Al Stewart THE EARLY YEARS UK LP 1ST PRESS RCA UNPLAYED AND 100% MINT

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	$		25

AL STEWART - THE EARLY YEARS

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED MINT!!!!!!! CONDITION

MINT MINUS FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE!!!

• CATALOGUE:RCA PL 25131
• MATRIX: PL25131 A-2E / B-1E

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE MATT ORANGE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE JET BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. I CANNOT EVEN SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS IN DAYLIGHT AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, AND THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS ALBUM PLAYS TO VIRTUALLY THE HIGHEST GRADE POSSIBLE. THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB, WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED.

I DECIDED TO PLAY THIS PREVIOUSLY UNPLAYED VINYL, JUST BECAUSE UNPLAYED DOESN'T GUARANTEE A MINT REPRODUCTION. I DO GUARANTEE THAT MY CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL GO UNDETECTED

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING

TAKE A LISTEN AND YOU WILL HEAR FOR YOURSELF

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO VINYL NOISE AND I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY DUST POPS AT ALL THROUGH THE PLAYTHROUGH

THE ODD SPLIT SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC ON ONE OR TWO OCCASIONS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS MINT!!!

PLEASE JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED ROBERT STACE GATEFOLD SLEEVE 

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN AND IMPORTANTLY ALL OF THE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED. THERE IS NO RUBBING OR MARKS ANYWHERE, AND NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE.

THE LAMINATE ABSOLUTELY GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER

NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND ONLY TWO SMALL LAMINATE CLOSE TO THE SPINE. VERY UNUSUAL AS MOST HAVE MANY CREASE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NONE ETHER ALONG THE TOP EDGE, JUST ONE SMALL ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM HAVE ALL OF THE LAMINATE INTACT , NO SHELF WEAR, AND THIS IS SOLELY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN KEPT INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW. EVEN THE CORNER TIPS HAVE REMAINED UNRUBBED.

THE SPINE IS ALSO  PERFECT. FLAT, CLEAN ALL THE COLOUR THERE AND THE TYPEFACE PERFECT. NO SQUASHING .AGAIN THE TIP AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM ARE PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THE RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT.THERE IS NO TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE AT ALL ANYWHERE.THERE IS ONE TINY LITTLE LAMINATE CHIP ON THE TOP EDGE IN THE LEFT CORNER 

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF PANELS. AGAIN UNUSUALLY FREE FROM ANY RUBBING OR COLOUR LOSS TO THE DARK SURFACE

THE ORIGINAL DIE CUT RCA INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSPLIT VERY LIGHT AGEING TO THE EDGES, BUT UNCREASED

THIS IS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE MINT MINUS

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY