clean, bright and unmarked with just a few spindle traces
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT
The vinyl still retains its original lustre with a deep, glossy sheen but there are some superficial brush marks - of little audible significance
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT
A beautiful LP with a crystal clear, warm and rich sound and my play-check at volume found little to fault - plays extremely well - nothing but a few light ticks on Side One, hardly any on Side Two - impressively clean for this record with its many very quiet passages
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Fine example - nice deep gloss to the outer laminated surfaces and clean, unmarked inner - slight rub to the bottom edge but little else to fault - all spine text is clear and bold
INNER SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Apart from some age-related light marking the poly-lined inner is clean and fresh

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd Class Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)

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