On offer here is a VERY rare LP especially in this condition
by Kaleidoscope called Faintly Blowing and is an ORIGINAL 1969 UK 1st
Pressing on the 1st Press Fontana label THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY
RARE
AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND THIS IS ONE OF THE ALL TIME RAREST
UK PSYCH LPs EVER MADE - 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 THIS LP IS MADE EVEN RARER STILL - AS IT IS THE EARLIEST 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE, WITH FULLY TEXTURED LABELS ALL LATER ONES WERE SMOOTH LABELLED INSTEAD
BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT HAS NO WATERMARK AT ALL AND THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP WHEN THIS LP WAS MANUFACTURED IN 1969, WATER SOMEHOW GOT INTO THE PRESSING PROCESS - WITH 99 OF COPIES HAVING AN UGLY WATERMARK AT THE VERY EDGE OF ONE SIDE OR BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD CLEARLY THIS IS VERY UNDESIRABLE - WITH MOST COLLECTORS LOOKING FOR A 1ST PRESSING WITHOUT THIS DAMAGE. BARELY ANY 1ST PRESSINGS ESCAPED THIS WATERMARK - AND IT IS VERY RARE INDEED TO FIND ONE WITHOUT THIS SO NOT ONLY IS THIS LP THE EARLIEST 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - BUT IT IS ALSO THE ALL TIME RAREST 1ST PRESSING, WITH NO WATERMARK ON THE RECORD AT ALL
NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THIS LP IS IN GREAT CONDITION - AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1969 UK EARLIEST 1ST PRESSING ON THE EARLIEST 1ST PRESS TEXTURED FONTANA LABEL, EARLIEST 1ST PRESS 1/1 MATRIX ENDINGS, EARLIEST 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, NO WATERMARK ON THE RECORD AT ALL, AND EARLIEST 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD 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 Fontana UK 1st Pressing from 1969 and is in GREAT condition The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is STL 5491 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Fontana 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 BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL 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, NO nasty tick marks, only 3 or 4 light hairlines, only 3 or 4 VERY light scufflines, 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 also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO skips, only a VERY few clicks though mostly NONE , NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, NO distortion, NO groovewear, and only some slight background sound on the run on grooves gaps - NOT in the music AT ALL AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THIS RECORD HAS ABSOLUTELY NO WATERMARK AT ALL The record must MEGA STRICTLY grade Very Good PROPERLY graded, NOT trashed if not Very Good - and is still a very VERY nice 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 The ORIGINAL 1st Press Gatefold Laminated Cover is in GREAT condition and is a very VERY decent cover indeed, with absolutely NO major defects AT ALL The cover has NO stickers, NO top edge wear, NO edge splits, some evidence of touching in to the bottom edges, NO spinal wear apart from 3 or 4 small touched in traces , NO spine splits, slight corner wear NOT through the colour , NO rips, NO tears, only a few VERY light creases cover is VERY flat looking , VERY shiny laminate, some evidence of tipping in to the corners, NO annotations, and NO writing The opening edges are beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL Even the inside of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition - with NO grubbyness, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, NO ringwear, NO yellowing, and NO writing The cover must MEGA STRICTLY grade Very Good PROPERLY graded, NOT trashed if not Very Good - and is still a very VERY decent cover indeed, and absolutely MILES better than the usual trashed examples you see THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LIKE THIS ESPECIALLY AS THE EARLIEST RAREST 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - WITH FULLY TEXTURED LABELS, AND NO WATERMARK ON THE RECORD - 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 EARLIEST 1ST PRESSING OF FAINTLY BLOWING BY KALEIDOSCOPE, 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--