Elton John THE FOX UK LP 1ST PRESS ONE PLAY EVER 100% MINT MINUS
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ELTON JOHN - THE FOX
IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION
1ST ISSUE
OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS SLEEVE AND INNER
THE LAST OF THE ELTON JOHN ALBUMS THAT I HAVE BEEN LISTING RECENTLY. THE ORIGINAL OWNER KEPT THEM INSIDE A LOCKED RECORD CASE AND THEREFORE THE SLEEVE HAVE BEEN VIRTUALLY PERFECTLY PRESERVED. THE VINYLS WERE ONLY EVER PLAYED BETWEEN ONE AND THREE TIMES
- CATALOGUE:ROCKET TRAIN 16
- MATRIX: TRAIN16 A//1 v E C 1 1 1 5 / B//1 v E T H 1 1 1 5
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE GREY LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ON THEM AT ALL. THE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS JUST ONE TINY SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THIS IS A FIRST PRESS DISC IN SUBLIME CONDITION. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL IS FLAWLESS, 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 THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE LP BEFORE LAYING ANY BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC IT SOUNDS.
THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS WITH EVERY NOTE BEING CRISP AND CLEAR. CERTAINLY NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND ONLY THE ODD SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, MAINLY ON SIDE TWO
I HEARD NO MORE THAN 1=2 OF THE TINIEST DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS !!!!!
PLEASE LISTEN TO IT AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
SEMI LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE, WITH NO LOSS OF THE DELICATE COLOUR,ONLY A VERY FEINT OUTLINE OF RECORD SHAPE IF THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT.
THERE IS JUST ONE LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE, FOUR MORE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH VIRTUALLY MINT. FULLY COLOURED FROM CORNER TO CORNER AND ONLY THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP END SHOWS A SPECK OF RUBBING, AND THE ODD PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON EITHER SURFACE
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. AGAIN ALL OF THE COLOUR IS PRESENT WITH JUST A COUPLE OF PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE LEADING EDGES, AND A SPECK ON THE TWO TIPS.
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP , SHOWING WHY THIS LP HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE ALL THESE YEARS
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS MAGNIFICENT THE FRONT,
THE ORIGINAL LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB UNSPLIT CONDITION. FLAT AND UNCREASED
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
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