Elton John TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION UK LP 1ST TEXTURED A-1/B-2 MINT AUDIO
  £   256
  $   339

 


£ 256 Sold For
Jul 8, 2016 Sold Date
Jul 1, 2016 Start Date
£   19 Start price
11   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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ELTON JOHN - TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS!!! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

1ST ISSUE A-1 / B-2

OUTSTANDING MINT  FULLY TEXTURED SLEEVE WITH BOOK

 

I AM LISTING A SMALL COLLECTION OF VINYLS THAT ARE IN UNPLAYED/ONE PLAY, MINT / MINT MINUS CONDITION AND CAN BE CONSIDERED AS FINAL UPGRADE COPIES

  • CATALOGUE:DJM  DJLPH 410
  • MATRIX: DJLPH 410 A1 / B 2
  • TEXTURED 1ST ISSUE SLEEVE

THE FIRST ISSUE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE. TEXTURED ON BOTH SIDES  COMPLETE WITH STAPLED SONG/LYRIC BOOK  

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. I DON'T SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE WHATSOEVER

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. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL IS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM  ONE MINUSCULE ULTRA FINE ANGEL HAIR HANDLING LINE ON SIDE ONE

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

MOST OF THESE PYE/DJM RED TRANSLUCENT VINYL'S HAVE SOME LIGHT EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE. THIS ONE HAS JUST THE ODD SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD ONLY IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS

 I DIDN'T HEAR ANY MORE THAN TWO STATIC TICS WHATSOEVER DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT !!!!

PLEASE LISTEN TO IT AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

 

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

FIRST ISSUE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE FULLY TEXTURED SLEEVE

 

THE FRONT SURFACE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE, WITH NO LOSS OF THE DELICATE  COLOUR, AND A PERFECT TEXTURED SURFACE THAT HAS SUFFERED NO LOSS OF COLOUR OR SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER

 

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE . NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE EITHER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES SHOW NO SHELF WEAR . FULL DEEP BROWN COLOUR RUNNING ACROSS FROM CORNER TIP TO CORNER TIP

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED.THERE IS ONE TINY SPECK OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE BOTTOM TIP END. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE IS MINT,  ONE MICROSCOPIC LINE NEAR THE SPINE ONLY, AND PERFECT UNRUBBED, UNMARKED COLOURS

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A  PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS.

THE LYRIC SONG BOOK IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS AND NO CREASES. PERFECTLY STAPLED. A TIGHT UNBLEMISHED FIT 

THE ORIGINAL  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  MINT!!!

 

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

GARRY

 

 


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