Ars Longa Vita Brevis - Original UK Pink label Issue LP

Rare original 1968 UK Immidiate Records 6-track very early 1st pressing vinyl LP.

Vinyl has the generic pink company label with black printing, 'Sold In The UK' text and company name-logo at top

Vinyl has machine stamped matrix information:

Side 1: IMSP 020 1 - 2, mother/stamper 1 R
Side 2: IMSP 020 2 - 2, mother/stamper 1 G
making this a very early pressing within the first issue - within the first 600, side 2 having the earliest possible stamper.
Vinyl is housed in front-laminated two-piece flip-back picture cover with 3 extension flabs glued over unlaminated back. Back cover has the 63/69 New Oxford Street Address.

Condition: VG+(+) (Vinyl and Labels)/VG+(+) (Cover):

Vinyl is beautifully shiny with barely any signs of wear, only a couple of small and light, inaudible surface lines and the faintest sleeve wear. One side is close to near perfect - the other clean close to perfect - overall graded close to near perfect VG+(+).
Labels has less than a handful of spindlemarks - all centered within centre ring - easily graded close to perfect without any wear to spindlehole itself.

Front of picture cover has some small and light wrinkles from edges and along opening - almost no corners wear, far from outrageous - cover is likewise graded close to near perfect.

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1 Daddy Where Did I Come From
2. Little Arabella
3. Happy Freuds
4. Intermezzo from the Karelia Suite
5. Don Edito el gruva

Side 2 ARS LONGA VITA BREVIS
Prelude
1st Movement Awakening
2nd Movement Realisation
3rd Movement Acceptance "BRANDENBURGER"
4th Movement Denial
Coda-Extension to the Big Note

Line up:
Keith Emerson - keyboards, vocals (except on "Ars Longa Vita Brevis")
Lee Jackson - bass guitar, vocals
Brian Davison - drums
Malcolm Langstaff - guitar (on "2nd Movement - Realisation")

Technical credits:
The Nice - Production
Robert Stewart - orchestral arranger/conductor
Don Brewer - engineer/consultant
Gered Mankowitz - cover photograph and X-rays of The Nice