Mungo Jerry BOOT POWER UK LP 1ST A1/B1 WITHDRAWN SLEEVE 1-2 PLAYS EXCELLENT PLUS

	£		36
	$		48

MUNGO JERRY - BOOT POWER

IN 1-2  PLAY EXCELLENT PLUS!!! CONDITION

FIRST PRESS  - MAUVE DAWN LABEL

EXCELLENT PLUS WITHDRAWN 'GUN' SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:DAWN DNLS 3041
• MATRIX: DNLS 3041 A-1G / B-1G FIRST PRESS VINYL

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

MAUVE DAWN LABELS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHERE THERE ARE NO MORE THAN TWO  REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES VERY CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING EXACTLY HOW MANY PLAYS THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED. IT JUST HASN'T BEEN PLAYED WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT IT IS 42 YEARS OLD

THE VINYL

A STUNNING  VINYL IN SUPERB CONDITION. IT GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN

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 NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE 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

DAWN WAS THE PROGRESSIVE SUBSIDIARY OF PYE RECORDS, AND WAS USED TO PROMOTE ALL OF THOSE WEIRD AND OBSCURE PROGRESSIVE BANDS OF THE VERY EARLY SEVENTIES. DONOVAN ONLY RELEASED 2 ALBUMS ON THIS LABEL IN 1970 AND 1971

THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER MEANING THAT THE COUPLE OF PLAYS THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.

THE VOCAL CLARITY IS JUST SUPERB. CLEAR AND CRISP, AND PERFORMED THROUGH A SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION

THE ACOUSTIC GUITAR WORK IS ALSO REPRODUCED MAGNIFICENTLY.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

BY RIGHTS THIS VINYL SHOULD HAVE GRADED A FULL MINT OR MINT MINUS, HOWEVER EARLY PYE RECORDINGS LIKE ISLAND HAVE A HISTORY OF HAVING EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE INSIDE THE ULTRA THICK PRESSING. THIS COPY DOES INDEED HAVE SOME LIGHT BACKGROUND NOISE HEARD MAINLY DURING THE LINKING GROOVES AND MOST SILENT PASSAGES

I HEARD NO MORE THAN TWO TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

THEREFORE MY GRADING OF THIS BARELY PLAYED VINYL IS EXCELLENT PLUS

ANYWAY PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

GENUINE 1ST PRESS  UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE, THE FIRST AND MOST OBVIOUS THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES AND CREASE LINES.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THE WHITE SURFACE ONLY SHOWS VERY LIGHT HANDLING WITH A FEW GREY FLECKS IN THE BOTTOM CORNERS.

THERE ARE TWO SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, FOUR ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP EDGE IS PRISTINE WITH ALL OF THE DELICATE WHITE COLOUR RUNNING FULLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS SIMILAR WITH TWO OR THREE SMALL BROWN SCUFFS AT THE RIGHT CORNER.

THE SPINE ON THIS SLEEVE IS AT BEST USUALLY FOUND WITH SHELF WEAR AND WORN TYPEFACE, BUT HERE IS AN UNSQUASHED AND UNWORN EXAMPLE WITH EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS WHERE THE DISC HAS BEEN REMOVED A COUPLE OF TIMES

THE REAR SURFACE IS IDENTICAL TO THE FRONT SURFACE , AGAIN ALL OF THE COLOURS UNRUBBED, AND NO CREASE LINES OF ANY DESCRIPTION, AND ONCE MORE JUST A COUPLE OF TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE AND SOME LIGHT EVIDENCE OF HANDLING

INCREDIBLY NO RING WEAR, AND NOT EVEN A JOT OF RECORD SHAPE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NEAR PRISTINE INNER SURFACE ON BOTH SIDES.SOME VERY PALE STATING JUST UNDER THE TOP EDGE 

THE  POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION, ONE SMALL CREASE LINE ACROSS ONE CORNER, AND A COUPLE OF LIGHT WRINKLES

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS

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

GARRY