Mike Oldfield ORCHESTRAL TUBULAR BELLS 1975 UK LP 1st A-2U/B-2U PLAYS MINT HEAR

	£		19
	$		25

Description

FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com MIKE OLDFIELD - ORCHESTRAL TUBULAR BELLS

IN SUPERB CONDITION - MINT AUDIO

1ST PRESS

NEAR MINT SLEEVE with the EMBOSSED CENTRE

 

• CATALOGUE:VIRGIN VS2026
• MATRIX: VS 2026-A -1U/ -B-1U

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION, BOTH PICTURE AND WHITE COLOURS ARE UNRUBBED WITH THE WHITE SECTION REMAINING 'WHITE' AND THECOLOURS DEEP AND RICH . THE SURFACE FULLY STRETCHES IN TO UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHERE THERE IS JUST ONE REALLY TINY SPIDER LINE AROUND BY HOLE ON ONE SIDE ONLY, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS SUPERB ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED.

 

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN, AND LOOKS MAGNIFICENT. IN DAYLIGHT IT IS FLAWLESS AND EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO IT STILL LOOKS MINT

THE TEST PLAY

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 WOULD REALLY STAND OUT

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

NO VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER

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

JUST TWO TINY DUST TICS 

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT 

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

 

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

 

NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE  FROM SHOREPAK

 

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,OR FADING AND PARTICULARLY NO RING WEAR JUST A TINY BIT OF RECORD INPRESSION ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE

 

THERE ARE TWO TINY PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. ONE ON THE TOP EDGE, ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

 

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR. AND HAS CLEARLY BEEN PROTECTED SINCE NEW. A PIN PRICK OF RUB ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS ONLY

 

THE SPINE IS FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. IT HAS A FEW TINY FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS 

THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP 

 

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS THE FRONT SURFACE

 

 

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

 

 

 

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

GARRY

price rating

---

My Recently Viewed Auctions

Depeche Mode - Shake The Disease 12" Black Marble Splatter Vinyl 1985 Germany / $ 53

Satyricon - Dark Medieval Times - Vinyl Immortal,Mayhem,Emperor,Hades,Darkthrone / $ 30

Black Flag Everything Went Black 2x 12" LP Records New 1990 Press Poison Idea DI / $ 23

The Beatles ‎– Magical Mystery Tour - 12" Vinyl - LP Record - 180g Remastered / $ 27

PINK FLOYD The Dark Side Of The Moon JAPAN LP Book 2 Poster Solid Blue EOP-80778 / $ 116

Similar auctions

MIKE OLDFIELD THE ORCHESTRAL TUBULAR BELLS 1975 UK PRESS A1U/B2U VIRGIN RECORDS / $ 25

Mike Oldfield - The Orchestral Tubular Bells Audiophiles Japan OBI Vinyl MFSL / $ 26

MIKE OLDFIELD-ORCHESTRAL TUBULAR BELLS-DAVID BEDFORD-LP-WL PROMO-VIRGIN-1975-NM / $ 27

MIKE OLDFIELD Orchestral Tubular Bells ORIGINAL SEALED Vinyl LP 1975 VR-13-115 / $ 26

MIKE OLDFIELD ORCHESTRAL TUBULAR BELLS VIRGIN YX-7018-VR Japan OBI VINYL LP / $ 25

SEALED VINYL THE ORCHESTRAL Tubular Bells [LP] (1975 VIRGIN RECORDS) / $ 25