Cliff Richard & the Drifters CLIFF UK LP 1959 1ST PRESS GREEN PLAYS 100% NMINT

	£		84
	$		111

CLIFF RICHARD & THE DRIFTERS- CLIFF

1959 ORIGINAL DEBUT LP

IN MAGNIFICENT 2-3 PLAY CONDITION

PLAYS 100% NEAR MINT

MINT MINUS SLEEVE!!!!!!

• CATALOGUE:COLUMBIA 33SX 1147
• MATRIX: XAX 1633-2N / 1634-2N
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 H / 1 H 
• E.T TAX CODE
• COLUMBIA GRAMOPHONE COMPANY LIMITED RIM WORDING

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE GLOSSY GREEN AND GOLD COLUMBIA LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE EMERALD GREEN  BASE COLOUR IS JUST IMMACULATE. THERE IS NO RUBBING OR WEAR OF ANY DESCRIPTION. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS ALSO TOTALLY UNWORN. THE GOLD TYPEFACE IS IN ADDITION PRISTINE AND EVERY LETTER PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE GOLD COLUMBIA LOGO IS TOTALLY IMMACULATE AND THERE ARE NO SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL IS JUST SUPERB, GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR AND IN DAYLIGHT IT JUST LOOKS FLAWLESS. HAS POSSIBLY DULLED JUST A FRACTION OVER THE YEARS. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND A FEW VERY FINE ANGEL  HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES

A SUPERB 53 YEAR OLD ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS IN STUNNING CONDITION

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 AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE 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 BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS WITH EVERY NOTE BEING CRISP AND CLEAR. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION TO ANY PART OF THIS SOUND WHICH IS QUITE INCREDIBLE WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE TYPE OF RECORD PLAYER THAT WAS BEING USED IN 1959. BUT DIE TO THE EXTREMELY LIMITED PLAY THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED IT IS AS CLEAR AS A BELL

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

NO VINYL NOISE AND NO STATIC EITHER AT ANY POINT

WHAT YOU WILL HEAR IS THE VERY OCCASIONAL LITTLE DUST POP OR TIC, BUT MOST ARE WELL HIDDEN BEHIND THE POWERFUL LOUD MUSIC

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE FLIPBACKED GATEFOLD WITH A LAMINATED FRONT REAR SURFACE AND NON LAMINATED INNER PANELS. THIS SLEEVE IS MADE FROM SERIOUSLY HEAVY CARD AND YET HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME SUPERBLY WELL

THE FRONT SURFACE JUST SPARKLES. IT HAS AVERY HIGHLY POLISHED FINISH TO THE SURFACE. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS. INCREDIBLY THERE ARE NO LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NONE EITHER ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND CERTAINLY NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. THERE ARE TWO MICROSCOPIC SLIVERS OF LAMINATE LIFT AT EACH END OF THE SPINE, AND THE BOTTOM LEFT AND BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIPS ARE VERY LIGHTLY RUBBED

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 99% STILL FULLY LAMINATED WITH JUST THE TIP ENDS LIGHTLY RUBBED

THE SPINE IS ABSOLUTELY MINT!! TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PRISTINE AND THERE IS NO COLOUR LOSS OR RUBBING. EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE PRISTINE, PLUS ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECT AND COMPLETELY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP AND CLEARLY SHOWS WHY THE LP HAS NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECTLY ADHERED GLEAMING WHITE FLIPBACKS. THE WHITE SURFACE OF THE MAIN BODY IS SLIGHTLY YELLOWED WITH AGE, BUT ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED, AND THERE ARE NO PEN MARKS OR ANY STAINS. A TRULY SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE

THE INNER SLEEVE IS THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED EMI INNER AND IS IN SUPERB UNSPLIT CONDITION. TOTALLY WHITE AND UNCREASED

HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS

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

GARRY