John Martyn London Conversation Pink Island Uk 1st Press Lp 1967 Uk Folk Rare

John Martyn - London Conversation

Island Records ILP 952 UK Mono LP 1967

This is a UK Mono 1st pressing LP from 1967. It has a heavyweight front laminated flipback sleeve. The sleeve has a factory pinched top bottom spine. It comes with its original generic company plain paper inner sleeve. The record is pressed on thick vinyl has textured Pink Island labels. These have the black orange circle logo on them. This denotes the very earliest UK pressing. The record has 1st press ILP 952 A-1 and ILP 952 B-1 matrix numbers. These are machine stamped in the dead wax.
This is a genuine UK 1st pressing of John Martyn s debut LP. He was only 18 years old when he recorded this LP. It is very much in the UK Folk/ Folk-Blues style of the time. However, most of the tracks were written by John. The tracks are mainly just vocal and guitar. He does play sitar on one track too. This LP is extremely rare and seldom turn up. It did not sell well at the time of release. Interestingly, this was, I believe, the 1st UK Island LP to be issued with the iconic Pink Island UK label design.
I have some other rare collectible original 1960 s 1970 s Prog Rock, Psych Folk LP s for sale too. This includes a UK Pink Island 1st pressing of John Martyn s The Tumbler LP from 1968. So please see my other listings. Don t miss out
Sleeve: There is mild or more moderate rubbing wear to the corner tips. There is mild, more moderate or moderate rubbing wear on the sleeve opening edges. This is not too noticeable overall. There is an extremely small 0.5 cm dent, or tear, at the centre area of the rear sleeve opening edge only. Again, this is not too noticeable. There is mild or very mild fading to a varying degree on the rear sleeve. There are some light, very mild or very minor fingertip staining, or very tiny stains, on the rear sleeve on some areas. There is a 7 cm very thin hairline strip of paper residue, from another LP sleeve, on the front sleeve. This is near the bottom. This could be carefully removed if desired.
There are about 7 light, or very mild, horizontal hairline creases at the spine area. These measure from 1 cm to 1.5 cm in length. The spine, overall, is in very nice condition. There is a tiny pin-head sized area of rubbing wear on the spine text. Otherwise, the spine text is completely legible. There are some light, mild or very mild hairline handling creases. These are mainly on the front sleeve at the sleeve opening area. They are not too noticeable. There is some light, mild or very mild ringwear on some areas. There are no seam splits. Overall, Good condition.
Vinyl: There is a light 3 cm surface paper sleeve rub mark on Side 1. This is a bit thicker than a hairline mark. It can hardly be seen under a strong light. There is a very light 1 cm hairline surface paper sleeve rub mark nearby too. There is also another 1 cm hairline surface rub mark on Side 1. Again, this is not too noticeable under a strong light. There is an extremely light 7 cm hairline surface paper sleeve rub mark on Side 1. This hardly notices under a strong light.
Otherwise, there are some light, mild, very mild or very minor sleeve rubs which can hardly be seen under a strong light. The original inner sleeve, over time, has left some light, mild, very mild or very minor dull surface marks which can only be seen under a strong light. This includes a very mild 7 cm surface streak at the start of Side 1. These surface paper sleeve marks seem to be quite common on Pink Island UK LP s on this era. Overall, Very Good condition. The labels are in Very Near Excellent condition and show light or very mild spindle wear only. The original company plain 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. Side 1 plays Near Excellent to Excellent overall. There is some light, mild, very mild or very minor crackle in some places. There is a mild click on one track on Side 1. Side 2 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 a couple of mild clicks on one track on Side 2. Overall, a very decent audio copy. This, in the main, is a very quiet LP. Any crackle is always very much in the background.

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Discount is given on P P for multiple purchases. I shall always weigh combined purchases to get a completely accurate price. So please wait for the invoice to be sent before paying. Please see below for a more detailed description.

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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Double LPs are classed as two LPs. Also gatefold sleeves, posters, inserts, etc.. can increase postage costs.
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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...
If you are uncertain about any of the above, or just simply want some information regarding any item, please do not hesitate to contact me. I welcome any questions.

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.