AN 'unbelievably rare' vinyl record has made its way to a Bridport record store with hopes of raising £2,000 for charity.
Clocktower Records is selling off a unique record from 70s psychedelic rock band Ithaca, the band's 1972 LP A Game For All Who Knows - which was only pressed 99 times - making it somewhat of a 'holy grail' for record collectors.
It follows on from the record's discovery at a charity shop in east Devon.
The fabled vinyl press was unearthed by volunteers at the Seaton and District Hospital League of Friends in August.
After scanning through a box of records donated to them, one of the records stood out to Mark Ollier who was volunteering in the store.
He said: "I came across this interesting record cover. I had no knowledge of the band - the folk/psychedelic early '70s scene is not my speciality.
" I checked on a few sites online and could not find a recent sale of the record for valuation. The Merlin label placed it as one of the rare original pressings of 99 discs.
"Impossible, surely?! At this point I was a bit sceptical but kept researching with increasing excitement but also thinking I must be hallucinating - indeed in the middle of the night I went back to check I had read the label correctly.
"Then, to "test the market", I took some photos and uploaded them to a specialist rare vinyl Facebook group thinking if there was something amiss these guys would tell me in no uncertain terms.
"The reaction was shocking, immense and positive. There is still a part of me that can hardly believe that this incredibly rare record should fall anonymously into our hands and thereby benefit our teams providing 24/7 hospice at home care in the local community."
The charity then turned to Clocktower Records to validate the vinyl and help facilitate the sale of the rare record.
Roy Gregory, owner of Clocktower Records, said: "When Mark and his colleagues approached us we were very happy to help.
"It was a thrill just to see and listen to the record.
"For collectors of rare records all over the world this will be of huge interest and probably a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire an original copy.
"We hope it will sell for around £2,000 and possibly more. The best place to sell it is an auction via eBay, which is a strong marketplace for rare records, and it went live on Tuesday night."