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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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Country of origin: | Japan |
Size: | 12″ |
Record Label: | Odeon |
Catalog Number: |
OP-8798 |
Year of Release: | 1968 |
Format: | Stereo |
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