On offer here is a VERY rare LP especially in this condition by The Elastic Band called Expansions On Life and is an ORIGINAL 1969 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Decca Nova label THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IT IS ONE OF THE RAREST LPS ON THE DECCA / DERAM NOVA LABEL - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE BACK IN 1969 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 INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN GREAT CONDITION - AND CLEARLY HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1969 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS DECCA NOVA LABEL, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS ROBERT STACE LAMINATED 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 Decca Nova UK 1st pressing from 1969 and is in GREAT condition The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is SDN 6 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Decca Nova Label see picture and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing
The record labels are in SUPERB condition see pictures with NO wear, NO writing, and only a few VERY light spindle marks The vinyl is in GREAT condition Most of these 60s 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 nasty concentric marks AT ALL, only 3 or 4 NON sounding scufflines, only a few light hairlines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL JUST PRESSED LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW It is great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO skips, only a few VERY light clicks, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either The record must grade Very Good Minus PROPERLY graded, NOT trashed if not Very Good - and is still a very VERY decent record indeed 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 inner sleeve which is in BRILLIANT condition apart from the loss of its poly-lining The ORIGINAL 1st Press Robert Stace Laminated Cover is in GREAT condition overall - with absolutely NO major defects AT ALL It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear NOT through the colour , some creasing though this is mainly confined to the VERY edges , NO splits, a thin line of laminate lifting along the spinal edge, NO rips, NO tears, shiny laminate, only some very VERY minor evidence of tipping in to the corners, NO annotations, and NO writing The opening edge is still nice and straight with barely ANY feathering The unlaminated back of the cover has NO sticker marks, NO sticker tears, NO yellowing, NO writing, and only the usual ringwear/rubbing which this cover type always seems to have. The cover must MEGA STRICTLY grade Good PROPERLY graded, NOT trashed if not better - and is still a very VERY presentable cover indeed, with absolutely NO major defects AT ALL THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - 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 1969 UK 1ST PRESSING OF EXPANSIONS ON LIFE BY THE ELASTIC BAND, IN GREAT 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--
