On offer here is a VERY rare LP especially in this condition by Van Morrison called Tupelo Honey 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 VAN MORRISON / THEM RELATED LP YOU WILL EVER SEE THIS LP IS A MEGA RARE TEST PRESSING WITH THE EARLIEST 1ST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS A1/B1 , AND WHITE TEST PRESS LABELS JUST FINDING A STANDARD 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP IN NICE CONDITION IS VERY HARD INDEED - BUT FINDING AN ULTRA RARE TEST PRESSING IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE ONLY A ABSOLUTELY TINY HANDFUL NO MORE THAN 10-20 COPIES OF THE EARLIEST 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY - WERE EVER MADE AS TEST PRESSINGS , TO TEST THE SOUND QUALITY MIX OF THE LP PRIOR TO FINAL APPROVAL ONLY AFTER THIS TEST PRESSING WAS FINALLY APPROVED - COULD THE 1ST PRESSING RUN BEGIN SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL - THAT THIS IS THE EARLIEST RAREST 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE AND SO FEW WERE MADE LIKE THIS WITH MOST ALMOST CERTAINLY LOST OR THROWN AWAY OVER THE YEARS - THAT THIS LP COULD EVEN BE UNIQUE
NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS
IN ABSOLUTELY 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 1ST
PRESSING ON THE WHITE TEST PRESS LABELS, EARLIEST 1ST PRESS A1/B1
MATRIX ENDINGS, EARLIEST 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND EARLIEST 1ST PRESS MacNEILL 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 Warner Bros UK 1st Pressing from 1971 and is in SUPERB condition The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat.
No
is K 46114 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 visually 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 ORIGINAL 1st Press MacNeill Gatefold Cover is in BRILLIANT condition It has NO splits, NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear, NO sticker marks, NO sticker tears, only a few VERY light creases cover is VERY flat looking , only very VERY slight rubbing barely visible on this VERY light coloured cover , NO rips, NO tears, 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, NO yellowing, NO rubbing, and NO writing The cover must grade Very Good if not better THIS SURELY HAS TO BE ONE OF THE RAREST VAN MORRISON / THEM 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 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 TUPELO HONEY BY VAN MORRISON, 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--
