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AN AROUND-THE-WORLD GUIDE TO FLASH (70S) VINYL RECORD, CDs & MEMORABLIA WE WANT TO BUY...
We will buy or trade most CDs, vinyl LP, 7”, 12” records and memorabilia from most countries, especially the following...
UK
vinyl LP, CD album, red vinyl, blue vinyl, clear vinyl...
NEW ZEALAND
vinyl LP, blue vinyl, clear vinyl, green vinyl...
CANADA
vinyl LP, CD album, red vinyl, gold vinyl, blue vinyl, promo CD album, promo vinyl LP, promo 12" vinyl...
USA
CD album, red vinyl, blue vinyl, clear vinyl, promo vinyl LP, promo 12" vinyl, promo CD album...
JAPAN
vinyl LP, red vinyl, blue vinyl, orange vinyl, promo vinyl LP, promo CD album, promo 5-CD set...
Top release decades
1970s, 2010s, 2000s, 1990s...
Top music labels
Sovereign, Esoteric, One Way, Odeon, Friday Music...
Top barcodes
5013929730144, 5013929730045, 829421100126, 077771741425...
Top catalogue numbers
SVNA7251, SVNA7255, SVNA7260, ECLEC2201, ECLEC2200, 8-29421-10012-6, SMAS-11218, S2117414, EOP-80590...
Top titles
Flash, Out Of Our Hands, In The Can, In The Can - EX/VG, In The Can - 'Unissued' Sleeve, Flash/ Out Of Our Hands...
Top wanted titles
Other artist names
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Related artists
Alan White, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, Anderson Harley & Batt, Arc Of Life, Ashley Holt, Bill Bruford, C2T Hype, Chris Squire, Circa:, D'Dancer, Dylan Howe, Flash (70s), Hayley Sanderson, Jade Anderson, Jeff Berlin, Jon Anderson, Mainhorse, Oliver Wakeman, Patrick Moraz, Patrick Moraz & Bill Bruford, Peter Banks, Rabbitt, Rick Wakeman, Squackett, Steve Howe, The Federals, The Neat Change, The Syn, The Syndicats, Trevor Rabin, Yes...
A FEW OF THE ITEMS WE WANT...
 | FLASH In The Can (1973 New Zealand 5-track LP, unique front
laminated gatefold picture sleeve. The second album by the hugely
admired band formed by ex-Yes guitarist Peter Banks, featuring a
more guitar influenced sound following the recent departure of
keyboard player Tony Kaye. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear &
the vinyl remains in excellent condition with just a few light surface
scuffs to show for its forty years SVNA7255)
See 'More Info' for
just how rare this sleeve is....
Tracklisting: The normal issues of this had a gatefold sleeve depicting the unadorned chest upholstery of a young blonde female of the species, with the intricate details of her busty substances being obscured by conveniently placed locks of hair.
Little known, however, is that this was not the first sleeve design.
The original sleeve design [this one] featured a Hipgnosis composition that was essentially a gatefold shot of the band in the studio, with the inside gatefold showing a suitably 'Rocktastic' on stage shot that appears to show Peter Banks levitating.
Seventies novelties aside, this sleeve is particularly remarkable because it was never meant to have been issued AT ALL. That means it doesn't even qualify as 'withdrawn' because it should not have been printed to withdraw in the first place. Some were printed as proof sleeves in the UK but none were known to have ended up on a finished retail copy - Until now.
The March 2014 issue of Record Colector magazine [#425] has a full page devoted to this under their 'Diggin' For Gold' section on page 134.
The author, Dave Watkinson, describes obtaining his proof sleeve directly from the head offices of Yes' management at 9 Hillgate Street in West London when they were moving premises and getting what he believed to be possibly the only sleeve left in the world from the archive of the Manager at the time, Brian Lane. He correctly describes this as 'The Money Shot' for Yes collectors with a value that could only be guessed at.
That's for an unissued proof sleeve with no vinyl. What price a finished retail issued sleeve WITH vinyl ?
How New Zealand happened to have and to issue this sleeve is unknown, but I suspect the vast distances between the Head Office & New Zealand may have had a lot to do with it. Being pressed in ridiculously small numbers compared to a UK press, it may have even been thought that it had not been pressed there at all. Obviously, some were.
The quantities of these sleeves that made it into the wild in New Zealand are unknown but it could be mere handfuls. Other than the one owned by Dave Watkinson, only one other has ever surfaced.
Under normal circumstances, this would go to the highest bidder, but as we offer a 'first past the post' system here, the first one that offers to buy it, gets it.
If you are a lifelong Yes & related collector, this could well be the crowning glory of your life's work.
Tracklisting [Vinyl]:
01 Lifetime 10:05
02 Monday Morning Eyes 5:03
03 Black And White 12:04
04 Stop That Banging 1:50
05 There No More 11:35
Tracklisting [According To The Sleeve]:
01 Lifetime 10:15
02 There No More 10:59
03 Black And White 11:10
04 Monday Morning Eyes 5:03
Different running order & only four tracks listed. The timings listed are also different.
|  | FLASH Flash (1972 New Zealand 5-track stereo vinyl LP featuring
Peter Banks and Tony Kaye of Yes fame, front laminated gatefold
picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl
remains in near 'as new' condition and looks barely played SVNA7251)
Tracklisting: 01. Small Beginnings
02. Morning Haze
03. Children Of The Universe
04. Dreams Of Heaven
05. The Time It Takes |  | FLASH Out Of Our Hands (2010 issue UK 9-track digitally remastered
CD album - Upon his departure from Yes following the release of the
album 'Time and a Word', guitarist Peter Banks formed this excellent
Progressive outfit featuring Ray Bennett [bass, guitar], Colin Carter
[vocals] and Mike Hough [drums]. Signing to the Sovereign label in
the UK, Flash recorded their eponymous debut album in 1972,
enjoying much popularity in the USA. 'Out Of Our Hands' was the final
offering from thegroup and was released in 1973, featuring such
excellent material as 'Dead Ahead', 'None the Wiser', 'Psychosync' and
'Manhattan Morning'. Complete with a picture booklet containing fully
restored artwork, photos and liner notes)
Tracklisting: 1. Open Sky
2. None The Wiser (King)
3. Farewell Number One (Pawn)
4. Man Of Honour (Knight)
5. Dead Ahead (Queen)
6. The Bishop
7. Psychosync (Escape Farewell Number Two Conclusion)
8. Manhattan Morning (Christmas '72)
9. Shadows (It's You) |  | FLASH Flash (British Progressive Rock 1972 UK Sovereign
5-track vinyl LP featuring Peter Banks and Tony Kaye of Yes
fame, housed in a very seventies front laminated gatefold picture
sleeve. The sleeve is Exellent with a little edge wear over theyears & the vinyl is Excellent & appears barely played SVNA7251)
Tracklisting: 1. Small Beginnings
2. Morning Haze
3. Children Of The Universe
4. Dreams Of Heaven
5. The Time It Takes |
AWARDS WE WANT TO BUY
We always require Gold, Silver, Platinum and Multi-Platinum awards
on most artists - official B.P.I., R.I.A.A., I.F.P.I., C.R.I.A., S.N.E.P. etc. certified
or genuine in-house variants from around the world. We also need Ivor Novello, B.M.I.,
ASCAP etc. publishing awards, plaques, trophies, certificates and citations.
MEMORABILIA ALWAYS REQUIRED:
Programmes; concert tickets; original concert posters; invites; handbills &
flyers; promotional posters, standees, mobiles, displays & other P.O.S. material;
press kits, boxes & sales presenters; award discs; tour crew jackets & other
clothing; tour itineraries; promotional jackets, t-shirts & other clothing;
original artwork, proofs, colour separations, cromalins, bromides, etc; interesting
paper items, promotional gimmicks & most other memorabilia needed. Also buying:
original film posters; movie press books & press kits; cinema programmes; premiere
invites & programmes; promotional clothing & other items.
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