Mick Stevens The River Uk 1st Press Lp 1977 Prog Acid Folk. Private Press. Ex

Mick Stevens - The River

Spaceward Studios SRS 20 UK LP 1977

This is a 1977 UK 1st pressing Private Press LP in great condition Limited to just 99 copies I believe. It has a heavyweight front laminated Silk Screen style sleeve. This has an extremely thin spine. There is no text printed on the spine. There is a flipback along the spine, top bottom edges of the rear sleeve. The sleeve is printed by Boudica Press, Chelmsford . There is no Insert included with this copy.
It comes with its original generic polythene-lined company plain paper inner sleeve. The inner sleeve has a printing date printed on it, R.S. 8-77 This means that this inner sleeve was printed in August 1977.
The record is pressed on thick vinyl has white labels with black printed text. The record has 1st press SRS 20 A-1 and SRS 20 B-1 matrix numbers. These are machine stamped in the dead wax. Tone and EG are machine etched in the dead wax on Side 1. Masteroom and EG are machine etched in the dead wax on Side 2.
This is a very strong late 1970 s UK Private Press LP. Mick Stevens released several privately pressed LP s in the UK in the 1970 s. This LP is considered to be one of his best. Musically, it ranges from UK Folk, Acid Folk, Prog Rock and Melodic Prog. Side 2 is particularly strong. It features the excellent long Prog track Suite To A Seagull . All the tracks are strong. The musicianship is excellent too. A few of the tracks off of this LP are available to hear on Youtube. The track The River is definitely available to hear. It is worth checking out.
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Sleeve: There is some light, mild or more moderate hairline rubbing wear on the spine edge. This barely notices against the white of the sleeve. There are no seam splits. There is some light, mild or very mild hairline rubbing wear on the top bottom edges on some areas. Again, this hardly really notices under a strong light. There is some light or very minor fading to the white areas of the front sleeve. There is a small finger sized area of rippling on the front sleeve. This is near the bottom spine area. There is a small area of light, very mild or very minor foxing on the front sleeve. This is not that noticeable under a strong light.
There is a small number sticker 47 stuck on the top flipback of the rear sleeve. This could be easily removed if desired. There is a very feint, and very small, sticker stain in the front sleeve. This barely notices under a strong light. There is some light, mild, very mild or very minor ringwear on some areas. There are no seam splits anywhere on the sleeve. Overall, Very Good condition. This sleeve is extremely prone to wear. This is a very nice and clean copy
Vinyl: The vinyl looks to be hardly played It still gleams like new There is a tiny pin-head sized surface pressing mark at the start of Side 2. This actually causes a very few light or very mild clicks see below for more details . It barely really notices under a strong light. Otherwise, next to no sleeve rubs can be seen when viewed under a strong light. Overall, NEAR MINT 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 Excellent to Excellent overall, Near Perfect in many places. There is some light, very mild or very minor crackle in a few quieter places. As already stated, there is a tiny pin-head sized surface pressing mark at the start of Side 2. This causes a very few light or very mild clicks at the start of Side 2. These do not last long and are very much in the background. There are no other clicks or pops. Overall, a great 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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