Elton John SELF TITLED UK LP 1ST TEXTURED 1 PLAY NM
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Description
ELTON JOHN - ELTON JOHN
IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION
- CATALOGUE:DJM DJLPS 406
- MATRIX: DJLPS 406 A4 / B 1
ELTON JOHN'S 1970 SELF TITLED SECOND ALBUM. THIS LP HAS THE RARER 1ST PRESS TEXTURED SLEEVE, AND THIS SLEEVE IS IN MINT!!!! CONDITION
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE JET BLACK LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ON THEM AT ALL. THE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE YELLOW DJM LOGO IS UNRUBBED AND THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS BUT ONE RIDICULOUSLY MINISCULE SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS VINYL HAS ONLY EVER HAD ONE PLAY LIFETIME IN 40 YEARS
THE VINYL
THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THIS IS A FIRST PRESS HEAVYWEIGHT DISC IN SUBLIME CONDITION. THERE IS ONE REALLY SMALL HANDLING LINE WHICH IS PURELY SURFACE AND DOESN'T AFFECT THE PLAY AT ALL.
EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO SEE, EVEN THE USUAL WISPY HAIRLINES ARE NOT THERE
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 FOUR THREE MINUTE EXCERPTS FROM THIS ALBUM, I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, I HAVE ALSO RECORDED THE LINKING GROOVES TO THE START OF THE OTHER TRACKS THAT ON OFFER. THE REPORDUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMOSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS. THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS WITH EVERY NOTE BEING CRISP AND CLEAR. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS, AND SOME BARELY AUDIBLE LIGHT STATIC IN SOME OF THE QUIETER SPOTS ON OCCASION, BUT THIS IS IN THE VINYL AND NOTHING MAN MADE
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVE
FIRST PRESS TEXTURED E.J DAY GATEFOLD
THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED FROM THE DAY IT WAS PURCHASED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE, AND THIS IS THE FIRST REASON WHY I AM ABLE TO DESCRIBE THE SLEEVE AS MINT. THE SECOND REASON IS SIMPLY BECAUSE THE LP HAS STAYED INSIDE THE SLEEVE AND THEREFORE INSIDE THE PLASTIC OUTER. NO PLAY MEANS NO CHANCE OF WEAR.
THE FRONT SURFACE IS IMMACULATE. UNLAMINATED AND TEXTURED, USUALLY A RECEPIE FOR TOTALY DISASTER, BUT NOT THIS ONE
NOT ONE JOT OF COLOUR LOSS, NO CREASES, CREASE LINES, BENDS OR EVEN THE SMALL LINES THAT YOU WOULD USUALLY FIND CLOSE TO THE SPINE. IT IS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT.
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANT SHELF WEAR
THE SPINE IS ALSO MINT. PERFECTLY FLAT AND UNWORN WITH EVERY LETTER OF TYPEFACE CLEARLY LEGIBLE.
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND AGAIN SHOWS JUST HOW LITTLE THIS RECORD HAS BEEN OUT OF THE COVER.
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INNER SURFACE
THE INNER SLEEVE IS THE ORIGINAL POLY LINES SLEEVE, AND IT TOO IS IN MINT CONDITION. TOTALLY FLAT AND NOT A MARK ON IT. MORE PROOF THAT THE LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE
THIS IS A REAL RARITY AND A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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