Manfred Mann's Earthband NIGHTINGALES & BOMBERS UK LP 1st Press MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		54
	$		72

MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND - NIGHTINGALES AND BOMBERS

IN MAGNIFICENT 3-4 PLAY MINT MINUS CONDITION

NEAR MINT MINUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:BRONZE      ILPS 9337
• MATRIX: ILPS9337 A-2U / B-2U FIRST PRESS
• MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 GO / 1 GP
• MELYS I.B.C ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1 AND SIDE 2

THE FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM HAS BRONZE RECORD LABELS BUT HAS TO HAVE THE ISLAND ILPS MATRIX NUMBERS. BRON MATRIX NUMBERS ARE SECOND PRESSES

  TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE TAN COLOURED BRONZE LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR IS UNMARKED AND UNSTAINED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THERE ARE JUST 3-4 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED.

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS A POLISHED MIRROR SHEEN TO IT, AND GLEAMS LIKE NEW. AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A FEW WISPY SLEEVE  WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES VISIBLE. ASUPERB EXAMPLE

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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR WHAT THEY MAY WELL BE THINKING OF BIDDING ON.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION ON THIS ALBUM IS JUST BRILLIANT, WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD CLEARLY AND CRISPLY. THE SUPERB ORCHESTRAL POP ROCK SOUND OF THE MANFREDS COMES THROUGH LOUD AND CLEAR WITH NO UNWANTED EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS

THE ODD SPLIT SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES AND ONE OR TWO OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

 I HEARD NO MORE THAN 1-2 TINY LITTLE STATIC POPS/TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT MINUS

PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

THIS IS ONE OF THE HARDEST SLEEVES EVER TO COLLECT IN ANYTHING RESEMBLING THE SORT OF CONDITION MOST COLLECTORS WOULD WANT TO OWN,

THIS SLEEVE HAS A HISTORY OF BEING FOUND SEVERELY RINGWORN, AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ON VIRTUALLY EVERY COPY I HAVE SEEN ARE THREADBARE. SQUASHED AND WORN SPINE ARE ALSO SOMETHING THAT PLAGUES THIS COVER. HERE HOWEVER I HAVE ONE THAT IS IN EXCEPTIONAL ORIGINAL CONDITION.

THIS COPY HAS REMAINED IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION FROM NEW, AND HAS CLEARLY BEEN KEPT IN A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FOR A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF IT'S LIFE.

FLAT AND CLEAN WITH NO CREASES AND NO BENDS. THIS IS A VERY VULNERABLE SLEEVE AND EVERY COPY THAT I HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS I HAVE REJECTED BECAUSE OF HOW POOR THE SLEEVE LOOKED.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. INCREDIBLY NO RINGWEAR AT ALL AND NOT EVEN ANY EVIDENCE OF RECORD SHAPE.

THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP HAS A TINY DING AND THE TOP RIGHT,A PIN PRICK OF RUB

THERE ARE JUST FIVE MINUSCULE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, THREE NEAR INVISIBLE ONES ALONG THE TOP EDGE NEAR THE LEFT CORNER, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP EDGE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. THERE ARE THREE TINY WHITE FLECKS ALONG THE SURFACE AND THE RIGHT CORNER TIP END HAS A SPECK OF RUBBING BUT 99% OF THE DELICATE COLOUR IS THERE AND UNRUBBED. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A LITTLE LIGHT RUB TO PARTS OF THE SURFACE, AND A LITTLE ON EACH CORNER

THE SPINE HAS A COUPLE OF LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS ON THE TOP HALF. THE COLOUR IS VERY WELL PROTECTED AND MOSTLY UNRUBBED WITH A FEW WHITE PIN PRICKS SHOWING ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE, AND A COUPLE OF WHITE LINES ON THE SURFACE WHERE TWO OF THE SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE ON THE FRONT HAVE CREPT ROUND. . THERE IS ALSO A LITTLE RUBBING TO THE TOP TIP

THE OPENING EDGE IS IN MINT RAZOR SHARP CONDITION AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG EITHER EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT, AGAIN NO CREASES OR BENDS, AND NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER ON THIS SIDE, JUST THE FEW SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE.

THE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED. VERY LIGHT AGEING NEAR THE EDGES

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT 

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

GARRY