SUPER ORIGINAL EXAMPLE & A BIT OF AN UNDER THE RADAR ELTON JOHN RARITY AS MOST COPIES THAT TURN UP ARE ON THE LATER ABC LABEL OR ARE USA PRESSINGS & SO FEW ARE ON THE EARLIEST EMI PRESSED PARAMOUNT LABEL WITH 1A MOTHER STAMPER ONE SIDE !!

 

 

 

         

FOR OFFER IS THE UK LP "  FRIENDS 

 

ARTIST: ELTON JOHN

 

COUNTRY: UK

 

CAT NO: SPFL 269

  

        MONO/STEREO : STEREO  

 

LABEL: PARAMOUNT

 

DATE : 1971


MATRIX : A2U B2U 



TRACK LISTING: SEE PIC ABOVE


 WEIGHT: 130g

 


CONDITION......

 


VINYL VISUAL: STILL RETAINS ALL OF ITS FIRST PRESSED SHEEN, ONLY THE ODD LIGHT HAIRLINE MARKS ARE VISIBLE UNDER A BRIGHT HALOGEN LAMP GRADES EX A PLAYCHECK IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST BUT MUST BE DONE BEFORE MAKING ANY OFFER OTHERWISE IT WILL BE ASSUMED ANY PLAY ISSUE WILL NOT BE CITED LATER





PLEASE NOTE THAT IN CASE OF ANY DISPUTES OVER GRADINGS I ALWAYS ACCEPT NO QUIBBLE REFUNDS UPON SAFE RETURN AND DEPENDING ON CIRCUMSTANCES USUALLY COVER THE RETURN POSTAGE TO SO IN CASE OF ANY PROBLEM CAN YOU PLEASE EMAIL ME FIRST BEFORE GOING THROUGH THE " ITEM NOT AS DESCRIBED " PROCEDURE. YOU WILL FIND THAT WITH ME THERE IS NOT LIKELY ANY NEED TO DO THAT AND EVERYTHING CAN BE RESOLVED BY A SIMPLE EMAIL EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM FIRST THANK YOU

ALSO DISCS ARE USUALLY GRADED ONLY VISUALLY DUE TO THE VARIANCES ON PLAYBACK BETWEEN SYSTEMS SO IF YOU ENCOUNTER A PROBLEM IN PLAYBACK PLEASE EMAIL ME FIRST UNLIKE THE RECENT LOVELY BUYER WHO JUST LEFT ME BACK FEEDBACK WITHOUT NOTICE NOT EVEN GIVING ME THE COMMON COURTESY OF TRYING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM ( DETAILS CAN BE ACCESSED BY CLICKING ON MY FB SCORE

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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL BIDDERS : UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE , MY RECORDS ARE GRADING VISUALLY ONLY. THIS IS BECAUSE I NOT ONLY DO I NOT HAVE THE TIME TO PLAY EACH DISC BUT THE VARIATION IN PLAY QUALITY DECK TO DECK CAN VARY SO VASTLY THIS CAN OFTEN RENDER PLAY TESTING POINTLESS ANYWAY. BECAUSE MANY OF THE RECORDS I LIST ARE RARE IN THEMSELVES MY RECORDS ARE PRIMARILY SOLD FOR THEIR COLLECTABILITY FIRST AND PLAYING IS SECONDRY. THEREFORE SHOULD ANYBODY VALUE PLAY QUALITY OVER COLLECTABILITY PLEASE BARE THIS IN MIND WHEN BIDDING. HOWEVER IF ASKED BY ANY WINNING BIDDER I WILL PLAY CHECK AFTER LISTINGS END AND SHOULD ANY DEFECT BE FOUND WILL HAPPILY CANCEL THE SALE.... IF THIS IS NOT ASKED THEN IT IS CAVIAT EMPTOR. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER.


FOR ITEMS THAT SELL DOMESTIC UK DELIVERY WILL HAVE TO BE BY RECORDED SIGNED FOR DELIVERY THIS IS TO PREVENT FRAUDULANT CLAIMS OF NON RECEIPT. 

FOR INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE SEE MY NOTES BELOW - GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL!!

 

NON UK BUYERS PLEASE NOTE MY COMMENTS REGARDING INTERNATIONAL MAIL BELOW...RETURNS POLICY ONLY APPLICABLE TO UK..RETURNS OUTSIDE UK BUYER WILL HAVE TO COVER ALL POSTAGE COSTS Furthermore international bidders please also note that due to ebays new "buyer protection " policy many sellers now refuse to sell internationally anymore. Please bare this in mind if you win an item but find that it has been offered first instead to a domestic UK Bidder.


  



IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL BIDDERS : UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE , MY RECORDS ARE GRADING VISUALLY ONLY. THIS IS BECAUSE I NOT ONLY DO I NOT HAVE THE TIME TO PLAY EACH DISC BUT THE VARIATION IN PLAY QUALITY DECK TO DECK CAN VARY SO VASTLY THIS CAN OFTEN RENDER PLAY TESTING POINTLESS ANYWAY. BECAUSE MANY OF THE RECORDS I LIST ARE RARE IN THEMSELVES MY RECORDS ARE PRIMARILY SOLD FOR THEIR COLLECTABILITY FIRST AND PLAYING IS SECONDRY. THEREFORE SHOULD ANYBODY VALUE PLAY QUALITY OVER COLLECTABILITY PLEASE BARE THIS IN MIND WHEN BIDDING. HOWEVER IF ASKED BY ANY WINNING BIDDER I WILL PLAY CHECK AFTER LISTINGS END AND SHOULD ANY DEFECT BE FOUND WILL HAPPILY CANCEL THE SALE.... IF THIS IS NOT ASKED THEN IT IS CAVIAT EMPTOR. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER. NON UK BUYERS PLEASE NOTE M