Bakerloo BAKERLOO 1969 SHVL 762 NO EMI BOX UK LP 1G /1A EXCELLENT PLUS/NMINT-

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BAKERLOO - BAKERLOO

IN MAGNIFICENT EXCELLENT PLUS/ NEAR MINT MINUS !!!! CONDITION

GENUINE VERY FIRST PRESS WITHOUT THE EMI BOX LOGO

OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHVL 762
• MATRIX: SHVL762 A-2 / B-2
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 G / 1 A (INCREDIBLY EARLY FIRST PRESS)

• TO BE A FIRST PRESS IT MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES
• FULLY LAMINATE E.J.DAY AND CO GATEFOLD SLEEVE  
• HARVEST ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE
• THE RIM WORDING MUST START ' THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD'
• THERE MUST NOT BE AN EMI BOXED LOGO AT 9 O'CLOCK
• THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST END -2 

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE GREEN HARVEST BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND IS UNMARKED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS 7-8 TINY SPIDER LINES

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND LOOKS SUPERB. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND ONLY WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES AND SOME VERY FINE HANDLING LINES TO BE SEEN. THERE IS ALSO ONE SLIGHTLY MORE VISIBLE NON SOUNDING HANDLING LINE ON SIDE 2

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 AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THE FIRST PRESS STEREO REPRODUCTION IS CRYSTAL CLEAR AND CRISP. THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.

THE ALBUM PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES

THE FIRST THING TO STATE IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER. HAILING FROM 1969 THIS ALBUM COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN SUBJECTED TO A 60'S RECORD PLAYER WITH ITS ULTRA HEAVY TONE ARM, PLUS ANY WEAR TO THE NEEDLE WOULD HAVE CAUSED GROOVE WEAR, WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN DETERIORATION OF THE AUDIO SIGNAL. THANKFULLY THIS ALBUM'S ONLY PLAY WAS PERFORMED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT

THERE IS SOME LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD DURING THE MORE SILENT PASSAGES, AND SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES

THERE ARE ALSO SOME RANDOM LITTLE TICS HERE AND THERE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL EXCELLENT PLUS!!!! FOR SIDE ONE AND NEAR MINT MINUS FOR SIDE TWO

TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOUR SELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE

THE SLEEVE

MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS LAMINATED E.J.DAY AND CO GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS SUPERB!!. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, CREASE LINES OR BENDS ETC. EVEN THE SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST FIVE REALLY SMALL ONES.

THERE ARE NO LAMINATE LINES ALONG EITHER OF THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES. AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE MAGNIFICENT, FULLY LAMINATED AND THE ONLY SPECK OF RUBBING OCCURS ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THERE IS JUST THE WORD 'BAKERLOO' ON THE SPINE WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE . THE LAMINATE IS IMMACULATE AND FULLY RUNS FROM TIP TO TIP, AND EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS REMAIN UNRUBBED

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST ONE TINY THUMB NAIL NICK TO THE REAR EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS HIGHLY POLISHED AS THE FRONT, AND AGAIN NO HEAVY CREASES OR LINES. JUST THREE TINY LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE .

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PERFECTLY CLEAN AND UNWORN INNER SURFACE.THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL AS MOST COPIES WILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE WHITE SURFACE. NO HEAVY AGEING TO THIS VULNERABLE SURFACE JUST A VERY VERY LIGHT TRACE OF HANDLING TO THE EDGES

THE ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION. NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SURFACES, AND NO  CREASES. A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT WRINKLES, AND SOME LIGHT AGEING

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  MINT MINUS!!!!

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

GARRY