Mike Oldfield OMMADAWN UK LP 1ST VIRGIN LAMINATED 2-3 PLAYS EVER NEAR MINT

	£		50
	$		66

MIKE OLDFIELD - OMMADAWN

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT CONDITION

1ST VIRGIN  PRESS

 FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:VIRGIN VS2043
• MATRIX: V2043 A-5 / B-5
• HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL

RECENTLY I SOLD A BATCH OF 80'S ROCK LP'S THAT WERE IN THE MOST OUTSTANDING CONDITION. I BELIEVE I HAVE BETTERED THAT NOW WITH A COLLECTION OF 70'S ROCK ALBUMS THAT ARE IN A CONDITION THAT DEFIES BELIEF.

THEY BELONGED TO A COLLECTOR WHO WAS ABSOLUTELY METICULOUS WITH THEM. MOST ARE PLAYED JUST ONCE OR SOME NOT AT ALL, WITH A FEW HAVING 2-4 PLAYS AT MOST. THE VINYLS ARE JUST PERFECT AS YOU WILL HEAR WHEN YOU PLAY THE SOUNDBITES.

BACK IN THE 70'S RECORD SHOPS LIKE W.H SMITHS SOLD NUMBERING SYSTEMS SO THAT COLLECTORS COULD CATALOGUE THEIR RECORDS. IT INVOLVED A SHEET OF GUMMY NUMBERS IN SMALL SQUARES, WHICH WERE PLACED ON THE ALBUM SLEEVE. THE CORRESPONDING NUMBER WAS ALSO ON A RECORD CARD WHICH THE OWNER FILLED IN WITH THE ALBUM DETAILS. WHILST THIS DOES CAUSE A SMALL RESIDUAL MARK ON THE SLEEVE, ANYONE WHO COLLECTED RECORDS IN THIS WAY USUALLY CARED FOR THEM AND PROTECTED THEM LIKE THEY WERE THE MOST PRECIOUS THING IN THEIR LIVES.

THIS COLLECTION IS NO DIFFERENT. THE LP'S WERE ALL HOUSED INSIDE STRONG RECORD CASES, MEANING THAT THEY WERE PROTECTED FROM THE LIGHT, SO THERE HAS BEEN NO FADING OF THE COLOURS, AND BECAUSE THERE WERE ONLY 20 IN EACH CASE, THERE HAS BEEN NO RUBBING OR SHELF WEAR, AND IN MOST CASES THE SLEEVES ARE THE BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN. YES IT MAY NOT BE EVERY COLLECTORS DESIRE TO HAVE THE SMALL NUMBER SQUARE ON THE SLEEVE, AND I COULD REMOVE THEM WITHOUT DAMAGING THE SLEEVE, BUT I AM GOING TO LEAVE THE DECISION TO THE NEW OWNER WHETHER TO REMOVE OR NOT.

ALSO WORTH A MENTION IS THE FACT THAT THE INNER SLEEVES ON MOST OF THE LP'S ARE ABSOLUTELY FLAT AND UNWRINKLED. JUST NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVES!!!!

LET ME JUST SAY THAT IN MY OPINION YOU WILL NEVER EVER GET A BETTER CHANCE TO GET A ONCE PLAYED, UNPLAYED OR BARELY PLAYED 70'S CLASSIC ROCK ALBUM!!!

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION, BOTH TAN AND WHITE COLOURS ARE UNRUBBED WITH THE WHITE SECTION REMAINING 'WHITE' AND THE TAN DEEP AND RICH AND FULLY STRETCHES IN TO UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHERE THERE ARE JUST 2 MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES VISIBLE

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED.

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED  MOST OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN, AND LOOKS MAGNIFICENT. THERE IS SOME EMBEDDED DULL STREAKS IN THE VINYL FROM THE FACTORY. HAS ABSOLUTELY NO IMPACT ON THE REPRODUCTION WHATSOEVER.

UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE AND A COUPLE OF ULTRA FINE 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 AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE QUALITY OF THE RECORDING IS INCREDIBLE, WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD CLEARLY. THE PRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.

THERE ARE SO MANY QUIET PASSAGES OF MUSIC IN THE ALBUM THAT ANY UNWANTED NOISE REALLY STANDS OUT

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT NOR ARE THERE ANY LOUD CLICKS

VINYL NOISE IS LIMITED TO JUST SOME RANDOM  LITTLE DUST POPS, AND TICS,AND A SPECK OF STATIC AT THE START OF EACH SIDE

A VERY CLEAN AND CLEAR SOUNDING 1ST PRESS OF THIS OUTSTANDING ALBUM

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT

BUT PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED  ROBOR SINGLE SLEEVE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR DINGS

THE COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN RETAINED AND THERE IS NO SIGN OF RUBBING, AND PARTICULARLY NO RING WEAR.

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO!!! LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE WHICH IS NIGH ON IMPOSSIBLE. NO LAMINATE PEEL OR LIFT HERE EITHER. NO LINES ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND LOOKS SUPERB. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF RECORD SHAPE EVEN WHEN ANGLED INTO A VERY STRONG LIGHT

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR. ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PRISTINE AND RUNS FROM CORNER TO CORNER, WITH THE TIPS TOTALLY UNBLEMISHED

THE SPINE IS 100% FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. PERFECT LAMINATE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. NO RUBBING WHATSOEVER TO THE TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS MADE

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS THE FRONT SURFACE, GLEAMING LAMINATE , AND NO LAMINATE LINES ANYWHERE

THE ORIGINAL CARD PICTURE INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION, NO MARKS OR STAINS AND NO CREASES

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINT!!!!!

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

GARRY