Barclay James Harvest - Original UK 8-track 1st Issue LP

rare original 1970 UK Harvest label 8-track 1st Issue LP.

Vinyl has the lime green company labels with green logo and rim print, 'The Gramophone Co. Ltd-' 10 O'clock rimprint - omitting the boxed EMI logo just above horizontal left ''Harvest' print. This label ran up thropgh 1971 ending in 1972.

Vinyl has machine stamped matrix information:
Side 1: SHVL770 A-2, mother/stamper 1G
Side 2: SHVL770 B-1, mother/stamper 1G,
- essentially a first pressing and an extremely early pressed copy within this - within the first 300 copies.

Condition: VG++ (Vinyl and Labels)/VG+ (Cover):
Vinyl has a touch of sleeve wear - next to nothing - a single barely noticeable spindlemark just around centrehole on Side 1 - otherwise perfect.
Picture cover has some light edge, seam and corners wear - otherwise barely any wear - graded straight VG+.

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1. Taking Some Time On 5:31
2. Mother Dear 3:20
3. The Sun Will Never Shine 5:07
4. When the World Was Woken 5:50

Side 2:
1. Good Love Child 5:10
2. The Iron Maiden 2:43
3. Dark Now My Sky 12:01

Musicians:
John Lees - vocals, guitars, recorder
Les Holroyd - vocals, bass guitar, guitar, cello
Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme - vocals, mellotron, keyboards, guitar, harmonica
Mel Pritchard - drums, percussion

Additional musicians:
Jim Litherland - guitar on "Taking Some Time On"

Engineer: Phil McDonald
Gavin Wright - The Barclay James Harvest Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra Leader
Robert Godfrey - Conductor and Musical Director
Ian Latimer - Cover Design
Phil McDonald - Engineer
Richard Dunkley - Photography
Norman Smith - Production