Paul McCartney & Wings LONDON TOWN UK LP 1ST PROMO 1O/1O 1 PLAY EVER NEAR MINT
  £   159
  $   210

 


£ 159 Sold For
May 5, 2012 Sold Date
Apr 25, 2012 Start Date
£   19 Start price
7   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS- LONDON TOWN

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT!!! CONDITION

WITH A MINT MINUS SLEEVE AND MINT!! POSTER

ULTRA LOW MOTHERS AND STAMPERS

PROMOTIONAL COPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

  • CATALOGUE: APPLE PAS 10012
  • MATRIX:YEX 975-1 / 976-1
  • MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1O/ 1 O
  • MASTERED BY NIGEL W ETCHED IN RUN OFF TO SIDE 1

THIS IS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST COPIES OFF THE PRESS WITH EXTREMELY LOW MOTHERS AND STAMPERS. A VERY HEAVY -1/-1 MATRIX VINYL WITH ALL THE PROMO STICKERS

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE 2 PICTURE LABELS ARE IN ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE IS NOT A MARK ON EITHER SIDE, AND NO COLOUR LOSS. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN. THERE IS ONE MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN ON A TURNTABLE!!!

THE VINYL

SUPERBLY GLOSSY AS NEW DISC WHICH HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT IT IS IMMACULATE AND TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES. A PURE FIRST PRESS IN MINT MINUS CONDITION

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 FIRMLY BELIEVE 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 OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY 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. 

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR LOUD CLICKS

THIS FIRST PRESS PERFORMS TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD WITH A REPRODUCTION THAT IS BOTH CLEAR, AND CRISP AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED

NO VINYL NOISE AND LINKING GROOVES THAT ARE PERFECTLY SILENT

ALL I HEARD WAS SOME OCCASIONAL  STATIC EVERY NOW AND THEN AND A FEW OF THE TINIEST DUST POPS, AND ONE TIC JUST A THE FINAL TRACK OF SIDE ONE STARTS

 I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS LP NEAR MINT!!!

DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH TAKE A FULL LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

NON LAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SINGLE SLEEVE IN COMPLETELY SUPERB CONDITION. THIS HAS CLEARLY BEEN HOUSED IN A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW. THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN. THERE HAS BEEN NO RUBBING TO THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER, AND THUS THERE IS NO COLOUR LOSS. THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES OR BENDS OR RINGWEAR.

INCREDIBLY THIS SLEEVE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY OF THE SMALL LINES THAT FORM NEAR THE SPINE. NONE ALONG EITHER THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGE, AND NOT ONE THUMB LINE AT ALL EVEN NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. THERE IS JUST THE BAREST SLIVER OF RECORD SHAPE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE WHERE A SPECK OF WHITE IS SHOWING THROUGH

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY UNWORN , AND RUN FULLY FROM CORNER TIP TO CORNER TIP. ANOTHER SIGN THAT THIS HAS BEEN PROPERLY PROTECTED FROM NEW

THE SPINE IS IMMACULATE. FLAT AND UNSQUASHED AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECT.NOT ONE JOT OF RUBBING ANYWHERE, EVEN TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE ONCE AGAIN IS ' AS NEW' RAZOR SHARP, AND IT'S CLEAR THAT THE LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS SLEEVE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES EVER!!

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALMOST AS PRISTINE AS THE FRONT . NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES JUST A SLIVER OF WHITE AT THE VERY TOP SHOWING THROUGH THE BLUE. THE FACTORY SAMPLE STICKER IS FIRMLY ADHERED TO THE TOP RIGHT CORNER

THE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE WITH THE ROUNDED CORNERS IS IN MINT CONDITION. PERFECTLY FLAT, NO CREASES, AND NO SEAM SPLITS

THE HUGE POSTER IS TOTALLY MINT AND HAS ACTUALLY NEVER BEEN UNFOLDED AND I HAVE LEFT IT THAT WAY

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!!!

IT IS JUST MAGNIFICENT 

 

 

 

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

GARRY

 

 





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