PETER GREEN The End Of The Game RARE Transitional Pressing NM Audio

	£		33
	$		44

THE HISTORY OF THE RECORD :- The End of the Game is an album by British blues rock musician Peter Green, who was the founder of Fleetwood Mac and a member from 1967–70. Released in 1970, this was his first solo album, recorded in June of that year, only a month after leaving Fleetwood Mac.

The style of this album is a radical departure from his work with Fleetwood Mac, consisting of edited pieces of a long studio jam. Musically, it is experimental and free-form, with very loose or non-existent musical structure, and all the tracks are instrumentals. Apart from Green's two singles from this period, "Heavy Heart" / "No Way Out" and "Beasts Of Burden" / "Uganda Woman" (recorded with Nigel Watson), this album bears little resemblance to any of Green's other recorded work.

The bassist on this album is Alex Dmochowski, otherwise known as "Erroneous", from The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation and Heavy Jelly, who also played bass on the Frank Zappa jazz rock fusion albums "Waka/Jawaka" (Hot Rats II) and "The Grand Wazoo" and had a brief stint with John Mayall

THE RARITY OF THE RECORD :-  This is a rare transitional pressing. The A Side was pressed from the original 1st Press plates and the B Side was pressed using the new plates. Hence the 2 different Matrix codes. These transitional presses are quite rare as you can imagine and highly collectible.

THE COVER :- Single textured sleeve

THE LABEL :- Reprise labels

THE VINYL VISUALLY :- On initial inspection of this piece of vinyl I cannot see any areas of immediate concern. The vinyl sits perfectly flat on the turntable so there are no nasty warps to worry about. The vinyl still retains its just pressed quality, full of deep shine and lustre. I have not noted anything that would affect play. A lovely piece of vinyl. Near Mint visually.

THE VINYL PLAY GRADED :- The playgrading of the vinyl reveals no lessening in the sound quality. It lives up to its visual grading. There is barely any surface noise. What there is can be only heard on the run in and run out of tracks and a little crackle at the very start of the opening track and a couple of tiny ticks in extra quiet areas. The sound quality is high with a full dynamic range and very detailed sound. I feel certain this album has been played carefully and stored well over the years. I would grade the audio playback as Near Mint condition.

THE SLEEVE FRONT CONDITION :- This is the very earliest 1st press textured sleeve. The front of the sleeve is free from writing and free from stickers. There is evidence of a previously removed sticker though in the top right corner. The sleeve reveals no ringwear and no creases. There is some distinct rubbing on the seams though, the worst of which appears on the bottom seam. Just some very light corner rounding otherwise. There is a tiny nick on the opening edge. The colours are bright and crisp still. I would grade the front of the cover as Near Excellent condition.

THE SLEEVE REAR CONDITION :- The rear of the sleeve is free from writing, free from stickers or evidence of previously removed stickers. There are no creases on the rear of the sleeve and no ringwear. There is some prominant rubbing of the spine edge which has rubbed away little areas without creating any splits. Again the rear still retains its original crisp colours. I would grade the rear as Near Excellent to Excellent condition.

THE LABEL SIDE ONE CONDITION :- Original Reprise label in excellent order free from stickers or writing and no damage at all, light signs of play around the spindle hole. Excellent Plus condition.

THE LABEL SIDE TWO CONDITION :- Original Reprise label in excellent order free from stickers or writing and no damage at all, light signs of play around the spindle hole. Excellent Plus condition.

THE SPINE CONDITION :- The writing on the spine is all still readable. There is some rubbing along the seam but it is still quite sharp. I would grade the spine as Very Good

THE INNER SLEEVE CONDITION :- Generic white inner in Excellent condition

THE EXTRAS :- No extras were given with this album

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER :- K44106

THE YEAR OF RELEASE :-  1970

THE LABEL :- REPRISE

THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :-  UK

PLAYING FORMAT :- STEREO

THE MATRIX NUMBERS :-  RSLP 9006 A1  &  K44106 B1

TRACK LISTING :-

SIDE ONE :-

1. BOTTOMS UP
2. TIMELESS TIME
3. DESCENDING SCALE

SIDE TWO :-

1. BURNT FOOT
2. HIDDEN DEPTH
3. THE END OF THE GAME

WHAT WE PLAY THE RECORD ON :- 

We use a Project 6 Perspex Turntable to play grade our records which delivers a rich authoritative sound and achieves a rich and weighty vibrancy unrivalled by the majority of decks within its price range

HOW WE CLEAN YOUR RECORD :- 

We use a V.P.I. HW-16.5 record cleaning machine to clean your vinyl. "A highly recommended machine" as quoted by Stereophile magazine. This removes any excess dirt before playing

HOW WE PACKAGE YOUR RECORD :- 

Your record will be package very securely to minimise any risk of damage during transit. We remove the record from the outer sleeve unless asked not to do so. This helps to minimise the risk of seam spliting. We use a high quality record mailer which is designed to give superior protection for your vinyl record. We place stiffeners either side of the record for added protection. The album will also be placed in a 450 gram Poly outer sleeve for even extra added protection

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We advise that items reaching over £46 in price to be insured and sent by Special Delivery. This protects both of us and ensures better handling of the parcel during transit.We are in no way out to make money from postage. The postage price includes the record mailer, stiffeners and plastic sleeve. We just want your item to reach you in the best possible condition. A breakdown of insured postal services are listed below. Please choose to use the relevant postal service for your own protection as once these rare records are lost they can quite often seldom be replaced

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