Anne Briggs 1st Lp Debut Topic Uk 1st Press Lp 1971 Uk Female Folk. Rare

Anne Briggs - 1st LP

Topic Records 12T 207 UK Mono LP 1971

This is a 1971 UK Mono 1st pressing LP in very nice overall condition It has a heavyweight front laminated sleeve. The sleeve is printed by RobertStace . It comes with its original generic polythene-lined company paper inner sleeve. The record is pressed on thick vinyl has dark blue silver Topic labels. Both the rear sleeve and labels have the 27 Nassington Rd., London NW3 address for Topic Records . The record has 1st press 407 A-1A and 407 B-1A matrix numbers. These are machine stamped in the dead wax.
This is a genuine UK 1st pressing of this very rare, highly regarded, early 1970 s UK Female Folk LP. She is considered to be one of the best female Folk vocalists of the time. Many of the tracks are unaccompanied vocal numbers. However, she does play acoustic guitar and bouzouki on some tracks. It is an excellent early 1970 s UK Female Folk LP. All of the tracks are traditional except two tracks written by Briggs herself. These are Go Your Way and Living By The Water .
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Sleeve: There is some light, mild or very mild rubbing wear to the corner tips. There is some light, very mild or very minor rubbing wear on the sleeve opening edges on a few areas. This hardly really notices. There is some light or very mild fading, to a varying degree, to the white areas of the front sleeve. There is a 6 cm hairline laminate crease that runs vertically on the front sleeve. This is near the spine at the bottom half of the sleeve. It is not too noticeable. There are about 6 small light horizontal creases at the spine area. These measure from 1 cm to 1.5 cm in length. There is some mild fading to the spine. Otherwise, the spine is in very nice condition. The spine text is perfectly legible. There is a minuscule bit of sticker residue on the rear sleeve. This is on the top rear sleeve - next to the catalogue number. It barely even notices. There is some light, mild or very mild ringwear on some areas. Overall, Very Good condition.
Vinyl: There is a very mild 4 cm surface rub mark on Side 2. This is a bit thicker than a hairline mark. There is a small very mild 1 cm hairline surface mark on Side 2. There are some light, mild, very mild or very minor sleeve rubs which can only be seen under a strong light. There are a few small areas of more moderate surface sleeve rubs. Again, these can only be seen under a strong light. The original inner sleeve, over time, has left some light, 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 original polythene-lined 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 Very Good overall Near Excellent in some places. There is some light, mild, very mild or very minor crackle in some quieter places. There are a few areas of more moderate intermittent crackle on Side 2. It never overpowers the music does not last long. There are a couple of very light clicks on Side 1. Please be aware that this is a very quiet LP. Many of the songs are unaccompanied. Therefore, any crackle is much more noticeable. Any crackle, in the main, is very much in the background.

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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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