McDonald & Giles UK LP PINK ISLAND 1ST A2U/B2U PLAYS NEAR MINT / NEAR MINT MINUS

	£		159
	$		211

MCDONALD & GILES - SELF TITLED

IN SUPERB CONDITION

FIRST PINK i PRESS A2U / BU

• CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9126
• MATRIX: ILPS9126 A-2U  / B-2U (NOTHING LOWER THAN THIS)
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 DG / 1 GD

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE PINK i LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND .WHITE AREAS ARE STILL PURE WHITE. NO MARKS OR STAINS AT ALL ON A ANY PART OF THE LABEL.

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY CLEAR AND LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED.

THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN AND IN FACT STILL HAS RESIDUAL SHARDS OF VINYL INSIDE, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS JUST SUPERB. LOOKING TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT AND SHINES LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO MAKE OUT A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF TINY HANDLING LINES

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 DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS. AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABEL TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

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

WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS AN ABSOLUTELY FIRST CLASS EXAMPLE THAT IS FREE OF ANY DISTORTION, AND WITH A STEREO REPRODUCTION THAT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR AND CLEAN, WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD TO PERFECTION

ISLAND VINYL IS RIGHTLY CRITICISED FOR HAVING INHERENT VINYL NOISE AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO FIND A COPY OF ANY ISLAND LP THAT IS PERFECT, AND THIS ONE IS 100% FREE FROM ANY EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER, AND THE SILENT PASSAGES ARE ABSOLUTELY FREE OF ANY NOISE AT ALL!!!

WHAT YOU WILL HEAR IS THE ODD SPLIT SECOND OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A FEW RANDOM SPOTS, AND A HANDFUL OF TINY LITTLE DUST POPS AND TICS, AND 2 ROTATIONAL POPS ON THE EARLY PART OF SIDE 2

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT (SIDE A) / NEAR MINT MINUS (SIDE B)

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN THOUGH AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

A GENUINE FIRST PRESS E.J.DAY SLEEVE TO MATCH THE LP.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS NEAR PRISTINE THE DELICATE COLOURS HAVE REMAINED UNRUBBED, APART FROM A FEW WHITE SPECKS ON THE BROWN JACKET. AND ON THIS TYPE OF SLEEVE THIS IS QUITE A RARITY. THERE ARE ALSO NO HEAVY CREASES, CREASE LINES OR BENDS, AND AMAZINGLY NOT ONE LINE NEAR THE SPINE!!!

THE TOP LEFT CORNER TIP HAS A SMALL DING WHERE SOME WHITE IS RUBBED THROUGH

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE VERY LIGHT SHELF WEAR BUT MOST OF THE COLOURS ARE STILL PRESENT, JUST SOME PATCHES AND FLECKS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH

THE SPINE ITSELF IS ALSO  NEAR MINT, ALL OF THE COLOURS PRISTINE WITH JUST THE TINIEST BIT OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS LIGHTLY RUBBED. TOTALLY FLAT AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR  SHARP AND SHOWS CLEARLY THAT THE LP HAS BEEN CAREFULLY HANDLED WHEN REMOVING IT FROM THE SLEEVE. NOT EVEN ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME QUALITY CONDITION AS THE FRONT, WITH JUST A LITTLE RECORD SHAPE AT THE TOP AND BOTTOMWHAT IS ALSO WORTH POINTING OUT IS THAT THERE IS NO RECORD SHAPE OR RING WEAR, AND NO PEN MARKS ON ANY PART OF THE COVER WHATSOEVER

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS. NO COLOUR LOSS AT ALL, AND THE E.J.DAY TYPEFACE AT THE BOTTOM  OF THE LEFT PANEL. ONE LIGHT CREASE LINE RUNNING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE SPINE ON THE RIGHT PANEL

THE BLUE ISLAND INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO INCLUDED. NO SPLITS TO THE SEAMS AND STILL VERY FLAT WITH JUST SOME GLUE AGEING TO THE PERIMETER EDGES

THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR WITH ABSOLUTE EASE

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

GARRY