Paul McCartney Wings VENUS & MARS UK LP1ST -1/-1 MINT-

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WINGS - VENUS AND MARS

IN MAGNIFICENT   CONDITION

PLAYED JUST TWICE EVER!!

A GENUINE 1ST PRESS WITH -1U MATRIX NUMBERS

• CATALOGUE:PCTC 254
• MATRIX: YEX 945-1U / 946-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:4 RMA / 3 RHT
• 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
• WITH THE FIRST ISSUE CIRCULAR STICKER AND PLANET SIXES STRIP

SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM

FULLY COMPLETE WITH POSTERS AND STICKERS, AND HAS A SLEEVE THAT IS ABSOLUTELY MINT!!!

THIS IS A FIRST PRESS -1U MATRIX

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

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

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

THERE ARE JUST 2 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED IN THE 36 YEARS SINCE IT WAS FIRST PRESSED

THE VINYL

A BEAUTIFUL HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL, THAT GLEAMS LIKE NEW. LOOKS LIKE IT WAS JUST PRESSED.

THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER, AND EVEN WHEN I OFFERED IT UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION, I COULD ONLY SPOT A COUPLE OF REALLY WISPY HAIRLINES.AGAIN,  IT IS QUITE REMARKABLE THAT THIS ALBUM WHICH WAS A HUGELY POPULAR RECORD SHOULD IN IN THIS MAGNIFICENT 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 DECIDED TO RECORD THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO HELP BUYERS MAKE AN TRULY INFORMED CHOICE WHEN SEEKING AN ALBUM. IT'S A VERY FAIR CRITISISM THAT BUYING FROM EBAY CAN BE A LOTTERY WHEN SELLERS MISDESCRIBE RECORDS. WINNING A MINT ALBUM ONLY TO FIND IT IS BARELY PLAYABLE CAN BE VERY FRUSTRATING, AND SO I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR WHAT THEY ARE THINKING OF BIDDING ON

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 INTENSED

ITHIS VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER. IT HAS A STEREO REPRODUCTION THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CRYSTAL CLEAR AND ALSO LOUD. IT HAS INSCRIBED IN THE DEAD WAS ' A PORKY PRIME CUT' WHICH WAS INSCRIBED BY GEORGE PECKHAM THE MUCH VAUNTED RECORD CUTTING ENGINEER, AND HIS MASTERCUTS AND THE VINYLS PRODUCCED FROM THEM WERE INSCRIBED THIS WAY

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING, CLICKS OR ANY OTHER INTERFERENCE, JUST THE ODD BIT OF VERY MILD STATIC,AND I HEARD APPROX 3 SMALL DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH, BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND BE THE JUDGE

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS EXCEPTIONAL VINYL MINT MINUS

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.

THERE ARE NO CREASES, CREASE LINES, BENDS OR EVEN ANY OF THE SMALL LINES THAT YOU WOULD PROBABLY EXPECT TO SEE CLOSE TO THE SPINE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE SUPERB WITH JUST THE BAREST TRACE OF SHELF WEAR AND ONE MINISCULE WHITE CHIP TO THE TOP EDGE

THE SPINE FLAT AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE VERY BOTTOM TIP HAS MILD RUBBING ANS THERE IS  TWO TINY PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH

THE REAR SURFACE ONCE AGAIN IS JUST SUPERB, AGAIN NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES, JUST THE TINIEST BIT OF RUBBING TO THE  CORNERS

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO BEAUTIFUL AND IMMACULATE INNER PANELS.

THE TWO OPENING EDGES ARE ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP, AND IT'S OBVIOUS FROM EXAMINING THEM THAT THE LP HAS HARDLY EVER BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE COVER

THE INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE REST OF THE SLEEVE

NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS, AND NO WEAR TO THE OPENING EDGE

THE TWO POSTERS ARE IN MINT CONDITION, HAVING NEVER LEFT THE SLEEVE

THE OFTEN MISSING CIRCULAR STICKER IS ALSO PRISTINE, AND FINALLY THE COMPARATIVE PLANET SIZE STRIP IS UNCREASED AND AGAIN PRISTINE

THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT

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

GARRY