Heavy - This Is The British Scene japan lp

Various (Pink Floyd, Yardbirds) – Heavy – This is the British Scene 1968 Japan LP with obi

Name: Various (Pink Floyd, Yardbirds) - Heavy - This is the British Scene 1968 Japan LP with obi
SKU: 47150
Price: 795.0000 USD
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$795.00

Free U.S. shipping! A copy of the 1968 Japan-only compilation LP Heavy – This is the British Scene featuring tracks by Pink Floyd, the Yardbirds, the Pretty Things, and others, including the original obi.

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Offered for sale is a copy of the 1968 Japan-only compilation LP Heavy – This is the British Scene featuring tracks by Pink Floyd, the Yardbirds, the Pretty Things, and others, including the original obi.

Note: While promotional copies of this album were pressed on red vinyl, all copies sold in stores were pressed on black vinyl.

About this copy: This copy of Heavy – This is the British Scene is a 1968 Japanese pressing on the Odeon label.

The cover is VG++ with slight edge and corner wear. The “New Rock” obi is VG++ with a very tiny tear along the left edge and some foxing along one edge on the back side. The “hojyuhyo” (reorder tag) is still attached.

The lyric insert is VG++ with slight discoloration along one edge.

The black vinyl disc is M- with one or two spindle marks on the labels, but no marks on the vinyl. Clean disc!

A beautiful copy of an exceptionally rare compilation LP and the only complete copy we’ve ever seen.

Background: Released in 1968 only in Japan, Heavy – This is the British Scene is a compilation album designed to promote then up-and-coming British artists in the Japanese market.

The album is noteworthy for containing two tracks from the then-just-released A Saucerful of Secrets by Pink Floyd, along with tracks by Manfred Mann, the Pretty Things, the Yardbirds, Love Sculpture, The Climax Chicago Blues Band, and Jeff Beck.

Tracks are:

Jeff Beck– Let Me Love You
Pink Floyd– Let There Be More Light
Love Sculpture– Stumble
Climax Blues Band– And Lonely
Manfred Mann– Got My Mojo Working
The Yardbirds– Jeff’s Boogle
Jeff Beck– Blues de Luxe
Pink Floyd– Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
Love Sculpture– 3 O’Clock Blues
The Pretty Things–Private Sorrow
Manfred Mann– Smokestack Lightinin
Eric Clapton And The Yardbirds– Good Morning Little Schoolgirl

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