Humble Pie TOWN AND COUNTRY UK LP 1ST IMMEDIATE TWO PLAYS EVER MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		192
	$		254

HUMBLE PIE - TOWN AND COUNTRY

IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY  PLAYED MINT MINUS CONDITION

1ST PRESS PINK IMMEDIATE LABEL 1969

WITH LYRIC INNER SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:IMMEDIATE 027
• MATRIX: IMSP 1Y-1U / 2Y-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 A / 1 A
• FIRST PRESS INDICATORS
• 1969 PRESS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE MAGENTA COLOURED IMMEDIATE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM ANYWHERE. NO LOSS OF COLOUR, AND THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, AND THERE ARE JUST TWO VERY FAINT SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. THE DISC GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND HAS LOST NONE OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE

IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS  FLAWLESS . UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE A COUPLE OF ULTRA FINE HANDLING LINES, AND A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES, AND THE VINYL HAS SOME EMBEDDED (AGAIN NON SOUNDING) DULL SPECKLES.

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 AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS. I AM CERTAIN THAT ANY BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD THEY ARE THINKING OF BIDDING ON AND I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THIS SERVICE FOR MY CUSTOMERS.

THIS FIRST PRESS ALBUM PERFORMS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. THE MOST OBVIOUS THING WHEN HEARING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME IS THE CLARITY AND LOUDNESS OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION. IT IS  JUST SUPERB. EVERY NOTE HEARD AS IT WAS INTENDED

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER MEANING THAT THE COUPLE OF PLAYS THAT THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

NO HEAVY CRACKLING OR CLICKS EITHER

THERE IS SOME VERY VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND DURING THE FIRST 15 SECONDS OF SIDE ONE, AND AGAIN IN THE RUN IN TO SIDE TWO FOR A COUPLE OF ROTATION. OTHER THAN THAT THE VINYL PERFORMS MAGNIFICENTLY WITH ONLY THE VERY ODD SPLIT SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC AND I HEARD NO DUST POPS WHATSOEVER THROUGH THE PLAYTHROUGH

PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THE ALBUM AND JUDGE THE QUALITY FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AS MINT MINUS FOR THE PLAYTHROUGH CERTAINLY NEAR MINT AT THE VERY LOWEST!!! 

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE

THIS SLEEVE IS REALLY HARD TO FIND IN ANY DECENT SORT OF COLLECTIBLE CONDITION DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS UNLAMINATED AND VERY THIN

THE FRONT SURFACE IS INCREDIBLE HAS ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOURS INTACT AND UNRUBBED

THERE ARE A FEW LIGHT CREASE LINES ON THE SURFACE. FOUR NEXT TO THE SPINE. THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE OF WHICH ONE EXTENDS ACROSS THE LEFT CORNER AREA, AND ONE TINY ONE ACROSS THE TOP RIGHT TIP. ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE WHICH IS SITUATED NEXT TO THE OPENING EDGE AND STRETCHES UPWARDS FRO ABOUT TWO INCHES. THERE IS ONE MORE ON THE OPENING EDGE NEAR THE TOP STRETCHING 4 INCHES INTO THE SLEEVE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SLEEVE FACE ON YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE THEM BUT ONLY WHEN  THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT DO THEY BECOME VISIBLE

THE TOP EDGE IS VIRTUALLY PERFECT WITH THE ONLY SPECK OF RUB SHOWING ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIP. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS THREE OR FOUR SMALL WHITE SPECK OF RUBBING INCLUDING THE CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS FULLY COLOURED WITH JUST THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS LIGHTLY RUBBED. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THERE ARE JUST A FEW VERY LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS ON AN OTHERWISE FLAT SURFACE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS TO SHOW THAT THE LP WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE A COUPLE OF TIMES.

THE REAR SURFACE IS FREE FROM ANY OF THE LONGER LINES THAT ARE PARTIALLY VISIBLE ON THE FRONT, JUST A FEW SMALL ONES AROUND THE EDGES

THE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IS PRESENT AND IN MINT CONDITION, FLAT AND UNSPLIT AND FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS!!!

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

GARRY