Bob Dylan DEBUT ALBUM UK 1ST PRESS IN MONO NO 33 1/3 PLAYS 100% NEAR MINT

	£		73
	$		97

BOB DYLAN - DEBUT LP

IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION

OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT!!! PLAYTHROUGH

• CATALOGUE:BPG 62022
• MATRIX NUMBER: BPG 62022 1Lv2=420 VV2 . 2Lv1//420 104
• 33 ON THE LABEL
• MONO PRESS
• FLIPBACK SLEEVE

TO BE A TRUE 1962 FIRST PRESS THIS ALBUM MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

THE SLEEVE MUST HAVE A LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE AND NON LAMINATED REAR

THE REAR OF THE SLEEVE MUST HAVE THREE FLIPBACKS

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER BPG 62022 MUST BE IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER WITH (CL1779) DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH

THE INNER SLEEVE MUST BE A PLAIN POLYLINED INNER WITH 'BRITISH PATENTS No 8005113 FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING' IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER, AND 'MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN' IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER (THIS ISSUE SHOULD NOT HAVE AN ADVERTISING SLEEVE)

THE VINYL MUST BE VERY THICK AND BARELY FLEXIBLE

THE LABELS MUST BE ROUGHLY TEXTURED AND MATT, NOT SMOOTH OR SHINY

THE LABEL MUST HAVE '33' ONLY ON THE LEFT SIDE TO INDICATE THE SPEED. (33 1/3 WERE ALL LATER ISSUES)

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE 2 ROUGH TEXTURED  LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE ORANGE BASE COLOUR HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED, AND THERE IS NO COLOUR LOSSANYWHERE. THIS COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION AND UNRUBBED SIDES

A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEAL JUST 5-6 TINY  SPIDER LINES CLOSE BY INDICATING THE VINYL HAS ONLY HAD A FEW VERY CAREFUL PLAYS SINCE 1962

THE VINYL

THE DISC GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND THERE ARE NO MARKS WHATSOEVER ON THE DISC, AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FORM A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES. I CAN'T SAY I HAVE SEEN A BETTER COPY

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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME 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 MAGNIFICENTLY, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY. THE MONO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. I CANNOT BE CRITICAL OF THIS LP SET IN ANY WAY AT ALL.

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION AT ANY POINT MEANING THAT THE FEW PLAYS THIS HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM WITH AN UNWORN AND CORRECTLY WEIGHTED STYLUS

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER

NO LOUD CLICKS AND NO VINYL NOISE

ALL I HEARD WAS THE ODD SECOND OR TWO OF STATIC AND A FEW TINY DUST TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

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

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO IT AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH 

THE SLEEVE

CORRECT VERY VERY PRESS SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE

NON LAMINATED REAR SURFACE WITH FLIPBACKS

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT, CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, CREASE LINES, OR BENDS, OR DENTS, AND THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR

THERE ARE JUST THREE  TINY LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE.AND ONE MORE ON THE TOP  EDGE

THERE ARE NO THUMB LINES WHATSOEVER

THERE IS ALSO NO RECORD SHAPE OR ANY RING WEAR.

THE ABSOLUTE TIPS OF THE CORNERS SHOW THE LIGHTEST SNIP OF WEAR

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE  IMMACULATE WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE PRISTINE AND UNWORN

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY UNSQUASHED AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

AGAIN ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY ADHERED AND THERE IS NO PEEL OR FLAKE, WITH JUST THE VERY TIPS HAVING THE TINIEST SPECK OF RUBBING

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP SHOWING JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS

THE REAR SURFACE WOULD BE IMMACULATE HOWEVER THERE IS ONE LIGHT SMALL STAIN JUST TO THE LEFT OF CENTRE.

THE FLIPBACKS ARE ALL PERFECT AND THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO ANY OF THEM.

OTHER THAN THE ALREADY MENTIONED STAIN, THE REST OF THE SURFACE IS SUPERB. VERY VERY WHITE STILL, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECT AND UNRUBBED

CLEARLY THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN VERY WELL PROTECTED AND CARED FOR

THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT MINUS

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

GARRY