Blondie PARALLEL LINES UK LP 1ST PRESS A2/B1 3-4 PLAYS EVER 100% MINT MINUS

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BLONDIE - PARALLEL LINES

IN MAGNIFICENT 3-4 PLAY MINT MINUS!!! CONDITION

COMPLETE WITH MINT MINUS!!!!  SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:CHRYSALIS  CDL 1192 
• MATRIX: CDL1192 A//2 P  1 3 6/ B//1 P  1 2
• ' TUNE ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE

I HAVE FOUND WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE ONE OF THE EARLIEST PRESSES OF THIS ALBUM. PRIOR TO THIS FIND EVER COPY I HAVE EVER PICKED UP HAS HAD MATRIX NUMBERS THAT HAVE //3 AT THE LOWEST.

HERE HOWEVER IS HAVE A //2 - B//1 SET AND FURTHERMORE THERE IS ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS COPY AND ALL OF THE OTHERS THAT I HAVE SEEN.

THE BLUE SECTION IS A FAR DARKER SHADE OF BLUE. I HAVE TAKEN AN IMAGE OF THE TWO LABELS SO THAT YOU ARE IN A BETTER POSITION TO JUDGE FOR YOURSELF.

SO I BELIEVE WE HAVE HERE A GENUINE 1ST PRESS, AND ONE OF THE FIRST OFF THE PRESS !!!

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLUE AND WHITE COLOURED LABELS ARE ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE. NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM AND ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECT AND UNRUBBED. THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWS 3-4 SMALL SPIDER LINES AROUND IT, SHOWING HOW LITTLE THIS VINYL HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. IN DAYLIGHT IT IS FLAWLESS, AND ONLY WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND ONE ANGEL HAIR HANDLING LINE VISIBLE. THERE ARE ALSO A FEW EMBEDDED DULL STREAKS TO THE DISC. TOTALLY NON SOUNDING AND FACTORY PRESSED

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, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

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

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AT ANY POINT.

NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

ISLAND/CHRYSALIS VINYL USUALLY HAS A LITTLE VINYL NOISE DUE TO THE PRESSING AND THIS ONE HAS JUST THE BAREST SPECK OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND, WHICH CAN ONLY BE HEARD OCCASIONALLY IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES.

I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY  DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

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

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

SEMI LAMINATED  SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN AND IMPORTANTLY  HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS. THE DEEP COLOURS ARE ALL UNRUBBED

INCREDIBLY THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO!! LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE  BOTTOM EDGE, AND JUST ONE SMALL THUMB LINE JUST TO THE RIGHT OF DEBBIE'S HIP

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH IMMACULATE. NO COLOUR LOSS AND NO RUBBING OR SHELF WEAR. ONLY THE TOP RIGHT TIP END HAS A PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING THERE.

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE BLACK BASE COLOUR IS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT.EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE UNRUBBED

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITION AS THE FRONT, MINUS THE THUMB LINE. TOTALLY PRISTINE IN FACT

THE CARD LYRIC  INNER SLEEVE IS THE CORRECT ISSUE FOR THIS ALBUM AND IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION. NO SPLITS, NO CREASES, NO MARKS OR STAINS. LATER PRESSES HAD A PAPER LYRIC INNER 

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS  SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!!

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

GARRY