Paul McCartney & Wings VENUS AND MARS UK LP 1st ONE PLAY MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		34
	$		45

WINGS - VENUS AND MARS

IN MAGNIFICENT  ONE PLAY MINT MINUS CONDITION

A GENUINE 1ST PRESS WITH -1U MATRIX NUMBERS

'A PORKY PRIME CUT'

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:PCTC 254
• MATRIX: YEX 945-1U / 946-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:2 GTP /  GTP
• A PORKY PRIME CUT IN SIDE 1 DEAD WAX
• M ROOM ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2
• WITH THE FIRST ISSUE POSTERS
• WITH THE FIRST ISSUE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE
• THE FIRST ISSUE CIRCULAR STICKER IS MISSING
• THE PLANET SIXES STRIP IS IN PERFECT CONDITION

A PORKY PRIME CUT WAS THE MASTER RECORDING DESCRIPTION THAT WAS USED BY GEORGE PECKHAM TO INDICATE A FIRST CUT

TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE CAPITOL LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE JET BLACK SURFACE IS RICH AND VIBRANT, AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE

THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY CLEAR AND FULLY LEGIBLE.

THERE IS JUST ONE NEAR INVISIBLE SPIDER LINE AROUND  THE SPINDLE HOLE , SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS BEEN BARELY NEAR A TURNTABLE IN ALL OF THESE YEARS

THE VINYL

A BEAUTIFUL  VINYL, THAT HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE

IN DAY LIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS NOT A MARK ON IT, A GLEAMING HEAVYWEIGHT FIRST PRESS THAT IS MARK FREE, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW FINE NON SOUNDING HAIRLINES VISIBLE. 

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 AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED 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

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.

THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, QUITE BRILLIANT!

EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD AS IT WAS INTENDED

THE LP PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. THERE IS NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT. NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

THERE IS THE BAREST TOUCH OF STATIC HEARD ONLY VERY OCCASIONALLY IN A FEW OF THE LINKING GROOVES, AND ALSO A FEW RANDOM LITTLE STATIC TICS

THIS IS WITHOUT DOUBT A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE AND I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS!!

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THIS SLEEVE IS A GENUINE FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE WHICH CAN BE IDENTIFIED IN A FEW WAYS. FIRSTLY THE SLEEVE IS MADE OF ONE PIECE OF CARD NOT TWO LIKE LATER ISSUES. THIS CARD IS FOLDED AND STUCK TOGETHER WITH ONE FLIPBACK INSIDE THE TOP EDGE

SECONDLY THE CARD IS WHITE ON THE INSIDE

THIRDLY THE INNER SLEEVE ON THE FIRST PRESS HAS A THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP OF THE OPENING EDGE FOR EASIER REMOVAL OF THE ALBUM

THE FRONT SURFACE IS JUST IMMACULATE. ONE OF THE PLUSSES OF THIS SLEEVE IS THE THICKNESS OF THE CARD USED TO CREATE IT, WHICH RESULTED IN FEW COPIES HAVING RING WEAR. HOWEVER IT'S WEAKNESS IS IN THE POWDERY UNLAMINATED SURFACE WHICH IS PRONE TO RUBBING.

THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN KEPT INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL COLOUR.THE ONLY SPECK OF RUB IS VISIBLE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT AND RIGHT CORNER TIPS

THERE ARE NO CREASES, CREASE LINES, BENDS AND ONLY ONE TREE BRANCH PRESSURE LINE BY THE LOWER PART OF THE SPINE.NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND ONE PRESSURE LINE BY THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE HAS AN ABSOLUTE MINIMAL AMOUNT OF SHELF RUB. JUST A FEW SMALL WHITE FLECKS ALONG THE SURFACE, AND SOME RUB TO THE REAR RIGHT CORNER.

THE BOTTOM EDGE ALSO HAS A LITTLE LIGHT RUB TO THE CORNERS

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION. TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. THE COLOURED SURFACE IS JUST NEAR IMMACULATE. A SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM TIP. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE HAS A COUPLE OF BRANCHING PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE AND THATS ALL

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO BEAUTIFUL AND IMMACULATE INNER PANELS.RICH UNMARKED SURFACE WITH COLOURS THAT ARE BOTH UNWORN AND VIBRANT

THE TWO OPENING EDGES ARE ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP, AND IT'S OBVIOUS FROM EXAMINING THEM THAT THE LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES

THE INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN EXCELLENT CONDITION .HAS A SMALL SPLIT TO THE MIDDLE OF THE BOTTOM EDGE

THE TWO POSTERS ARE IN MINT CONDITION, HAVING NEVER LEFT THE SLEEVE. THE FIRST ISSUE POSTERS ARE MADE FROM A HEAVIER PAPER THAN LATER ISSUES AND THE PAPER IS NOT SO GLOSSY ON FIRST ISSUES

THE OFTEN MISSING CIRCULAR STICKER IS MISSING FROM THIS SET

THE PLANET STRIP IS THERE AND IN TOP CONDITION

AN INCREDIBLE  EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING IT NEAR MINT

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

GARRY