Paul McCartney BAND ON THE RUN UK LP RAREST 1ST -1/-1

	£		73
	$		97

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WINGS - BAND ON THE RUN

IN MAGNIFICENT   CONDITION

THIS IS THE ULTRA RARE VERY FIRST PRESS WITH THE -1 MATRIX NUMBERS

• CATALOGUE:APPLE PAS 1007
• MATRIX: YEX 929-1 / 930-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:  3 GPA / 3 GHO
• WITH THE FIRST ISSUE POSTER
• WITH THE FIRST ISSUE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE
• WITH THE FIRST ISSUE OUTER SLEEVE

I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS. HOT ON THE HEELS OF SELLING THE RARE NIMBUS PRESS OF THIS ALBUM LAST WEEK, AN EVEN RARER COPY HAS COME ALONG.

I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW MANY COPIES OF THIS ALBUM I HAVE LOOKED AT OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS TRYING TO FIND A VERY FIRST PRESS. THEY ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AND THE LOWEST I HAVE EVER FOUND UNTIL TODAY IS A -2 SET, WHICH ARE STILL HARD TO FIND BUT CERTAINLY NOT AS RIDICULOUSLY HARD AS THIS IS.

AND NOW I HAVE ONE TO BE ABLE TO OFFER TO MY CUSTOMERS

SERIOUSLY THIS IS JUST UNHEARD OF AND HAVING PLAYED IT I CAN CATEGORICALLY STATE THAT THE REPRODUCTION ON THIS VERY FIRST PRESS IS EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS THE NIMBUS COPY I SOLD LAST WEEK. THE CLARITY AND LOUDNESS OF THE REPRODUCTION IS JUST STAGGERING. I PLAYED MY OWN -2 AFTERWARDS AND IT IS NOT A PATCH ON THE -1

THE VINYL IS ALMOST TWICE AS THICK AS MY -2 MATRIX COPY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE APPLE PICTURE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THERE IS NOT A MARK ON THEM AND EVERYTHING IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN, THE JET BLACK BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE HOLE AND THE SILVER APPLE LOGO AND TYPEFACE IS PERFECT.

I CANNOT SEE ANY SPIDER LINES WHATSOEVER ON EITHER SIDE OF THE DISC, AND NORMALLY I'D BE TALKING ABOUT UNPLAYED OR 1 PLAY BUT THE VINYL TELLS ME A DIFFERENT STORY, AND ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE

THE VINYL

A BEAUTIFUL HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL,THAT HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTER AND SHEEN.

IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOT A MARK TO BE SEEN ON THE DISC, AND IT'S ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THAT A SPATTERING OF LIGHT WISPY LINES CAN BE SEEN AND A FEW NEAR INVISBLE HANDLING LINES ARE VISIBLE, AND SO HERE I AM SAYING THAT IT MUST HAVE HAD SOME PLAY, OR POSSIBLY NO PLAY BUT JUST HANDLING. I KNOW IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, BUT THERE IT IS.

HAVING SAID THAT IT'S THE SOUND THAT IS GOING TO BLOW YOU AWAY

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 BECAUSE I JUST KNOW THAT ANY BIDDER WOULD LOVE TO BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THEY ARE BIDDING ON, AND WHILST IT TAKES ME FAR LONGER I AM HAPPY TO DO IT, BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT'S THE WAY FORWARD FOR EBAY VINYL SALES

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN TO THE RECORDINGS AND I SURE YOU WILL AGREE WITH ME THAT THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT AN ABSOLUTELY CRACKING COPY.

SO AS I MENTIONED AT THE TOP OF THE LISTING THE STEREO REPRODUCTION ON THIS SUPERB ALBUM IS JUST THE BEST I HAVE EVER HEARD. ONLY THE NIMBUS COPY COMES ANYWHERE NEAR TO THE EXCELLENCE OF THIS SOUND

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE, AND EVERY NOTE IS AS CLEAR AS A BELL

THERE IS NO FRYING BACON OR CRACKLING GOING ON AT ANY POINT DURING THE PLAY. ALL THAT THERE IS IS SOME MINISCULE AND BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND WHICH CAN OCCASIONALLY BE HEARD IN THE LINKING GROOVES

THE ONLY SLIGHT BLEMISH AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED IS THAT DURING THE OPENING TRACK THERE ARE 3 ROTATIONAL POPS, THEN 2 MORE A MINUTE OF SO LATER

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS FOR YOURSELF

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT TO NEAR MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE.

THIS IS A SLEEVE THAT DESPITE BEST INTENTIONS SUFFERS BADLY FROM COLOUR LOSS, RING WEAR AND SEVERE CREASING DUE TO THE THIN CARD THAT WAS USED TO MAKE IT, THUS FINDING A GREAT SLEEVE IS REALLY HARD TO DO.

INCIDENTALLY THERE IS A SIMPLE WAY TO TELL IF YOU OWN A FIRST PRESS SLEEVE. SIMPLY THE SPINE WILL HAVE TAPERED EDGES, .

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, AND IT HAS BEEN KEPT INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FOR 95% OF IT'S LIFE AND HAS THEREFORE STOOD THE TEST OF TIME VERY VERY WELL.

THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT NONE OF THE BROWN SURFACE HAS BEEN RUBBED AWAY AND SECONDLY THERE IS NO RING WEAR WHATSOEVER, JUST THE BAREST SHADE OF RECORD SHAPE.

THERE ARE ALSO NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS. THERE ARE 4-5  REALLY TINY LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE,

YOU DON'T OFTEN FIND THIS SLEEVE WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR INTACT AND THAT MAKE THIS COPY ALL THE MORE SPECIAL

.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, AGAIN A SIGN OF ULTIMATE PROTECTION.

 THE SPINE IS ALSO VIRTUALLY UNWORN, HAS THE FIRST PRESS TAPERED EDGES, AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, JUST A COUPLE OF LITTLE WHITE CHIPS SHOWING THROUGH

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND INDICATES THAT THE LP HAS HARDLY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS EXCEPTIONAL AS THE FRONT WITH JUST A FEW TINY LINES DOWN THE SPINE EDGE.

THE INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO EASILY IDENTIFIABLE AS A FIRST PRESS BY THE CORNER SNIPPED OFF FROM ONE OF THE BOTTOM CORNERS, AND IN ADDITION A THUMB GROOVE ALONG THE TOP EDGE.

THIS HAS BOTH OF THOSE INDICATORS, AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.  NO SEAM SPLITS AND UNCREASED, JUST A TOUCH OF RECORD SHAPE HERE AS WELL, AND A LITTLE NICK TO THE RIGHT HAND EDGE OF THE THUMB NOTCH

THE LP HAS NOW BEEN PLACED INSIDE A NEW POLY LINED INNER TO ENSURE THAT NO HARM CAN COME TO THE INNER.

THE LARGE POSTER IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION, HAVING SHARP CREASE SEAMS AND NO MARKS BACK OR FRONT

HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS

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

GARRY