On offer here is a VERY rare LP especially in this condition by The Idle Race called The Birthday Party and is an ORIGINAL 1968 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Blue Liberty label THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND THIS WAS THE IDLE RACE S FIRST LP EVER, AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE BACK IN 1968 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 1ST PRESSED IN MEGA RARE STEREO MOST WERE MADE IN VERY COMMON MONO INSTEAD
NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION - AND HAS INCREDIBLY ONLY BEEN PLAYED JUST ONCE JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1968 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS BLUE LIBERTY LABEL, 1ST PRESS A//1 B//1 MATRIX ENDINGS, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS MacNEILL 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 Liberty UK 1st Pressing from 1968 and is in SUPERB condition The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is LBS 83132 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Blue Liberty label see picture and is a much MUCH rarer UK Stereo 1st Pressing
The record labels are in AWESOME condition see pictures with NO wear, NO writing, and only 1 TINY spindle trace IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS ONLY EVER BEEN PLAYED ONCE The vinyl is in SUPERB 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 scratches, NO hairlines, NO scufflines, only 2 or 3 absolutely ULTRA light surface traces, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light There are also some faint bag sweat traces on 1 side of the record - which seems to be commonly found on this LP and does not affect play. ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT 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 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 Excellent Minus if not better SUPERB 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 Laminated Cover is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition It has NO rips, NO tears, NO spinal wear side words PERFECT , NO edge wear apart from some almost INVISIBLE touchng in traces , NO splits, only VERY slight corner wear NOT through the colour , VERY shiny laminate for once, only a VERY few light creases cover is VERY flat looking indeed , NO stickers, a couple of manufacturing smudges these are UNDER the laminate , NO annotations, and NO writing The opening edges are beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL Even the unlaminated inside of the cover is in SUPERB condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO ringwear, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, and NO writing The cover must MEGA STRICTLY grade Very Good if not better - and is very VERY close to a grade above THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - 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 1968 UK 1ST PRESSING OF THE BIRTHDAY PARTY BY THE IDLE RACE, IN SUPERB 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--
