George Harrison CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH 1971 Triple LP Box UNPLAYED UNTIL TODAY
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GEORGE HARRISON'S - THE CONCERT FOR BANGLA DESH
UNPLAYED UNTIL TODAY - MINT AUDIO
'MADE IN ENGLAND'
SUPERB NEAR MINT BOX AND INNERS
- CATALOGUE: APPLE STCH 3385
- 1971 FIRST PRESS
THIS IS A SUPERB MINTEXAMPLE OF THIS 3LP BOX SET FROM 1971. GEORGE GOT TOGETHER A HUGE GATHERING OF SOME OF THE WORLDS BEST MUSICIANS, AND PERFORMED A CONCERT FOR CHARITY. THE ARTISTS INCLUDED
- GEORGE HARRISON
- RINGO STARR
- LEON RUSSELL
- BOB DYLAN
- BILLY PRESTON
- ERIC CLAPTON
- RAVI SHANKAR
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE 6 PICTURE LABELS ARE IN ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE IS NOT A MARK ON ANY SIDE, AND NO COLOUR LOSS. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE SPINDLE HOLES ARE UNWORN. I CANNOT ACTUALLY SEE ANY SPIDER LINES ON ANY OF THE THREE DISCS,
THE VINYL
THE THREE DISCS GLEAM LIKE POLISHED MIRRORS. THEY HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THEIR ORIGINAL LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT ALL THREE DISCS LOOK FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALOP THEY ALL STILL LOOK MINT
THE TEST PLAY
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THE LP'S PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ON ALL SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW CRISP AND CLEAN THE DISC SOUNDS.
I HAVE ONLY RECORDED DISC TWO BECAUSE IT IS VERY EVIDENT THAT ALL THREE DISCS WILL PLAY TO PERFECTION
THE FIRST THING TO STATE IS THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER
THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NOR ARE THERE ANY LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER
SILENT LINKING GROOVES
NO STATIC WHATSOEVER
NO TICS OR POPS
A SUPERB FIRST PRESS SET THAT PLAYS TO A MINT GRADE EASILY
PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN TO IT, AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
WELL A BOX, NOT A SLEEVE. HOW HARD IS THIS TO FIND IS COLLECTIBLE CONDITION? NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. FIRSTLY YOU HAVE MOST OF THESE BOXES WITH TORN CORNERS AND SECONDLY THE POROUS SURFACE IS USUALLY VERY BADLY SOILED.
THIS ONE HAS ALL EIGHT CORNERS ON BOTH BASE AND LID IN IMMACULATE UNTORN CONDITION
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY CLEAN . THE POROUS ORANGE SURFACE IS TOTALLY FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS , AND THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT, AND UNRUBBED AND UNFADED. STILL DEEP ORANGE ON ALL SIDES, AND NOT GRUBBY LIKE MOST COPIES
THE ONLY MINOR BLEMISH ON THE ENTIRE BOX IS A SMALL PAPER NICK ON THE BOTTOM LEADING EDGE, AND A LITTLE SPLIT HALF WAY ALONG THE SIDE WITH THE TEXT
ALL FOUR CORNERS ARE PRISTINE, AND THE SPINES ARE ALSO UNMARKED.
REMOVING THE LID REVEALS A PRISTINE UNDAMAGED BASE, AGAIN THE ACTUAL ORANGE UNDERSURFACE IS PRISTINE CONDITION,
THE ALBUMS COME HOUSED INSIDE THREE VERY VULNERABLE ROUGH TEXTURED INNER SLEEVES THAT IN MOST CASES HAVE SPLIT ALONG THE SEAMS. ON THIS COPY HOWEVER ALL THREE INNERS ARE IN UNSPLIT CONDITION.AND ALL THREE ARE TOTALLY FLAT AND ONLY ONE HAS A LIGHT CORNER FOLD LINE
I HAVE REMOVED THE LP'S AND PLACED THEM IN POLY LINED INNERS TO ENSURE THERE IS NO POSSIBILITY OF THE ORIGINALS SUSTAINING ANY DAMAGE AT ALL
THE HUGE 64 PAGE BOOK IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION. IT LOOKS TO HAVE BEEN THUMBED THROUGH JUST ONCE
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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