Fairport Convention ROSIE UK LP 1ST PRESS A1U/B1U MINT-

£ 19

$ 25

£ 19 Sold For

Jun 20, 2010 Sold Date

Jun 13, 2010 Start Date

1 Number Of Bids

Great Britain Country Of Seller

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Description

FAIRPORT CONVENTION - ROSIE

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

1972 FIRST PRESS PALM TREE LABEL

CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9208
MATRIX: ILPS 9208 A-1U / B-1U (ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX)
'STERLING' STAMPED ON BOTH RUN OUT DEAD WAX AREAS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE ISLAND PALM TREEE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB , THE COLOURS ARE WHITE WHERE THEY NEED TO BE AND RICH AND VIBRANT WHERE THERE IS NO WHITE. THERE IS JUST ONE TINY SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE ON EACH SIDE TO SHOW WHERE THIS LP HAS HAD JUST ONE CAREFUL PLAY

THE VINYL

THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND IS A HEAVYWEIGHT DISC. THERE ARE NO MARKS VISIBLE IN DAYLIGHT AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO SPOT A FEW 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 COMPLETE 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 GROOVE TO THE START OF ONE OTHER RANDOM TRACK FROM EACH SIDE OF THE ALBUM. 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 DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THE CLARITY OF EACH INSTRUMENT IS MAGNIFICENT, CRISP AND CLEAR AS A BELL. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS WITHOUT A DOUBT FIRST PRESS

THERE IS THE VERY OCCASIONAL BARELY AUDIBLE DUST POP HERE AND THERE BUT THIS ALBUM SOUNDS AS GOOD NOW AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE WITH A VERY FRAGILE PASTEL COLOURED FRONT SURFACE. USUALLY FOUND VERY GRUBBY, BUT HERE IS A SLEEVE THAT HAS CLEARLY BEEN KEPT IN AN OUTER PLASTIC SLEEVE FROM NEW, AND THUS THE COLOUR HAS BEEN PRESERVED,APART FROM ONE TINY SPOT IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER, AND A SMALL DARK MARK ON THE YELLOW BAND BELOW IT

THE FRONT IS ALSO FLAT AND VERY CLEAN, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, IN FACT THERE ARE ONLY 3 SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. THERE IS NO RINGWEAR OR ANY RECORD SHAPE AT ALL EITHER. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR.

THE SPINE IS THE FIRST PRESS SPINE WHITH THE TAPERED ENDS, THIS IS IN IMMACULATE UNSQUASHED CONDITION, WITH EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP, SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE.

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, JUST LIKE THE REST OF THE SLEEVE

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINNEAR MINT MINUS

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

GARRY

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