On offer here is a VERY rare LP especially in this condition
by The Faces called A Nods As Good As A Wink To a Blind Horse and is an ORIGINAL UK 1971 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Warner Bros label
THIS IS A MASSIVELY RARE LP AND THIS ONE IS
PARTICULARLY SPECIAL IN FACT - THIS SURELY HAS TO BE THE RAREST SMALL FACES / FACES / ROD STEWART RELATED LP YOU WILL EVER SEE THIS LP IS A MEGA RARE TEST
PRESSING WITH
THE EARLIEST 1ST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS A1/B1 , WHITE TEST PRESS
LABELS, AND AN ULTRA RARE PROOF GATEFOLD
COVER THIS LP WAS MADE FOR APPROVAL PRIOR
TO THE RELEASE DATE - WITH ONLY 2 OR 3 COPIES EVER BEING MADE LIKE THIS PROOF COVERS WERE NOT FINISHED COVERS - AND WERE SIMPLY MADE FLAT IN 1 CARDBOARD SHEET. THIS WAS DESIGNED SO THOSE IN CHARGE, COULD APPROVE THE COVER - AND ALSO LISTEN AND APPROVE THE RECORD. CLEARLY IN THIS CASE THEY GOT IT BADLY WRONG - AS YOU WILL NOTICE THIS PROOF COVER FEATURES THE WITHDRAWN 1ST PRESS FACES COVER - WHICH WAS ONLY RELEASED FOR A TINY AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE BEING WITHDRAWN FOR ALTHOUGH A FEW WERE MADE LIKE THIS - IT WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WITHDRAWN, BECAUSE THE PICTURE ON THE COVER FRONT WAS TOO SMALL AND TOO HIGH UP THE COVER - AND THE CREDITS ON THE COVER BACK WERE INCORRECT AND HALF WERE PRINTED IN BLACK - WHICH YOU COULDN T SEE PROPERLY THERE IS ALSO A FACTORY CORRECTION IN THE MACHINE STAMPED A1/B1 MATRIX WHERE A STAMPED S HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A K - WHICH I DON T THINK MADE IT OUT TO THE RELEASED VERSIONS WHAT THIS DOES PROVE - IS THAT IT IS QUITE LITERALLY THE EARLIEST RAREST 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE WITH THE WITHDRAWN COVER PROOF , AND SO FEW WERE MADE LIKE THIS - THAT IT IS ALMOST CERTAINLY UNIQUE
NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS
IN BRILLIANT CONDITION WITH AN AWESOME RECORD - AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL
JUST
TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1971 UK
EARLIEST WITHDRAWN 1ST
PRESSING ON THE WHITE TEST PRESS LABELS, EARLIEST 1ST PRESS A1/B1
MATRIX ENDINGS WITH FACTORY CORRECTION , EARLIEST 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND EARLIEST 1ST
PRESS GATEFOLD PROOF 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 Warner Bros UK 1st Pressing from 1971 and is in BRILLIANT condition The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat.
No
is K 56006 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Warner Bros Label see picture
and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing there were NO Monos
The MEGA RARE Test Press White label record labels are in AWESOME 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 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 groovewear and NO distortion 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 inner sleeve which is in BRILLIANT condition The MEGA RARE Earliest 1st Press Proof Single Cardboard Gatefold Sleeve is in GREAT condition Of course, unlike a normal cover - it is simply a flat piece of cardboard, and so attracts damage far more easily than a standard cover does Even so, this one has survived in GREAT condition The cover has NO rips, NO tears, only VERY slight edge wear, VERY nice main faces with SUPERB colour , slight spinal wear, NO spine splits, NO sticker marks, NO pinholes, some residue traces to the top/bottom edges, only a few VERY light creases, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL to the cover front, only VERY slight rubbing to the cover back, NO sticker tears, and NO writing This ULTRA RARE Proof Gatefold Cover must grade Very Good PROPERLY graded, NOT trashed if not better - and is still a very VERY decent Proof cover indeed THIS SURELY HAS TO BE ONE OF THE RAREST SMALL FACES / FACES / ROD STEWART RELATED LPS YOU WILL EVER SEE IN FACT THIS LP COULD EVEN BE UNIQUE LIKE THIS AND ALMOST CERTAINLY IS IT WILL SURELY BE A VERY VERY LONG TIME IF EVER BEFORE YOU GET ANOTHER CHANCE TO OWN AN ULTRA RARE TEST PRESSING OF THIS LP WITH PROOF SLEEVE THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE IN EVERY RESPECT - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING 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 A NODS AS GOOD AS A WINK TO A BLIND HORSE BY THE FACES, IN BRILLIANT 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--
