Elton John SELF TITLED UK LP 1ST TEXTURED 2-3 PLAY NM

	£		19
	$		25

ELTON JOHN - ELTON JOHN

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:DJM  DJLPS 406
• MATRIX: DJLPS 406 A4 / B 1
• RARE RED TRANSLUCENT VINYL - FIRST PRESS

ELTON JOHN'S 1970 SELF TITLED SECOND ALBUM. THIS LP HAS THE RARER 1ST PRESS TEXTURED SLEEVE, AND THE EVEN RARER RED TRANSLUCENT VINYL. THE ONLY WAY THAT THIS CAN BE SPOTTED IS TO HOLD THE DISC UP TO A STRONG LIGHT WHERE THE VINYL THEN SHOWS IT'S TRUE COLOUR AS IT JUST LOOKS LIKE A STANDARD BLACK ISSUE WHEN HELD NORMALLY

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.THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TINY WHITE SPECKS ON THE OUTER RIM OF SIDE ONE, WHICH WERE LEFT THERE FROM THE FACTORY PRESS. THE YELLOW DJM LOGO IS UNRUBBED AND THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS JUST TWO OR THREE RIDICULOUSLY MINISCULE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS VINYL HAS ONLY EVER HAD WO PLAYS 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 ARE NO MARKS OR SIGNS OF HANDLING AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A COUPLE OF 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 FOUR FULL TRACKS   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 IS SOME VERY VERY LIGHT AND BARELY AUDIBLE VINYL NOISE WHICH IS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY MARKS ECT BECAUSE AS MENTIONED THERE AREN'T ANY, SO IT IS EMBEDDED IN THE PRESS PROBABLY DUE TO THE VINYL USED . ANYWAY IT CAN ONLY BE PICKED UP IF YOU ARE 12 INCHES FROM YOUR SPEAKERS LIKE I AM WHEN I TYPE THIS, AND EVEN THEN IT'S ONLY OCCASIONALLY HEAR IN THE QUIETEST OF MOMENTS. IF YOU TURN THE VOLUME RIGHT UP AND LISTEN TO THE FIRST RECORDING YOU SHOULD JUST ABOUT HEAR IT.

OTHER THAN THIS PERHAPS A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS THROUGHOUT THE PLAY

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

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  REASON WHY I AM ABLE TO DESCRIBE THE SLEEVE AS  NEAR MINT. THE SLEEVE HAS THE BAREST TRACE OF HANDLING WHICH I WILL DESCRIBE BELOW.

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 PERFECTAPART FROM ONE SMALL AND HARDLY VISIBLE TINY LINE ACCROSS THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, A SURE SIGN THAT THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED IN PLASTIC AS THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST AREA TO SHOW COLOUR LOSS. THE TOP AND BOTTOM LEFT CORNER TIPS ARE THE ONLY AREAS THAT SHOW RUBBING

THE SPINE IS ALSO NEAR MINT.  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 LINED SLEEVE, AND IT TOO IS IN MINT CONDITION. TOTALLY FLAT WITH JUST ONE CORNER SLIGHTLY CREASED. 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  NEAR MINT!!!

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

GARRY