Bee Gees THE BEE GEES 1st 1967 UK LP 1st Press Psychedelic MONO PLAYS NEAR MINT
  £   56
  $   74

 


£ 56 Sold For
Apr 10, 2025 Sold Date
Apr 3, 2025 Start Date
5   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING

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BEE GEES - BEE GEES 1st

SUPERB NEAR MINT AUDIO

NEAR MINT SLEEVE 

MONO PRESSING

THE RECORD

 

THE LABELS

THE TEXTURED RED  LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THEY ARE RICH AND VIBRANT IN COLOUR AND THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. FINALLY I CAN'T EVEN SEE ANY MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TINY SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE 

 

THE VINYL

THE HEAVY VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. A BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY ALBUM . IN DAYLIGHT IS LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO IT ONLY SHOWS A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES 

THE TEST PLAY


THE LP PLAYS PERFECTLY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. 

NO GROOVE WEAR AND THUS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND.

THE MONO REPRODUCTION IS RIGHT ON THE MONEY, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLES, OR LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

SILENT LINKING GROOVES

ALL I HEARD DURING THE PLATHROUGH WERE A FEW RANDOM MINUSCULE SPECKS OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND
NO TICS OR POPS WHATSOEVER

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO  NEAR MINT

PLEASE DO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

LAMINATED FRONT, NON LAMINATED REAR E.J.DAY SLEEVE

STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE, THIS FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE ON THE MAIN BODY AND DELICATE COLOURS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE UNRUBBED AND UNFADED

THE LAMINATE IS VERY GLOSSY AND DOESN'T HAVE ANY PEEL LIFT OR FLAKE

NO RINGWEAR , JUST A TINY SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE AT THE TOP .

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP END

THERE IS ONE MICROSCOPIC PRESSURE LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE . FIVE EQUALLY TINY ONES ALONG THE TOP EDGE IN THE LEFT CORNER, AND ONE LONGER ONE IN THE MIDDLE.TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND TWO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE HAS PERFECT LAMINATE AND JUST A SPECK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. LIGHTLY AGED AND THE TYPEFACE IS STILL LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IHAS A LITTLE FEATHERING TO THE FRONT SURFACE

THE REAR SURFACE IS STILL WHITE WITH SOME MILD AGEING / HANDLING TO THE EDGES

I AM HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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


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