Happy Xmas!

In the picture you'll find details from 22 different rare LP covers. Some are easy, some are trickier. Can you identify them all?

Have yourself a merry little Christmas!

Rolling Stones - No. 1 RARE DUTCH ONLY 1968 BUTTERFLY COVER

The Rolling Stones – Debut LP
LP Holland 1968
DECCA DQY 825 384

Condition (record/cover): VG+/VG+

This is the rare 1968 release of the Rolling Stones first album with the Dutch only Psychedelic cover known as BUTTERFLY COVER. Great cover art!

The vinyl is very nice and clean but has some light surface scuffing. No deep scratches at all! Great sound throughout with just very light crackle, mostly noticeable between songs.

Laminated flipback cover. Small name written on rear and a small piece of the flipback is missing. Please look at the pictures for details.

Price: £50 SOLD!
 

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BEATLES Sgt Pepper LP 1967 PARLOPHONE STEREO 1 st!

The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper´s Lonely Hearts Club Band
LP UK 1967
Parlophone STEREO PCS 7027

Condition (record/cover/inner/cut-out sheet): VG+/VG++/VG+/EX+

First UK press of Sgt. Pepper´s Lonely Hearts Club Band from 1967, stereo PARLOPHONE PCS 7027. Both labels has the "The Grammophone co" rim and the "Sold in the UK...". Tax code "KT" is on side 1.

The fully laminated 'Garrod & Lofthouse' gatefold cover with inner flip backs has no splits and no writing. Very flat looking, just some light edge and corner wear. In great condition!! See my pictures. Comes with the 1ST PRESS 'PATENTS APPLIED FOR' red & white inner (no splits!) and the unused cut-out sheet.

The vinyl looks very nice and glossy with only some light sleeve removal type of marks. NO deep scratches at all. The LP sounds fantastic! Great sound with just a little crackle, mostly noticeable between songs.

Matrix: Side 1: YEX 637 - 1 Side 2:  YEX 638 - 1

Price: £55 SOLD
 

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EMERSON LAKE & PALMER Tarkus 1971 UK ISLAND NM AUDIO

Emerson Lake & Palmer - Tarkus
LP UK 1971
Island ILPS 9155

Condition (record/cover): NM/EX-

Original UK Island "Pink rim" 1 st pressing of Emerson Lake & Palmer's stunning prog masterpiece Tarkus. The album presents the trio performing its best progressive rock, still rough and not too polished.

The vinyl looks like new and unplayed. Practically flawless, strong and powerful NM sound throughout – fantastic stuff!

The record is housed in the original thick card matt gatefold cover "Printed and made by the E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford” with wide spine! Please look at the pictures.

Matrix: ILPS 9155 A-1U (etched "porky") / ILPS 9155 B-1U (etched "pecko")

Price: £35 SOLD


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BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD Expecting To Fly 1971 UK 1st SUPERB!

Buffalo Springfield – Expecting To Fly
LP UK 1971
Atlantic STEREO 2464 012

Condition (record/cover): EX++/EX

Original UK 1st pressing on the RED/PLUM Atlantic label.

The vinyl has deep-gloss playing surfaces with hardly no sign of play at all. When I carefully play-check it, it sounds as great as it looks. The sound quality is simply superb!

The fully laminated cover is also superb. Please look at the pictures. Comes in the original inner sleeve "Plastic bags can be dangerous" in superb EX+ condition. Smashing copy!

Price: £30 SOLD


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JULIANS TREATMENT A Time Before This 1970 Youngblood 1st UK Press

Julians Treatment - A Time Before This
LP UK 1970
Youngblood SYB 2

Condition (record 1/record 2/cover): EX-/EX-/VG++

Up for sale is the ORIGINAL Youngblood UK 1st pressing from 1970 of Julians Treatment's debut album "A Time Before This" (A1/B1/A1/B1 matrix suffixes). Double album by musician/ sci-fi writer Julian Jay Savarin. Hammond dominated,  spacey,  psychedelic prog- rock with long tracks,  cool female vocals and a cosmic,  sci-fi concept vibe.

This is also the very earliest 1st pressing of this double lp - with 1/G mother and stamper codes on each side of each disc!

The fully laminated gatefold cover 'Garrod & Lofthouse' is in great condition. Only slight edge and corner wear and only a few creases. The cover is very flat looking. The cover must grade VG++. (See my pictures.)

The records are in brilliant condition, shining as if they were just pressed with just some very light sleeve-removal scuffs (not audible). I have played it and it sounds fantastic! Hardly any crackle at all, absolute amazing sound! With the original plain white 'Patents' inner sleeves, also in great condition.


Price: £310 SOLD


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KINKS Are The Village Green Preservation Society 12 Track 1968 Swedish LP PYE

The Kinks - Are The Village Green Preservation Society
LP Sweden 1968
PYE NSPL 18233

Condition (record/cover): EX/VG+

Ultra rare 12 track LP, released in Sweden only with this unique cover. An LP notoriously hard to find. This LP has a different track listing than the UK pressing, and different stereo mixes. This LP is widely considered one of the most influential and important works by The Kinks.

This 12-song version was Ray's initial intended release for the European market. It was released in Sweden in October 1968. Ray and Pye had it withdrawn before it was manufactured for UK release and the re-sequenced 15-song version was released there (22 November 1968) and in the United States (January 1969). Apart from sequencing, this early version differs by the absence of "Last of the Steam-Powered Trains", "Big Sky", "Sitting by the Riverside", "Animal Farm" and "All of My Friends Were There", and the inclusion of "Mr. Songbird" and "Days" (the latter a #12 UK hit single released in June 1968). The stereo mixes of "Do You Remember Walter" and "People Take Pictures Of Each Other" were slightly different from the mono mixes.

The record is in very nice condition and it sounds fantastic! Great dynamics and great sound throughout. Hardly any crackle at all.

A very soft and fragile cover (almost impossible to find in perfect condition). This copy is VG+.  No splits or writing. Small name sticker on rear. Please look at my photos.


Price: £210 SOLD


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MONKS Black Monk Time 1st press 1966 German Polydor LP

Monks – Black Monk Time
LP GERMANY 1966
Polydor International 249 900 (machine-stamped matrices)

Condition (record/cover): VG++/VG+

Up for sale is this monster rare original 1966 GERMAN pressing of Monks' "Black Monk Time". This LP is seriously rare and extremely hard to find. Released only in Germany on Polydor International Records.

The vinyl looks very nice with with some light hairlines. NO deep scratches at all. The LP sounds fantastic! Great sound with little crackle, mostly noticeable between songs. Just wild killer 60's garage punk rock!

The fully laminated cover has some light edge wear and light ring wear. See my pictures for details.


Price: £350 SOLD

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From the book Endless Trip:
The tale of how five GIs stationed in Germany shaved their heads, donned cowls and created punk rock in 1966 (calling it über-beat) still seems too amazing to be true – but the evidence is all here, on their astounding album, which would almost certainly not have got made in America at the time. Screamed vocals, shrieking feedback, atonal organ and ferocious drumming define their sound, as does the unorthodox use of strummed banjo for rhythm. This really is one of those records that seems to owe no debt to anything else, and is as exciting and distinctive as anything in rock and roll.

No contemporary American band had recorded an album of such personality and vision – The Velvet Underground’s debut was recorded well after Black Monk Time, for example – and even The Beatles had yet to explore such territory (John Lennon would have loved them). All the songs are self-penned, too, something that very few people could boast in 1966. One of the handful of 60s albums that all music fans should hear.

BEATLES – Abbey Road 1st UK-original 1969

The Beatles – Abbey Road
LP UK 1969
Apple STEREO PCS 7088

Condition (record/cover): EX+/EX+

First press of Abbey Road from 1969, stereo APPLE PCS 7088 without ”Her Majesty” on the dark green Apple label but with the aligned Apple on rear sleeve. Fully laminated cover is in superb condition!!! See my pictures. The record is also in brilliant condition! The vinyl looks superb and when I play it it sounds as great as it looks. Great sound with absolute minimal amount of crackle, barely audible. The sound quality is simply superb! The record also comes in its original BLACK inner sleeve which is in great condition.

First press matrix numbers: YEX 749-2/YEX 750-1

Price: £42 SOLD


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STILL LIFE 1st LP 1971 VERTIGO 1st UK Press!

 

 

Still Life - Still Life
LP UK 1971
Vertigo 6360 026

Condition (record/cover): EX++/EX

Up for sale is the ORIGINAL Vertigo UK 1st pressing from 1971 of Still Life's self-titled album. Excellent British heavy organ dominated progressive rock. Housed in equally spectacular textured gatefold cover! (See my pictures.) This LP is hopelessly rare and very hard to find, one of the rarest LPs on the Vertigo Swirl label.

The record is in brilliant condition, shining like it was just pressed with NO visible hairlines or marks. I have played it and it sounds fantastic!!! Hardly any crackle at all, even completely silent between tracks. Amazing sound! The LP is housed in its original vertigo inner sleeve, also in great condition.

Gatefold textured cover is absolutely stunning. Very flat and the spine is almost perfect with the text is fully readable. Just some very light corner and edge wear. EX.

Machine stamped matrix:
A-side: 6360026 1Y//1  ▼ 420  1 1 2
B-side: 6360026 2Y//1  ▼ 420  1 1 2

Price: £450 SOLD!


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ATOMIC ROOSTER Hearing of Atomic Rooster 1971 PEGASUS TOP COPY!

Atomic Rooster - In Hearing of Atomic Rooster 
LP UK 1971
Pegasus PEG-1

Condition (record/cover): NM/EX+

First UK press LP from 1971 on the rare and collectible Pegasus Records label. The vinyl is shiny with NO marks, NEAR MINT! Hard to upgrade this one. The thick card gatefold sleeve is also in fantastic condition. With the amazing Roger Dean illustration!

Price: £80 Sold!


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MAN - 2 Oz of Plastic With a Hole in the Middle LP 1969 UK Dawn

Man - 2 Oz of Plastic With a Hole in the Middle
LP UK 1969
Dawn DNLS 3003

Condition (record/cover): EX/EX

Price: £35 SOLD


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SOFT MACHINE Volume Two 1969 Psych LP US press PROBE

The Soft Machine - Volume Two
LP US 1969
ABC/Probe Stereo CPLP 4505

Condition (record/cover): EX-/EX

Price: £20


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