Spring.1971 Neon black Inner gatefold.mega rare Prog.rock Excellent Example

ATTENTION 1970s BRITISH PROGRESSIVE ROCK AND NEON LABEL COLLECTORS HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1971 1ST PRESSING OF THE RARELY SEEN ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION INCREDIBLY RARE SELF TITLED ALBUM BY SPRING THAT HARDLY SOLD AND WAS DELETED WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF ISSUE.HARDLY ANY COPIES SURVIVE-MOST IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS NOT FOR SALE THIS EXAMPLE IS DIRECT FROM THE COLLECTION OF A MAJOR COLLECTOR WHO HAS FINALLY DECIDED TO SELL HAVING CARED AND CHERISHED HIS RECORDS-MOST BOUGHT NEW AT THE TIME WITH MINIMAL PLAYS AS OFTEN THE CASE WITH LARGE COLLECTIONS.THEY WERE STORED UPRIGHT ON STRONG SHELVING AWAY FROM LIGHT,HEAT,DAMP AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS A NON-SMOKER THIS EXAMPLE HAS AMAZINGLY NOT HAD MUCH USE IN NEARLY 45 YEARS AS WELL AS A BLACK INNER SLEEVE AND A GATEFOLD COVER.ISSUED ON THE 1ST DESIGN RCA PRESSED NEON LABEL:NE 6AND HAVING THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE A-1/B-1 MATRIXES.
LOCATING A REALLY OUTSTANDING 1971 EDITION IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AS THE MAJORITY OF COPIES WERE PLAYED OVER AND OVER AGAIN CAUSING MAJOR DISTORTION AND GENERAL WEAR.
THIS COPY HAS HAD SOME CAREFUL USE WITH GLEAMING SURFACES,JUST SOME FAINT AND WISPY COVER REMOVAL TYPE SURFACE MARKS VISIBLE UNDER STRONG LIGHT.
HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE EVEN IN BETWEEN THE TRACKS THE RECORD HAS NO CLICKS,NO STICKS OR JUMPS.STRICTLY AND SERIOUSLY GRADED AS EXCELLENT CONDITION THICK VINYL.THERE IS HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR AND NO LABEL WRITING,STAINING,RIPS OR DEFACEMENT.
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL BLACK INNER SLEEVE WITH SOME CREASES,SOME TINY TEARS AND SLIGHT SELLOTAPE REMOVAL STAINS ON ONE SIDE BUT NO WRITING OR REPAIRS.THE GATEFOLD COVER HAS NO WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS THERE IS A LITTLE EDGE AND VERY SLIGHT SURFACE WEAR,A COUPLE OF SMALL EDGE CREASES AND AN ULTRA TINY SPOT SURFACE TEAR IN THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER BUT NOTHING MAJOR AND STILL VERY PRESENTABLE PLEASE SEE ALL THE PHOTOS SHOWING THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE COVER AND BOTH LABELS NOTHING TO HIDE A LOW,REALISTIC 200 STARTING PRICE FOR SUCH A SUPERB COPY WITH MORE RARE PROGRESSIVE ROCK LPs FROM ME FOR AUCTION ON EBAY THIS WEEK AND MORE PROGRESSIVE ROCK LPs TO FOLLOW.
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