Description (((((((((SATURNALIA))))))))) (((("MAGICAL LOVE"))))THIS IS THE MEGA RARE ORIGINAL 1971 UK 1ST PRESSWITH THE 3D PICTURE VINYL :: SP A-1 :: SPA B-1 .ON THE MATRIX RECORDS LABEL :: TRIX 1 . Saturnalia were a British psychedelic band, whose only album was claimed to be the world's first 3D picture disc. It also gained a certain amount of notoriety by featuring the band members topless on one side of the picture disc. The band, including former members of the band Horse, who went on a headlining tour of the UK, culminating in a concert at London's Rainbow Theatre. The tour was not a financial success and the band disbanded soon afterwards. Their album, Magical Love, was produced by the former Yardbird, Keith Relf, and it was first released in February 1971. The album contained somewhat occult themed, psychedelic / early progressive rock, resembling Jefferson Airplane. The definitive version of Magical Love had a 28 page booklet about cosmology (written by Richard Gardner and Tammo de Jongh) and free love The process of making the picture disc (a laminate of cardboard with two transparent layers of vinyl) caused the record to be very noisy, so there were a few made in black vinyl. This a rare chance to own this rare album !!! COVER :: THERE WAS NOT A COVER WITH THESE ALBUMS ONLY A PLAIN HEAVY DUTY PLASTIC COVER, WHICH COMES WITH THIS AMAZING ALBUM. THERE ARE NO SPLITS, BENDS, RIPS, TEARS ETC AND HAS NO ISSUES AND GRADES :: EX+ .VINYL :: THIS IS ACTUALLY TWO VINYLS PRESSED TOGETHER WITH THE 3D IMAGES IN THE MIDDLE, AND WHEN IT IS PLAYING, IT PUTS A VERTIGO SWIRL LABEL TO SHAME, WITH ALMOST A HOLOGRAM EFFECT, AND ALL YOU WANT IS ONE OF THOSE FUNNY CIGARETTES AND YOU WILL TRANSPORTED BACK TO THE PSYCHEDELIC EARLY 70'S. THE VINYL ITSELF LOOKS SUPERB WITH ONLY A FEW HARD TO SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB ULTRA FINE LINES AND A LONG FINE HAIRLINE ON SIDE 1 AND ALL SEEN ONLY UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT. THERE IS NOTHING FEELABLE AND THERE ARE NO SKIPS, STICKS OR JUMPS. THESE DISCS WERE RENOWNED FOR BEING PRESSED BADLY SO YOU WILL NEVER GET A PERFECT PLAYING ONE. SIDE 1 :: HAS A BIT OF LIGHT STATIC AT THE START AND IN BETWEEN SOME TRACKS AND 2 SOFT POPS BETWEEN THE LAST TWO TRACKS. SIDE 2 :: HAS THREE SOFT TICKS JUST AFTER THE START AND THEN THERE ARE TEN TICKS IN THE MIDDLE, AND THEN ANOTHER EIGHT TOWARDS THE END OF TRACK 4 ( THERE IS A TINY PRESSING FAULT WHICH CAUSES THESE ) THERE IS ALSO SOME CLICKS AT THE VERY END AND INTO THE RUN OFFS. THERE WILL BE THE OCCASSIONAL BIT OF FAINT STATIC IN QUIETER PLACES BUT NOT A LOT. ALL SOUNDS A LOT WORSE THAN IT IS. THE ONLY REALLY BAD AUDIO FAULT IS AT THE VERY END AND INTO THE RUN OFFS ON SIDE 2 . I WOULD GRADE THE AUDIO AS :: VG/VG+ . IF IT WAS NOT FOR TRACK 4 AND THE RUN OFF THE GRADE WOULD BE HIGHER !!!ORIGINAL BOOKLET :: NO RIPS OR WRITING AND ALL STILL FIXED AS IT WAS MADE AND NO OTHER ISSUES :: A VERY STRONG EX .POLYLINER INNER :: THIS IS A CLEAR ONE WITH ROUNDED BOTTOM FOR LP AND WITH NO SPLITS :: EX .BIT OF VINYL HISTORY HERE WITH WHAT HAS BEEN QUOTED AS THE FIRST 3D PICTURE ALBUM. IT REALLY IS SOMETHING WHEN YOU PLAY IT, AND AS I SAID THESE WERE ALL BADLY PRESSED, SO THEY ARE NOT LIKE A 1ST PRESS DECCA OR PARLOPHONE. THIS IS MORE OF A COLLECTABLE RATHER THAN PLAYING, BUT IT STILL PLAYS REALLY WELL AND THE PROGG/PYSCH TRACKS ARE AMAZING, AND IS A SHAME ABOUT THE CLICKS AT THE END OF SIDE 2 . I DO NOT THINK YOU WILL BE DISAPPOINTED. SORRY ABOUT THE START PRICE, BUT THIS IS WORTH HAVING !!!! THANKYOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME.IMPORTANT SHIPPING COSTS BELOWUK SHIPPING LISTED FIRSTFOLLOWED BY OVERSEAS SHIPPING COSTSPLEASE WAIT FOR MY INVOICE BEFORE PAYING,THANKYOU!!!!REGULAR CUSTOMERS AS STANDARD, PLEASE CONTACT ME!!!!! DUE TO THE ROYAL MAIL CHANGING THINGS FROM SMALL PACKETS TO SMALL PARCELS, THEN MEDIUM PARCELS, I CAN NO LONGER OVER PROTECT THE CORNERS ON SMALL PARCELS AS THEN THEY ARE TO WIDE AND WILL BE SENT AS MEDIUM PARCELS, WHICH IS £5.65, WHICH IS A LOT OF POSTAGE FOR ONE ALBUM. I WILL STILL BE ABLE TO SEND FOR £3.25 1ST CLASS, IF PACKAGE IS UNDER 1KG AND COSTS LESS THAN £50.00, AND OF COURSE I WILL STILL USE BUBBLEWRAP AND USE STIFFNERS INSIDE THE MAILER BUT THE CORNER PROTECTION WILL BE DOWN SIZED. IF YOU WANT THE OVER THE TOP CORNER PROTECTION, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AS IT WILL BE WORTH IT ON MORE EXPENSIVE ALBUMS. THERE IS ALSO A 2KG WEIGHT LIMIT ON SMALL PARCELS.PLEASE ALSO BE AWARE ALL LP'S SOLD OVER £50.00 WILL NOW HAVE TO BE SENT RECORDED, WHICH WILL COST £4.00. 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