MR FOX The Gypsy (Rare 1971 UK 7-track LP, a British acid folk staple produced by Bill Leader, superb psychedelic gatefold sleeve with one of those appalling hard plastic inners with the bit of foam rubber at the opening [you know the ones]. Avery bad idea that very quickly vanished into history, but normally not before the damage was done and the foam rubber disintegrated into the first track on either side, turning them into a crackle-fest. Very, very occasionally, the Goddess smiles and a miracle happens. This is one such miracle. Not only does the sleeve show minimal shelfwear or edge scuffing, but the plastic inner is intact & unsplit, the foam rubber still recognisable as foam rubber & even the grim super tape that held the plastic to the sleeve is still in place. Not only that, the vinyl shows no traces of the foam rubber curse that afflicted most of its buddies, & appears near 'as new'. Compared to the more usual condition, this is a miracle indeed. The very best copy of this very hard to find album & in as good as it gets condition! TRA236)