TRAFFIC Mr. Fantasy 1967 UK ISLAND 1st *MONO* PRESS NEAR MINT
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Jan 4, 2023
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TRAFFIC Mr. Fantasy 1967 UK ISLAND 1st *MONO* PRESS NEAR MINT
TRAFFICMr. Fantasy
1967 UK Island Records (ILP 961) FIRST *MONO* PRESSING
NICE ORIGINAL COPY WHICH PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE TEXTURED, MATT PINK ISLAND LABELS WITH THE 'BULLSEYE'' LOGO DESIGN
MATRIX: ILP+961+A / ILP+961+B
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL OUTER LAMINATED COVER, CENTRE-LOADING WITH FLIPBACKS INSIDE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE SQUARE DIE-CUT INNER SLEEVE
When Traffic's first LP was released in 1967, the British record industry considered albums and singles separate entities; thus, Mr. Fantasy did not contain the group's three previous Top Ten U.K. hits and just as the album was being released in the U.K., Traffic split from Dave Mason.
Traffic was fashioned as an unusual rock band. Steve Winwood's primary instrument was organ, though he also played guitar; Chris Wood was a reed player, spending most of his time on flute; Mason played guitar, but he was also known to pick up the sitar, among other instruments. As such a mixture suggests, the band's musical approach was eclectic, combining their background in British pop with a taste for the comic and dance hall styles of Sgt. Pepper, Indian music, and blues-rock jamming. Songs in the last category have proven the most distinctive and long-lasting, but Mason's more pop-oriented contributions remain winning, as do more light-hearted efforts
Side A:
Heaven Is In Your Mind
Berkshire Poppies
House For Everyone
No Face, No Name And No Number
Dear Mr Fantasy
Side B:
Dealer
Utterly Simple
Coloured Rain
Hope I Never Find Me There
Giving To You
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels which show light spindle
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Apart from some harmless wispy hairlines visible under bright light the surfaces are unmarked
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with nothing to fault bar some (very) occasional low-level surface, nothing really and nothing else to fault
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
The cover is as crisp, clean and unmarked with little wear to speak of
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Tracked)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £25.00 (International Tracked)
ALL RECORDS ARE PLAY-CHECKED UNLESS SEALED
Combined Post: Additional records £2 (UK) £3 (Europe) £5 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way
1436 (GS 9.0.5 (1436))
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