Osibisa WOYAYA UK LP 1ST PRESS -2L/-2L 3-4 PLAYS EVER 100% NEAR MINT

	£		33
	$		44

OSIBISA - WOYAYA

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT!!!! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

BLACK AND BLUE HEXAGON LABELS

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:MDKS8005
• MATRIX: 7-LNMG-252 2L / 7-253 2L
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 BG / 1 H (VERY EARLY 1ST PRESS) 

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLACK AND BLUE FIRST ISSUE LABEL IN SUPERB CONDITION. BOTH COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND THE BLUE BAND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE REMAINS UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

I CAN JUST MAKE OUT 3-4 OF THE TINIEST SPIDER LINES VERY CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE, INDICATING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL HAS A DEEP HEAVY SHINE AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS VIRTUALLY FLAWLESS WITH JUST A FEW SUPERFICIAL DULL STREAKS AND A COUPLE OF NON SOUNDING HANDLING LINES. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE.

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 BECAUSE 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 GIVE MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT MEANING WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM WITH A CORRECTLY TRACKED, WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THIS VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, AND ONLY SOME VERY OCCASIONAL LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND. AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SIDE FOR A FEW ROTATIONS AND IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND MOST SILENT PASSAGES

I HEARD NO MORE THAN 2-3 TINY LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH. PLUS THREE VERY LIGHT ONES AT THE START OF SIDE TWO

AN OUTSTANDING FIRST PRESS, THAT I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THE PLAYTHROUGH NEAR MINT!!!

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND BE THE JUDGE

THE SLEEVE

THIS NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS RARELY FOUND IN ANYTHING OTHER THAN 'WORN OUT' CONDITION. THIS ONE HOWEVER IS IN A VERY COLLECTIBLE NEAR MINT

THIS IS THE CORRECT FIRST ISSUE 'ROBERT STACE PRINTED IN ENGLAND' SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOURS WHICH ARE OFTEN FOUND RUBBED AWAY ON MOST COPIES. THERE IS  NO EVIDENCE OF ANY RING WEAR, WHICH IS ANOTHER PROBLEM THIS SLEEVE SUFFERS WITH.

THIS FRONT SURFACE IS NEAR PERFECT SHOWING NO HEAVY CREASES, NO FOLDS, BENDS OR ANY OBVIOUS BLEMISH.

ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT, AND UNRUBBED.WITH JUST A SPECK OF WHITE SHOWING IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER

THERE ARE FIVE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE . FOUR ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. TWO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOURS WHICH RUN FULLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER AND ONLY THE CORNER TIP ENDS SHOW A SPECK OF RUB TO THEM

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR  SHARP AND SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED.

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, AND THE COLOURS HAVE REMAINED VIRTUALLY UNFADED

THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.. THE BOTTOM TIP HAS A SPECK OF RUBBING.

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT, AGAIN NO COLOUR LOSS AND NO HEAVY CREASES, JUST A FEW  TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE. AGAIN NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A TOTALLY PRISTINE  INNER SURFACE .

THE BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN MINT MINUS CONDITION NO SPLITS AND NO HEAVY CREASES.A COUPLE OF THE CORNERS HAVE LIGHT WRINKLE LINES.

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY