SHAPE OF THE RAIN 1st LP 1971 RCA NEON 1st Press + INNER!! MINT!!!!

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Shape Of The Rain called "Riley, Riley Wood & Waggett" and is an ORIGINAL 1971 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press RCA Neon label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  IT IS ONE OF THE RAREST LPS ON THE RCA NEON LABEL - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1971 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!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL - IS THAT IT IS IN ABSOLUTELY AWESOME CONDITION!!!!  AND THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  THIS LP COMES FROM AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING COLLECTION OF LPs, FROM SOMEONE WHO WAS VERY HIGH UP IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS BACK IN THE LATE 1960s & EARLY 1970s!!!!  ALL OF HIS RECORDS WERE RECIEVED DIRECT FROM THE FACTORY AND STORED OUT OF THE LIGHT (VERTICALLY IN CLOSED BOXES!) AND REMAINED IN PLASTIC SLEEVES SINCE NEW!!!!  ALL WERE COMPLETELY UNPLAYED, OR HAD ONLY HAD ONE OR TWO PLAYS ONLY!!!!  AS A RESULT THIS RECORD HAS REMAINED IN AMAZING CONDITION - AS IT HASNT SEEN THE LIGHT OF DAY SINCE THE YEAR IT WAS MADE!!!!  AND IN THIS LPs CASE - INCREDIBLY, THE RECORD HAS ONLY EVER BEEN PLAYED TWICE (AND IS IN AMAZING CONDITION!), AND THE GATEFOLD COVER IS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME (EASILY THE BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN!)!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES - THIS IS SURELY ONE OF THE BEST (IF NOT THE BEST!) EXAMPLES LEFT IN EXISTENCE!!!!

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1971 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS RCA NEON LABEL, 1ST PRESS 'SILVER TEXT' RCA NEON BLACK 'POLY LINED' INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD 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 RCA Neon UK 1st Pressing from 1971 and is in AWESOME condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl!!!!  The Cat. No is NE 7 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press RCA Neon label (see picture) and is a UK 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 ONLY EVER BEEN PLAYED ONCE OR TWICE AT THE VERY MOST!!!!  The vinyl is in AWESOME 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, NO hairlines, NO scufflines, only 2 or 3 absolutely 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 AMAZING!!!!  It is great to find that the playing of the record is as STUNNING as the visual!!!!  It plays with NO pops, 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 MINT(Minus)!!!!  AWESOME 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 Black 'Poly-lined' inner sleeve - which is 100% solid, has NO edge splits, and is still FULLY 'poly-lined'!!!!  However, the black inner is bit creased, and would definitely benefit from an upgrade. The 1st Press Gatefold Cover is in absolutely AWESOME condition - and easily the VERY best I have EVER seen!!!!  It has NO sticker tears, NO sticker marks, NO edge wear (SUPERB flat & straight unworn edges!), NO spinal wear (PERFECT unworn vertical spine, with PERFECT side words!), NO splits, barely ANY corner wear AT ALL (virtually ZERO - and STUNNING square shape to ALL corners!), NO ringwear, NO RUBBING AT ALL, barely ANY creases AT ALL (virtually NONE and cover is PERFECTLY flat looking!), only 1 absolutely TINY (2 or 3 mms ONLY!) stained indentation at the VERY bottom of the cover back (almost INVISIBLE!), NO annotations, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL!!!!  And even the inside of the cover is in AWESOME condition with NO rubbing, NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Excellent++++ if not MINT(Minus)!!!!  AWESOME COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS (IT IS EASILY THE BEST EXAMPLE I HAVE EVER SEEN!) - 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 1971 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "RILEY, RILEY, WOOD & WAGGETT" BY SHAPE OF THE RAIN, IN AMAZING 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!!!!!

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