On offer here is a VERY rare LP especially in this condition by Dr Strangely Strange called Heavy Petting and is an ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press LARGE Spiral Vertigo label THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IT IS ONE OF THE RAREST LPS EVER RELEASED ON THE VERTIGO LABEL - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE BACK IN 1970 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED - IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS, AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED AS A RESULT, IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE TODAY THIS LP IS MADE EVEN RARER STILL - AS IT IS THE EARLIEST 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - WITH A LARGE SPIRAL ON THE LABELS LATER ONES DONT - AND IS IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION
AND THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND TIME EVER - THAT I HAVE FOUND A 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP WITH 100 PERFECT DIE-CUTS AND FULLY READABLE BOTTOM EDGE WORDS AND THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP THIS LP IS ONE OF THE MOST FRAGILE COVERS EVER MADE. NOT ONLY DOES IT HAVE 2 FOLD OUT FLAPS, BUT IT ALSO HAS SOME DIE-CUT TREES WHICH ALSO FOLD-OUT ON EITHER SIDE OF THE COVER FRONT NATURALLY AS MOST PEOPLE HADNT EVEN HEARD OF PLASTIC SLEEVES IN 1970 - MOST COPIES BECOME RIPPED AND TORN FROM BEING SLID IN AND OUT OF RECORD RACKS OVER THE YEARS. OR THEY WERE TREATED BADLY - AND COVERS WERE QUICKLY DESTROYED. BUT NOT THIS ONE FOR NOT ONLY DOES THIS COVER HAVE NO RIPS AND NO TEARS AT ALL - BUT THE DIE-CUTS EVEN LOOK PERFECT THERE IS NO RIPS, NO TEARS, NO CATCH MARKS, AND THERE IS EVEN NO BURRING AT ALL NOT ONLY THAT - BUT THE BOTTOM EDGE WORDS ARE FULLY READABLE THIS IS SO RARE TO FIND - THAT MOST PEOPLE DON T EVEN KNOW THEY EXIST THE WORDS VERTIGO , DR. STRANGELY STRANGE , AND THE CAT NUMBER 6360 009 WERE PRINTED FROM NEW ON THE BOTTOM OF THE COVER FRONT ON THE FOLD OVER HINGES NOW ON 99 OF COPIES THIS AREA HAS COMPLETELY WORN AWAY - SO MOST PEOPLE WILL NEVER SEE THEM, LET ALONE REALISING THAT ANY WORDS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THERE BUT THE BOTTOM FOLD OVER HINGES ON THIS COVER ARE IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION - AND ALL THE WORDS ARE FULLY READABLE THIS COVER IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND WITH NO DAMAGE AT ALL TO THE SHAPED SECTIONS FULLY READABLE BOTTOM EDGE WORDS - AND THE CHANCES OF EVER FINDING ANOTHER ONE LIKE THIS AGAIN, IS VIRTUALLY ZERO
NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION, HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL - AND IS 100 COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL VERTIGO INNER SLEEVE DATE CODED - SEE PICTURE JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1970 UK EARLIEST 1ST PRESSING ON THE EARLIEST 1ST PRESS LARGE SPIRAL VERTIGO LABEL, EARLIEST 1ST PRESS 1/1 MATRIX ENDINGS, EARLIEST 1ST PRESS 1/04/70 DATE CODED VERTIGO INNER SLEEVE, AND EARLIEST 1ST PRESS DIE-CUT GATEFOLD FOLD-OUT COVER THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY This is the ORIGINAL UK Vertigo 1st Pressing from 1970 and is in SUPERB condition The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is 6360 009 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press LARGE Spiral Vertigo Label see picture and is a UK 1970 Stereo 1st pressing there were NO Monos
The record labels are in SUPERB condition see pictures with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL The vinyl is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, only 2 or 3 MEGA light scufflines, NO hairlines, only 2 or 3 ULTRA light TINY surface traces, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL JUST PRESSED LOOK AND LOOKS SUPERB It is great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some EXTREMELY low level background sound on the run on grooves gaps - NOT in the music AT ALL The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either The record must MEGA STRICTLY grade Very Good if not better - and is very VERY close to a grade above SUPERB RECORD Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to Brillant The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press Date Coded Vertigo Inner Sleeve which is in SUPERB condition - and is still FULLY poly lined The ORIGINAL 1st Press Die-Cut Gatefold Fold-Out Cover is in SUPERB condition - and is almost NEVER seen like this And incredibly for once this cover has NO TEARS AT ALL And even rarer still - not only does this cover have NO tears AT ALL, but AMAZINGLY all of the die-cut sections, the fold-out flaps, AND the shaped tree sections are in SUPERB condition - with NO bumps, NO knocks, NO dings, NO burring, and a PERFECT shape I have taken REALLY close up pictures of the shaped sections - to show exactly how SUPERB these areas of the cover really are This cover is hard enough to find with NO tears - and probably only 1 in 30 or 40 copies have NO tears AT ALL. But to find one with PERFECT shapes to the fold-outs and NO bumps AT ALL???? It is almost UNHEARD OF Probably only 1 in every 100 copies have shaped sections as SUPERB as this cover has And the rest of the cover has NO splits, NO sticker marks, FULLY READABLE bottom edge words, NO spinal wear, only a very VERY few light creases cover is VERY flat looking indeed , NO ringwear, NO rubbing, only slight corner wear NOT through the colour , NO sticker tears, only some VERY minor evidence of tipping in to the corners, NO annotations, and NO writing The cover also has a small Stereo Warning sticker on the cover front - which was common on LPs from this period. I have also taken a close up picture of it - which shows it to be PERFECTLY flat, with NO evidence of any re-sticking. However, it is impossible to guarantee if anything is underneath it, or if it was put on at a later date - so removal is definitely not recommended on a cover of this type Either way - why would anyone want to? Its a TINY sticker on an absolutely STUNNING cover The opening edges are beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL Even the back of the cover is in SUPERB condition with NO grubbyness, NO sticker tears, NO yellowing, NO rubbing, NO ringwear, and NO writing And of course - as mentioned before, this cover has NO rips, NO tears, and NO damage AT ALL to ANY of the shaped sections A truly SUPERB cover and it must grade Excellent Minus if not FULL Excellent SUPERB COVER THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS ESPECIALLY WITH NO DAMAGE AT ALL TO THE SHAPED SECTIONS ON THE COVER PERFECTLY READABLE BOTTOM EDGE WORDS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY
HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1ST PRESSING OF HEAVY PETTING BY DR STRANGELY STRANGE, IN SUPERB CONDITION Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. Postal discounts for multiple buys are always available - and I guarantee to ALWAYS undercharge on postage Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking Cheers--ooOOoo--
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