Gilbert O'Sullivan I'M A WRITER NOT A FIGHTER UK LP 1ST W/IRON PATCH MINT MINUS

	£		19
	$		25

GILBERT O'SULLIVAN - I'M A WRITER NOT A FIGHTER

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY!!! MINT MINUS !!!! CONDITION

MINT MINUS SHRINKWRAPPED SLEEVE

COMPLETE WITH LYRIC INSERT

PLUS THE RARE IRON ON PATCH

• CATALOGUE:MAM SS 505 
• MATRIX: XZAL-1295.P-2W / XZAL-1296.P-1W
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 BGB / 3 BNH

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE DEEP RED LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. NO STAINS OR HANDLING MARKS. THE COLOUR STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS ONE  MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES, AND IN DAYLIGHT THIS HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS FLAWLESS AND  WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE NUMEROUS TOTALLY SUPERFICIAL SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES VISIBLE. THESE WISPY LINES ARE 100% NON SOUNDING

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, AND I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING ANY BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS VINYL PLAYS EVERY BIT AS SUPERBLY AS IT LOOKS. FROM THE SECOND THE STYLUS IS LOWERED ONTO THE RUN IN GROOVE THE CLARITY OF REPRODUCTION COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY. THIS IS A FIRST PRESS SOUND IN EVERY WAY.

NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS POWERFUL AND CLEAR AS A BELL

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE, OR LOUD CLICKS

CERTAINLY NO VINYL NOISE AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD AS WAS INTENDED

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISE WHATSOEVER, AND NO MORE THAN THE ODD SEMI SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES

I HEARD NO  DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH.

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

TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM AND BE THE JUDGE YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED ' ROBERT STACE ' SINGLE SLEEVE

THE SLEEVE IS STILL IN THE ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP, SPLIT ONLY AT THE OPENING EDGE TO ALLOW THE VINYL TO BE REMOVED. SITTING INSIDE THE SHRINKWRAP IS THE 'IRON ON TRANSFER ' THAT ONLY CAME WITH THE ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUES OF THIS ALBUM

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN.NO MARKS OR STAINS AND NO CREASES AND OR HEAVY CREASE LINES.

THERE ARE FOUR MINUSCULE LINES NEXT 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

THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE DELICATE GREY SURFACE RUNNING THE FULL WIDTH WITH ONLY THE RIGHT TIP END SHOWING A PIN PRICK OF RUB. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. THE WHITE SURFACE IS PROTECTED BY THE SHRINKWRAP AND THUS REMAINED UNBLEMISHED.

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP AND CLEARLY SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM IS IN THE INCREDIBLE STATE THAT IT IS, BECAUSE IT JUST HASN'T BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE. IT IS SLIGHTLY WAVY WHERE THE TIGHT SHRINK HAS CAUSED THIS

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME CONDITION AS THE FRONT.

THE  LYRIC INSERT IS IN FLAT UNCREASED CONDITION

THE ORIGINAL BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT CONDITION WITH NO CREASES OR MARKS. THIS AGAIN SHOWS JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN HANDLED. PRINTED IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER IS THE DATE 8-73. THERE IS SOME LIGHT GLUE AGEING

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT MINUS !!!

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

GARRY