John Lennon IMAGINE 1971 UK LP 1st Press -1U/-1U W/Poster / Card & Inner NR MINT
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JOHN LENNON - IMAGINE
MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT AUDIO
1ST PRESS - APPLE WITH THE -1U MATRIX NUMBERS
COMPLETE WITH POSTER AND CARD
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:APPLE PAS 10004
- MATRIX: YEX 865-1U / YEX 866-1U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 GM / 2 GA (VERY EARLY FIRST PRESS)
- PORKY ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1
- PECKO ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE LABELS ARE JUST MAGNIFICENT, NO HANDLING MARKS OR STAINS. . THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE CREAMY WHITE AREAS ARE BEAUTIFULLY WHITE, AGAIN NO MAN MADE MARKS, THERE ARE 1-2 SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE INDICATING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS HAS BEEN PLAYED.
THE VINYL
THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES, AND EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THE ONLY THING I SEE ARE A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE WISPY PAPER WITHDRAWAL LINES.
THE TEST PLAY
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 IT DOES SOUND.
THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO RECORDING IS PURE FIRST PRESS, AND EVERY NOTE CAN BE HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEANLY WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION.
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE
NO LOUD POPS OR CLICKS
NEAR SILENT LINKING GROOVES AND ALL I HEARD DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH WAS THE ODD TINY SPECK OF VERY LOE LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A FEW OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES
A TRULY SUPERB PLAYTHROUGH AND ONE THAT GRADES NEAR MINT
BUT DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND IN GLEAMING CONDITION. THERE ARE TWO CREASE LINES ON THE LOWER HALF OF THE SPINE WHICH PROJECT INTO THE SLEEVE A LITTLE WAY
THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE.
THE LAMINATE IS FLAWLESS. NO PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE
THERE ARE SEVEN PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE TINY THUMB LINE AGAINST THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR OF ANY DESCRIPTION. ALL FOUR CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED
THE SPINE IS ALSO UNBLEMISHED, WITH THE TAPERED ENDS HAVING NO DAMAGE TO THEM WHATSOEVER, AND WITH EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, PLUS ALL OF THE LAMINATE PERFECTLY INTACT. NO SQUASHING OF THE SPINE AT ALL EITHER
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP WITH A FEW TINY SPECKS OF FEATHERING
THE REAR SURFACE HAS ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENIGN EDGE AND A SMALL SCUFF ON THE OPENING EDGE
THIS RELEASE HAS LYRIC INNER SLEEVE WHICH IS IN UNSPLIT . LIGHT AGEING ONLY AND THE CATALOHUE NUMBER HAS BEEN WRITTEN IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER
THE ORIGINAL ISSUE POSTER IS IN VERY CLEAN CONDITION. HAS BEEN ON A WALL AS THERE IS ONE PIN HOLE IN EACH CORNER
THE POSTCARD IS UNCREASED
THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES EX++
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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