Carole King RHYMES & REASONS UK LP 1ST PRESS ONE PLAY EVER 100% NEAR MINT

	£		19
	$		25

CAROLE KING - RHYMES & REASONS

SUPERB NEAR MINT PLAYTHROUGH!!!

OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT!!! SLEEVE

TRANSLUCENT PLUM VINYL

      CATALOGUE:A & M (ODE) ODE 77016

• MATRIX: ODE77016 A-1 v G / B-1 v G

• I HAVE ACQUIRED A COLLECTION OF STUNNING VINYLS THAT BELONGED TO SOMEONE WHO LOOKED AFTER THEM INCREDIBLY WELL, WHERE THEY WERE PLACED INTO PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVES FROM NEW, AND ONLY PLAYED ON A BANG & OLUFSEN HI FI

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SILVER AND BEIGE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE JET BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS JUST ONE NEAR INVISIBLE SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISC, AND IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE NUMEROUS TINY LITTLE SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES AND A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES

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 BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS. IN PARTICULAR THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT

THERE ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER

THERE IS THE BAREST SEMI SECOND OF STATIC HEARD ONLY VERY OCCASIONALLY, AND A FEW RANDOM TINY DUST POPS/TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF AGAINST THE STANDARDS YOU PERSONALLY SET

A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE THAT PLAYS TO AN INCREDIBLE NEAR MINT !!!! STANDARD.

THE SLEEVE

ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT FULLY TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE FROM MACNEILL PRESS LTD.

AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT SLEEVE TO FIND IN A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE CONDITION, BECAUSE THE TEXTURED SURFACE CAN WEAR VERY BADLY AND ON MOST COPIES THE SPINE IS JUST WORN OUT. NOT THIS ONE THOUGH IT IS NEAR PERFECT

THE FRONT SURFACE IS ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE !!!! THE TEXTURED SURFACE IS FREE FROM VIRTUALLY ANY WEAR OR RUBBING WHATSOEVER, WITH A TINY SPECK ON THE LEADING EDGE, AND ALL OF THE COLOUR IS THERE ARE NO CREASES OR BENDS AND NO HEAVY CREASE LINES EITHER. AND INCREDIBLY ABSOLUTELY ZERO!!! LINES NEAR THE SPINE THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THERE IS NO RING WEAR AND NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER. AGAIN THIS IS UNHEARD OF

THE TOP EDGE HAS A SMALL SPLIT IN THE MIDDLE. THE COLOURS ARE PERFECT AND THERE IS NO RUBBING TO THE CORNER TIPS.

THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A SMALL SPECK OF RUB TO THE LEFT CORNER

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE COLOURED SURFACE HAS ONLY A LITTLE RUB TO THE BOTTOM TIP

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

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN  PRISTINE LIKE THE FRONT. ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE RETAINED AND LIKE THE FRONT THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO CREASE LINES ANYWHERE, NOT EVEN ONE NEXT TO THE EDGES. JUST IMMACULATE!!

THE PICTURE / LYRIC  INNER IS IN FLAT AND 100% UNSPLIT. IT IS IN MINT CONDITION

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

IF YOU WIN AN LP AUCTION OF MINE THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL GET IN TERMS OF PACKING AND DELIVERY.

I TREAT EVERY ALBUM WITH THE RESPECT IT DESERVES. THE FIRST THING IS THAT I REMOVE THE LP FROM THE SLEEVE AND PLACE IT INTO A BRAND NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE TO PROTECT NOT ONLY THE LP BUT THE SLEEVE AS WELL. THE LP IS PLACED BEHIND THE SLEEVE AND THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE LOCATED BACK INSIDE THE SLEEVE.

THE ALBUM IS PLACED INSIDE A BRAND NEW THICK PVC OUTER SLEEVE. NOT SOME FLIMSY POLY THING, A PROPER COLLECTORS PVC SLEEVE.

I USE THE TOUGHEST CRUCIFORM BOXES TO PLACE THE LP INTO AND INCLUDE ONE VERY HEAVY DUTY STIFFENER INSIDE THE BOX AS WELL. THE OUTSIDE OF THE BOX WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL STIFFENERS PLACED ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK SURFACES OR AS MANY AS NEEDED TO ENSURE THE CORNERS CANNOT GET DAMAGED OR THE BOX BENT.

FINALLY THE LP IS SENT EITHER SIGNED FOR, TRACKED AND SIGNED FOR DEPENDING ON WHICH SERVICE IS AVAILABLE FOR EACH COUNTRY.

FINALLY THE TRACKING NUMBER IS UPDATED ON EBAY UPON MY RETURN FROM THE POST OFFICE

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

GARRY