Elton John YELLOW BRICK ROAD UK 3LP 1st Translucent FINAL UPGRADE UNPLAYED MINT

	£		72
	$		95

ELTON JOHN - GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD

RED TRANSLUCENT VINYL 1ST PRESS

FINAL UPGRADE - MINT!!! UNPLAYED (APART FROM MY TEST PLAY)

INCREDIBLE MINT TRIFOLD SLEEVE

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• CATALOGUE:DJM  DJLPD 1001
• MATRIX: DJLPD 1001 A2 / B3 / C3 / D2

TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

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 ARE NO SPIDER LINES AT ALL ON EITHER OF THE LP LABELS

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THIS IS A FIRST PRESS DISC IN SUBLIME CONDITION. DJM RECORDS PRODUCED SOME OF THEIR ALBUMS ON A RED BASE VINYL WHICH LOOKS BLACK UNTIL HELD UP TO THE LIGHT, AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE RARER ALBUMS.

THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE VINYLS AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION NOTHING TO SEE. A BEAUTIFUL COPY INDEED

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 WHOLE DOUBLE ALBUM AS MENTIONED AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE, WITH A VERY LIGHT TRACKING TONE ARM

THE CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST INCREDIBLE. PERFECT LOUD, CLEAR AND SUPERB STEWREO AUDIO

THE LP'S PLAY THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON ALL SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS SET SOUNDS. 

THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS WITH EVERY NOTE BEING CRISP AND CLEAR. 

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE THAT IS FAIRLY USUAL WITH PYE PRESSINGS. BUT THIS COPY IS PERFECT

NO CLICKS AND NO POPS

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE

I DON'T EVEN RECALL HEARING AND STATIC LIKE STUFF IN THE LINKING GROOVES

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT 

IT IS WITHOUT DOUBT A FINAL UPGRADE

THE SLEEVE

FIRST PRESS TRI-FOLD EURO ALBUMS  SLEEVE

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.

IT IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE THAT A RECORD THAT WAS AS POPULAR AS THIS ONE AND SOLD SO MANY COPIES SHOULD HAVE REMAINED UNPLAYED FOR ALL THIS TIME. NEARLY EVERY COPY THAT I HAVE SEEN OVER THE YEARS HAS LOOKED TIRED WITH THE SLEEVE HAVING AGEING TO ALL PARTS, BUT HERE WE HAVE ONE THAT IS IMMACULATE'

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND CLEAN AND THERE IS NOT ONE CREASE OR BEND ON IT ANYWHERE. THE UNLAMINATED SURFACE IS MINT AND UNRUBBED, NO COLOUR LOSS OR RING WEAR WHATSOEVER, AND NO GRUBINESS FROM HANDLING EITHER. 

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE ALL SHARP AND SQUARE

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

ALL THREE TOP EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WHICH IS UNHEARD OF. THIS INCLUDES THE CORNER TIPS AS WELL. THE BOTTOM THREE EDGES ARE EQUALLY PRISTINE

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT. NO LEADING EDGE RUB. NO BLEMISHES TO THE TYPEFACE AND NO RUBBING TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS IMMACULATE AS THE FRONT SURFACE, AGAIN A TOTAL RARITY

OPENING THE TRI FOLD REVEALS THE THIRD PART OF THE SLEEVE WITH THE SECOND OPENING EDGE. AND AT THIS POINT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT BOTH OPENING EDGES ARE RAZOR SHARP WITHOUT ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS WHATSOEVER.

THE INSIDE THREE PANELS ARE ALSO IN MINT CONDITION

THE TWO PLAIN INNER SLEEVES ARE WHITE, PERFECTLY FLAT AND FREE FROM AND HANDLING AND AGEING

I CANNOT BEGIN TO SAY HOW EXCITED I AM TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THIS IMMCULATE COPY OF THE CLASSIC YELLOW BRICK ROAD FOR AUCTION

THIS IS A REAL RARITY AND A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT!!!

 A TRUE FINAL UPGRADE COPY

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

GARRY