Ugly Custard Kaleidoscope Uk Original Lp 1971 Prog Rock. Breaks. Rare Near Ex

Ugly Custard - 1st LP

Kaleidoscope KAL 100 UK LP 1971

This is a 1971 UK 1st pressing LP in very nice overall condition It has a heavyweight front laminated sleeve. The album, as stated on the rear sleeve, is distributed by Turnover Records Ltd,. Edgware, London . It comes with its original generic company plain paper inner sleeve. The record is pressed on thick vinyl has part textured yellow Kaleidoscope labels. The record has 1st press KAL 100 A and KAL 100 B matrix stampers. These are machine stamped in the dead wax. There is also a machine, or factory, crossed out matrix number in the dead wax on both sides too.
This is a genuine UK 1st pressing of this very rare early 1970 s UK Prog-Rock LP. This band was a short lived outfit made up of some top UK session musicians at the time. Alan Parker. Herbie Flowers, Roger Coulham and Clem Cattini. It is essentially the same band who produced the Hungry Wolf album from a year earlier on the Philips label. This album is an instrumental Prog-Rock/ Psych/ Library Jazz Funk LP. The musicianship, as you would expect, is top notch. Released on the obscure UK Kaleidoscope label. There are some great tracks on this album. It is a very rare UK LP too.
I have some other rare collectible original 1960 s 1970 s Prog Rock, Psych Folk LP s for sale too. This includes a UK 1st pressing of the aforementioned Hungry Wolf LP on Philips. So please see my other listings. Don t miss out

Sleeve: There is some light, mild or very mild rubbing wear to the corner tips. There is light, very mild or very minor rubbing wear on the sleeve opening edges on a few areas. This barely notices. There is a light 5 cm hairline crease at the top corner tip area at the sleeve opening. This goes through the sleeve to a varying degree. It is slightly more noticeable on the front sleeve. It is less noticeable on the rear sleeve. There is a very small 2 cm hairline crease at the bottom corner tip area at the sleeve opening. This is not too noticeable. There is a very light 9 cm hairline crease mark on the rear sleeve only.
There is light or very mild fading, to a varying degree, on the rear sleeve. There is an extremely small blue pen mark on the rear sleeve see photo . There is a tiny fingertip sized red mark on the rear sleeve too. This is quite feint and not too noticeable. There are about 6 small light horizontal creases at the spine area. These measure 0.5 cm to 1 cm in length. There is a 3 cm horizontal hairline laminate crease on the front sleeve at the bottom spine area too. Otherwise, the spine is in excellent condition. It shows minimal wear. There is some light, very mild or very minor ringwear on a few areas. Overall, Very Good condition.
Vinyl: There is an extremely light 4 cm hairline surface paper sleeve rub mark on Side 1. This is barely visible under a strong light. There are some light, mild, very mild or very minor sleeve rubs which can hardly be seen under a strong light. The original paper inner sleeve, over time, has left some light, mild, very mild or very minor dull surface marks on some areas. These, again, can hardly be seen under a strong light. Overall, Very Good condition. The labels are in Excellent condition and show minimal spindle wear only. The company paper inner sleeve is in Very Good condition. It shows light, mild or very mild ringwear, fading creasing. There are no seam splits.
I have play tested this LP in its entirety it plays Very Good to Near Excellent overall, Excellent in some places. There is some light, mild, very mild or very minor crackle in some quieter places. There are 3 or 4 mild, or very mild, clicks on one track on Side 2. Overall, a very decent audio copy.

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gt gt Grading Information All grading is very strict adheres to Record Collector specifications. However, I have fine tuned them they are explained below. All vinyl is examined closely under a strong light play tested on excellent quality audio equipment.
MINT Condition This is as perfect a copy as you are likely to find. The cover will show no, or next to no, wear. The vinyl will be unplayed or very, very near unplayed.
NEAR MINT Condition Nearly mint, just slightly under. There maybe some minor paper/ inner sleeve rubs that can barely be seen under strong light. This disc has been played only a few times has been extremely well cared for. The cover is nearly perfect - Very minimal wear only.
EXCELLENT Condition An excellent copy will show only mild, or minor, signs of use. There will be light, or very mild, sleeve rubs that can hardly be seen under strong light. There may be a very small minor hairline mark in some instances. Play, in most cases, will be excellent or better. There may be some light, or very light, crackle in a few quieter places. The sleeve will show mild, or minor, rubbing wear ringwear only.
NEAR EXCELLENT Condition This has been played a few more times but it has been well cared for. There will be mild sleeve rubs which can be seen under a strong light. There may be a couple of minor, or light, hairline marks. Playback will be generally excellent or better. There may be some light, mild or very mild crackle in some quieter places. The cover will show mild rubbing wear, ringwear or creasing
Very Good Condition Most records that have been quite well played, but reasonably well cared for, tend to fit into this category. This is probably the most varied of the gradings so I have elaborated below.
There may be mild to more moderate sleeve rubs which can only be seen under a strong light. There may be a few light hairline marks but nothing too bad. A quite well played but serviceable copy. Playback will be very agreeable overall. There will be light, mild or very mild crackle in some places. There may also be a few light clicks. A more thorough description will always be on the listing. The record will certainly not be trashed
The cover will show more noticeable signs of storage or use. There will be mild to more moderate rubbing wear on some edges There could be fading, ringwear or a minor seam split. There could be some mild creasing or mild sticker tears.
Please note that I also use or - symbols for this grading. A plus symbol is obviously at the top end of Very Good is really not too far from being in Near Excellent condition. The minus symbol obviously means it is at the lower end. This will mean that it is near to being in Good condition.
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All records will be sent in high quality vinyl box/ mailers with at least two card stiffeners either side of the LP or 7 Single. I use a cruciform box for larger orders 3-6 LPs . All parcels will be marked Fragile and dispatch time will generally be between 1-3 days after payment.

I will also remove the vinyl from the sleeve place them in a re-sealable polythene sleeve. In order to prevent seam splits. Depending on the inner sleeve I often remove the vinyl from the inner sleeve place it in a separate plain paper, or polythene-lined, plain inner sleeve. I am very conscientious and careful when packaging your LP s .

I consider my postage packaging costs to be very transparent very fair. Packaging costs will generally be between 0.80 to 1.50. I am not adding any further costs for handling, etc...
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Remember to check out My Other Items Lots of rare quality vinyl Most are UK 1st Pressings. It is quite likely that there will be more records by this artist, or records in a similar vein.