Paul McCartney Beatles - RAM UK LP 1ST -1 / -1 NMINT-

	£		57
	$		75

PAUL MCCARTNEY - RAM

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

• CATALOGUE: APPLE PAS 1003
• MATRIX:YEX 837-1 / 838-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 3 RG / 4 MO
• THIS COPY HAS THE MOST AMAZING SLEEVE THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE FACTORY FLAW THAT MOST SLEEVES HAVE

 THE SLEEVE WAS PUT TOGETHER AND NEARLY EVERY COPY HAD A SMALL LIP OF STICKY TAPE USED TO SEAL THE BOTTOM EDGE OVERLAPPING ONTO THE SURFACE OF THE INNER PANELS. WHEN THE GATEFOLD WAS CLOSED THE TWO SIDES AT THE VERY BOTTOM THEREFORE STUCK TOGETHER, AND WHEN THE GATEFOLD WAS NEXT OPENED IT PULLED THE SURFACE OF BOTH SIDES AWAY FROM EACH OTHER AND LEFT WHITE PATCHES WHERE THE SMALL RIPS OCCURRED. JUST CHECK COPIES YOU COME ACCROSS AND YOU WILLSEE WHAT I MEAN. SOME ARE WORSE THAN OTHERS BUT THIS COPY DIDN'T HAVE THE OVERLAPPING TAPE AND IS THUS PERFECT.

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE APPLE LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE VERY DARK GREEN A SIDE HAS A RICH DEEP COLOUR THAT FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.THERE IS NO RUBBING OR ANY STAINING OR PEN MARKS ANYWHERE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION, BEING PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE WHITE HALF APPLE SIDE IS ALSO AS YOU WOULD WANT IT, WITH THE VULNERABLE WHITE AREAS STILL PERFECTLY WHITE, AGAIN THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECT. I CAN SEE ONLY 3-4 SMALL SPIDERS LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A FEW TIMES SINCE 1971

THE VINYL

THE RECORD IS MADE OF A VERY VERY HEAVY VINYL IT IS ROCK SOLID AND HARDLY FLEXES AT ALL, PROVING THAT THIS IS A FIRST PRESS (AS WELL AS THE MATRIX AND MOTHER NUMBERS). IT HAS RETAINED  ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND I CANNOT SEE ANY MARKS AT ALL ON THE SURFACE. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE A SPATTERING OF A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES.

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 , SOMETHING I AM NOW DOING WITHALL OF MY LISTINGS AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUINITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, AND NOT RELY SOLEY ON THE DESCRIPTION

 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 CLEAN THIS DISC SOUNDS. THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO ANY PART OF EITHER SIDE, AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS EXCEPTIONAL

THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY SEVERE BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR CLICKS, JUST SAME BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE STUFF WHICH CAN ONLY BE HEARD IN THE VERY QUIETEST SPOTS, AND EVEN THEN WHEN I MOVED TO NORMAL LISTENING DISTANCE I COULDN'T EVEN HEAR THAT.

THERE ARE 4 TINY DUST POPS ON THE THRID TRACK ON SIDE ONE

I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS SUPERB FIRST PRESS EXAMPLE

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS LP NEAR MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND UNMARKED  THE LAMINATE STILL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND THERE IS NO FLAKE OR PEEL TO THE SURFACE. THERE ARE ALSO NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE. NO DENTS OR BENDS, AND AMAZINGLY ONLY ONE SMALL LAMINATE LINE NEAR THE SPINE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM AMY SHELF WEAR, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT AND UNWORN

 THE SPINE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND STILL PROPERLY PROTECTED BY THE LAMINATE. NO PEEL OR FLAKE. THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS JUST MAGNIFICENT, RAZOR SHARP AND NO THUMB NAIL NICKS EITHER

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT.JUST FOUR SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NO RINGWEAR OR RECORD SHAPE EITHER

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INNER LAMINATED SURFACE. AND AS PREVIOUSLY STATED NONE OF THE SURFACE PAPER LOSS ON THE BOTTOM EDGE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE MINT MINUS

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

GARRY