CARPENTERS CLOSE TO YOU 1st UK Press Khaki labels 1970 ARCHIVED COPY

	£		15
	$		20

'ITS THE VINYL COUNTDOWN'

Welcome to 'Its the vinyl countdown' music auctions. Here you will find some of the most incredible rare records and music memorabilia for your collection. We pride ourselves on auctioning only the highest grade records and items, you will not see anything listed here below EX+ condition, unles the item is extremely rare. You will not see worn covers, warped records or scratched records. We simply do not bother with them.

We list in many cases, 'Archived' & 'mint' condition items, we are able to source from private collections all over the UK. So we hope you can be put at ease that what you are bidding on is of the highest quality.

We play through most of the records, unless the item is clearly mint, or sealed..in which case we don't play them, thus maintaining their 'unplayed' status!  Obviously with some of these rare items there will be the odd 'anomoly' along the way , the odd little static pop or lead in 'sizzle' for a split second.. nothing is perfect we find! all systems differ, but we aim to describe these as accurately as possible for you.... PLEASE ENJOY THIS ITEM YOU ARE NOW LOOKING AT..

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RARE UK 1st A&M PRESSING  - 1st LAMINATE SLEEVE & KHAKI LABELS

REVIEW COPY -ARCHIVED AWAY SINCE 1970..

POSSIBLY ONE OR TWO CAREFUL PLAYS ONLY - THIS IS ONE OF MANY LPs WE ARE LISTING THAT ARE ALL IN INCREDIBLE CONDITION..Be sure to see the others listed too!

Released 1970

Label    A&M  AMLS 998

Matrix        AMLS 998 A-2  *X  22

                   AMLS 998 B-1  *T  14

THE VINYL   MINT-   INCREDIBLE  CONDITION

As you can see, this vinyl is the 1st 1970 pressing  - WITH THE ORIGINAL 1970 LABELS AND SLEEVE

Stored from new this LP was played for review then stored in,  pristine condition everywhere.

ITS AS GOOD AS WE HAVE EVER SEEN FOR THIS CLASSIC LP..

This pressing is a superb vinyl which has retained its amazing glossy sheen and finish. There is little dulling anywhere and overall it is in incredible condition for an LP of this age. The edges are silky smooth, typical of these vintage pressings. We are seing fewer and fewer copies of this LP, so rarely do we see a copy at all like this.

We can see NO spider lines around the centre hole, and no wear to the spindle hole whatsoever.

There are a few light whisp lines, and thats it-  nothing else!  No scratches or marks.  Clearly this LP has been archived for many many years, a few little dust specs are on the vinyl when we slid it for checking..IT REMAINS IN ASTONISHING CONDITION.

On playing through we heard barely a hint of any static in the dead grooves, possibly the occasional tiny dust pop that will probably not sound next time.. the LP could do with a hoover clean, and then we feel you'd be looking at a MINT LP!   ...the whole record plays superb-EASILY as good as we have heard for this clasic LP.

OVERALL THIS IS SIMPLY A MUST FOR ANY FINAL UPGRADE COLLECTION. YOU WILL NOT SEE BETTER.

THE LABELS   MINT-  FLAT MATT LABELS with TEXTURED INNER RING

THE SLEEVE     MINT-  SIMPLY PRISTINE. 

Correct LAMINATED first UK issued earliest sleeve  - with square spine & PINCHED ENDS

PRINTER CREDITS -  MacNEILL

 This is in simply incredible condition, quite amazing how it has survived so clean. The lamination pulling so tight it creates the 'bowed' effect on the top seam..stunning!

THE LAMINATION GLEAMS LIKE A BRAND NEW MIRROR..AS GOOD AS WE HAVE EVER SEEN.

 NO DULLING AT ALL.

The edges are all super clean with no real traces of rub, at all , and all colours and inks remain in outstanding condition

No  ringwear - & JUST THE TINIEST RING PRESS..

The open edge remains in immaculate sharp condition -superb.

a couple of tiny spider lines on the edge.

The spine edge is immaculate with no rub or wear at all -IT HAS SOME VERY LIGHT BUBBLE ON THE EDGE, TYPICAL OF THESE SLEEVES...But nothign to worry over as the whole look of this sleeve is as good as we have ever seen.

We cannot add any more than this! ITS A BEAUTY!

THE INNER SLEEVE   EX+

PAT PRINTED OPAPER INNER..Some light discolour. no splits or damage.

POSTAGE DISCOUNTS:

Don't forget we offer big postage discounts on multi wins..the more LPs you win, the cheaper the postage works out for you worldwide- Up to 2 kilos or 5 LPs, after which we will send your wins in more than one parcel..ALL very well protected in mailers, stiffeners, plenty of tape & protection, then 'signed delivered' to your door-  and to date we have nad NO damaged items!  ;0)

We hope you enjoy looking at this item, and good luck if you decide to bid for it...We can safely say you will not be dissapointed- If you need to know anyting else, please feel free to contact us with any questions.

All our items are sent 'signed delivery' tracked to your door, (we have never had an item go missing anywhere in the world!) for peace of mind for both you and us! All items are sent in strong protective mailer boxes and stiffeners. With over 28 years in mail order and the music industry 'worldwide' we pride ourselves on the fact you can bid safely on all our items, and knowing you are being dealt with by professionals.

ENJOY! ;0)