MOTT THE HOOPLE MOTT 1st A1 B1 Orange Label press UK LP MINT- TIME CAPSULE COPY

	£		127
	$		168

'ITS THE VINYL COUNTDOWN'

Welcome to 'Its the vinyl countdown' music auctions. Here you will find some of the most incredible rare records and music memorabilia for your collection. We pride ourselves on auctioning only the highest grade records and items, you will not see anything listed here below EX+ condition, unles the item is extremely rare. You will not see worn covers, warped records or scratched records. We simply do not bother with them.

We list in many cases, 'Archived' & 'mint' condition items, we are able to source from private collections all over the UK. So we hope you can be put at ease that what you are bidding on is of the highest quality.

We play through most of the records, unless the item is clearly mint, or sealed..in which case we don't play them, thus maintaining their 'unplayed' status!  Obviously with some of these rare items there will be the odd 'anomoly' along the way , the odd little static pop or lead in 'sizzle' for a split second.. nothing is perfect we find! all systems differ, but we aim to describe these as accurately as possible for you.... PLEASE ENJOY THIS ITEM YOU ARE NOW LOOKING AT..

MOTT THE HOOPLE

'MOTT'

DIE CUT/INSERT STICKERED 1st SLEEVE

QUITE BREATH TAKING- IMMACULATE ARCHIVED PRISTINE PLAY LP

THIS IS THE BEST COPY WE HAVE EVER SEEN..

STUNNING VINYL A SLEEVE LIKE BRAND NEW

Be sure to see our others listed..they are all quite spectacular!

Released 1973

Label    CBS 69038

Matrix      CBS69038 A1

                 CBS65640 B1   CBS69038 B1

THE VINYL   EX+ STRONG   INCREDIBLE  PLAY CONDITION

As you can see, this vinyl is the  1st UK  -1 -1   pressing- Stored from new this LP has seen A FEW VERY CAREFUL PLAYS AND REMAINS IN STUNNING PLAY CONDITION

AN AMAZING LP IN EVERY DEPARTMENT.

The labels show some light skate lines, and yet the vinyl itself is like new, not a mark on it and it sounds just pristine!

Heavyweight pressing typical of these 1973 first presses with the CBS orange labels

IT PLAYS JUST INCREDIBLE NO NOISE OR ANYTHING. JUST WONDERFUL. Hardly a hint of lead in static

TIME CAPSULE EXAMPLE - WITH NO DOUBT!

THE LABELS   MINT  FLAT MATT BLACK UK LABELS

THE SLEEVE     MINT-  BEST EVER     WOW!!!!!!!!

Correct  first UK issued earliest DIE CUT VERSION  WITH THE SILVER PLASTIC INSERT FACE

(NOT THE LATER GATEFOLD / PRINTED VERSION)

HAS THE ORIGINAL STICKER IN PLACE AND THE INSERT TUCKED INTO THE INNER FLAP.

Printed by  -   SHOREWOOD

 This is in simply incredible condition, quite amazing how it has survived so clean.

ALL THE WHITE INKS ARE PRISTINE AS NEW! NO GRUBBY MARKS AT ALL ANYWHERE

EASILY THE BEST SLEEVE EVER..IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS PRINTED TODAY!

The edges are all super clean with no traces of rub, at all , and all colours and inks remain in outstanding condition

No powdery white ringwear - NO ring press of any note , and all edges are super crisp.

NO tip rub OR spider lines over the edge.

THE DIE CUT CENTRE IS 100% AS SHARP AS NEW..NOT EVEN A TIP OF RUB HERE AT ALL..

THE INSERT ITSELF IS CREASE FREE AND LIKE NEW

THE SPINE IS UNSQUASHED TOTALLY MINT- WHITE - PERFECT!

The open edge remains in immaculate sharp condition -superb.

We cannot add any more than this!

THE FINEST SLEEVE WE HAVE EVER SEEN. DONT MISS YOUR BID HERE.

THE INNER SLEEVE   EX+

LYRIC PAPER INER.. A FEW LIGHT CREASES..SOME LIGHT DISCOLOUR, NO SPLITS OR TEARS!!!

POSTAGE DISCOUNTS:

Don't forget we offer big postage discounts on multi wins..the more LPs you win, the cheaper the postage works out for you worldwide- Up to 2 kilos or 5 LPs, after which we will send your wins in more than one parcel..ALL very well protected in mailers, stiffeners, plenty of tape & protection, then 'signed delivered' to your door-  and to date we have nad NO damaged items!  ;0)

We hope you enjoy looking at this item, and good luck if you decide to bid for it...We can safely say you will not be dissapointed- If you need to know anyting else, please feel free to contact us with any questions.

All our items are sent 'signed delivery' tracked to your door, (we have never had an item go missing anywhere in the world!) for peace of mind for both you and us! All items are sent in strong protective mailer boxes and stiffeners. With over 28 years in mail order and the music industry 'worldwide' we pride ourselves on the fact you can bid safely on all our items, and knowing you are being dealt with by professionals.

ENJOY! ;0)