Paul McCartney MCCARTNEY UK 1970 DEBUT LP 2-3 PLAYS EVER -2U/-3U NEAR MINT

	£		64
	$		85

PAUL MCCARTNEY - McCARTNEY

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT!!! CONDITION

WITH ONE OF THE BEST SLEEVES YOU WILL FIND

• CATALOGUE: APPLE PCS 7102
• MATRIX:YEX 775 A-2U /  776 B-3U (ONLY -2U / -2U IS LOWER)
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 LH / 1 GDD

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 2-3 SMALL SPIDERS LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED.

THE VINYL

THE RECORD STILL HAS ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE, AND LOOKS MAGNIFICENT. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS ON THE DISC,AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TO BE FLAWLESS AND ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION CAN I MAKE OUT SOME WISPY HAIRLINES, AND A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE HANDLING LINES.

THE LP HAS ONLY EVER BEEN PLAYED A FEW TIMES AND HAS SAT INSIDE THE SLEEVE FOR NEARLY 42 YEARS

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 ALUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE 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

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW CRISP AND CLEAN THE DISC SOUNDS. THE ALBUM PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, AND CERTAINLY NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLING.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT, WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY, JUST THE WAY IT WAS INTENDED

THERE IS NO VINYL NOISE AT ALL, JUST SOME RANDOM AND BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND. THIS IS MOSTLY AUDIBLE IF YOU SIT AS CLOSE TO YOUR SPEAKERS AS I DO WHILST TYPING THIS OUT. MOVING TO NORMAL LISTENING DISTANCE AND THIS IS VIRTUALLY ELIMINATED

IN ADDITION THERE ARE A FEW TINY AND RANDOM LITTLE DUST POPS AND TICS

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS NEAR MINT. NEAR MINT MINUS AT THE VERY WORST

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH

THE SLEEVE

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS SLEEVE THAT I EVER HAD THE PLEASURE TO HOLD. THE FRONT SURFACE IS USUALLY FOUND WITH THE LAMINATE IN A POOR CONDITION, BUT NOT THIS ONE, IT'S IMMACULATE, AND GLEAMING

IT HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FROM NEW AND THIS IS THE REASON FOR IT'S INCREDIBLE CONDITION

FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE.STILL SHINES LIKE A MIRROR. FLAT AND CLEAN AND NO HEAVY CREASE LINES, NO BENDS EITHER. THERE IS JUST ONE MINUSCULE ALMOST INVISIBLE LAMINATE LINE CLOSE TO THE TOP OF THE SPINE. THERE ARE NONE ALONG EITHER THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND JUST ONE TINY THUMB LINE, NOT NEAR THE OPENING EDGE, BUT JUST TO THE RIGHT OF TH TOP SECTION OF CHERRIES

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT, AND THE COLOUR FULLY RUNS FROM CORNER TIP TO CORNER TIP

THE SPINE IS ABSOLUTELY MINT. FLAT AND UNSQUASHED AND NO LAMINATE PEEL OR FLAKE, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST ONE TINY THUMB NAIL NICK TO SHOW THAT THE LP WAS REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE A COUPLE OF TIMES.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF FULLY LAMINATED INNER PANELS WHICH ARE IN MINT CONDITION AND FREE FROM ANY CREASES OR CREASE LINES

THE PLAIN WHITE SLIGHTLY TEXTURED INNER SLEEVE IS INPRISTINE CONDITION. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNCREASED AND UNSPLIT, WITH JUST A SHADE OF AGEING TO THE SEAMS

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!!!!

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

GARRY