Fairport Convention UNHALFBRICKING UK PINK ISLAND BLOCK LABEL 100% NEAR MINT

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FAIRPORT CONVENTION - UNHALFBRICKING

PINK ISLAND  BLACK EYE AND BLOCK LABEL

1969 ORIGINAL STEREO 1ST PRESS

• CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9102
• MATRIX:ILPS9102 A//1  1 1  6 / B//1  1 1  11U

A FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

FIRSTLY THE SLEEVE MUST BE  UNLAMINATED

THE CARD IS A VERY THIN CARD (GREY ON THE INSIDE WITH THE FLIPBACKS STUCK TO THE BACK PANEL)

THE SLEEVE MUST HAVE 'PRINTED BY ERNEST J. DAY & CO LTD, UNDER THE ENGINEERING AND PRODUCTION CREDITS

THE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE MUST HAVE A 1969 DATE AT THE BOTTOM THAT PRECEDES JULY 1969

THE VINYL MUST BE HEAVYWEIGHT (BARELY FLEXIBLE) VINYL

THE LABEL MUST BE THE BLACK BLOCK TYPE ( WHITE i LABELS ARE ALL REISSUES)

THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST BE A//1 / B//1

THE DIGITS 1 1 MUST APPEAR AFTER THE MATRIX NUMBERS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SUPERB AND VERY RARE BLACK EYE AND BLOCK LABELS ARE IN  MINT CONDITION. NO COLOUR LOSS AND NO MARKS OR STAINS AND A BASE COLOUR THAT FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED, AS IS THE BLACK BLOCK LOGO, AND THERE ARE JUST A 1-2 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING A LIMITED AMOUNT OF PLAY SINCE 1969

THE VINYL

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS ISLAND VINYL AND IS HEAVY WEIGHT AND BARELY FLEXIBLE.

THE VINYL STILL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS FLAWLESS. WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION I AM ABLE TO SPOT A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES ONLY

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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE VINYL PLAYS THROUGH COMPLETELY WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, SHOWING THAT THE LITTLE PLAY THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THOSE THAT COLLECT ISLAND RECORDING WILL KNOW THAT THE QUALITY OF THE VINYL USED IN THE PRESSING OF THESE EARLY ALBUMS WAS DUBIOUS TO SAY THE LEAST AND IT'S A LOTTERY FINDING ONE THAT DOESN'T HAVE EITHER HEAVY SHUSHING NOISES OR EMBEDDED CRACKLE AND NOISE

THIS RARE 1ST PRESS HAS JUST THE BAREST TOUCH OF STATIC LIKE VINYL NOISE HEARD ONLY DURING THE QUIETEST SPOTS AND ACTUALLY MOVING TO A NORMAL LISTENING DISTANCE THIS IS VIRTUALLY ELIMINATED, IT'S JUST THAT I HEAR EVERYTHING FROM 18 INCHES AWAY FROM MY SPEAKERS AS I TYPE THIS OUT

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS CRISP AND CLEAR AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD AS WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY  MAN MADE BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

I HEARD ABOUT HALF A DOZEN TINY AND BARELY AUDIBLE LITTLE TICS / DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THIS SUPERB PRESSING AND BE THE JUDGE OF IT'S QUALITY

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

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE FROM THE E.J.DAY AND CO

THIS SLEEVE IS REALLY HARD TO FIND IN ANY SORT OF COLLECTIBLE CONDITION DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS MADE OF A VERY THIN CARD AND PRONE TO SEVERE CREASES AND BENDS

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN. AND IS IN TOP CONDITION THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES  OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR DENTS EITHER. EVEN THE SMALL LINES THAT GATHER NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST ONE TINY TINY ONE. THERE ARE NONE EITHER ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES.

THERE IS NO RING WEAR AND NOT EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE.

I HAVE NEVER SEEN A BETTER EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE

THE TOP EDGE IS TOTALLY UNWORN WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE DOES HAVE LIGHT SHELF WEAR WITH A SMALL SCUFF TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP

THE ULTRA THIN SPINE IS PERFECTLY FLAT,AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS  LEGIBLE. NO RUBBING OR SHELF WEAR AT ALL

THE OPENING EDGE IS  RAZOR SHARP AND IS AS NEW

THE REAR SURFACE IS AMAZING IN THAT THERE IS NO LOSS OF COLOURS ESPECIALLY THE BLACK AREA WHICH ALWAYS LOOKS TATTY. NO RING WEAR AND NO RECORD SHAPE. CLEARLY THIS LP HAS BEEN VERY CAREFULLY MAINTAINED AND PRESERVED. A COUPLE OF TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE AND A SMALL ONE RUNNING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE SPINE AT THE BOTTOM

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER IS  UNSPLIT AND IS IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION, AND HAS THE CORRECT DATE AT THE BOTTOM 1/069  JANUARY 1969

THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT !!!

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

GARRY