Ramones RAMONES 1976 UK DEBUT LP 1st Press 1Y1 / 2Y1 MINT MINUS AUDIO - LISTEN

	£		80
	$		106

THE RAMONES - RAMONES

IN ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS!!! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

1ST PRESS 1Y//1 - 2Y//1

NEAR MINT SLEEVE - COPY LYRIC INSERT

• CATALOGUE:SIRE 90130253
• MATRIX:9013253 1Y//1 v 420  04  1 4 / 2Y//1 v 420  11  12 

  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 RECORD

THE LABELS

THE YELLOW SIRE LABELS ARE JUST MAGNIFICENT. NOT ONE MARK ON EITHER SIDE, AND THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.

THERE ARE JUST 4-5 SMALL SPIDER LINES SHOWING THAT THIS SUPERB ALBUM HAS ONLY BEEN PLAYED A FEW TIMES SINCE 1976 AND IS NOW 43 YEARS OLD

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS FLAWLESS. THERE IS A SMALL CLUSTER OF TINY SURFACE HANDLING MARKS ON THE FINAL TRACK ON SIDE TWO, BUT AS YOU WILL HEAR IF YOU PLAY THE AUDIO THERE IS NO CRACKLES OR CLICKS WHEN THAT TRACK IS PLAYED . OTHER THAN THIS UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SOUGHT AFTER FIRST PRESS

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 SUPERB 1ST PRESS STEREO REPRODUCTION IS LOUD AND MAGNIFICENT. NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING WHATSOEVER.

THE CLARITY OF THE REPRODUCTION IS BOTH CRISP AND CLEAN, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED

THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND AND JUST THE ODD SECOND OR TWO OF VERY MILD STATIC HEARD ONLY IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

I HEARD NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY STATIC TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

FOR ME THIS GRADES MINT MINUS!!!! WITH EASE

BUT PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED CLOUT AND BAKER SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. ALL OF THE BLACKS AND GREYS ARE UNBLEMISHED AND THERE IS NO RUBBING WHATSOEVER

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE, AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE STILL VERY SHARP AND SQUARE, WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO A COUPLE OF THEM

THERE ARE TWO INVISIBLE AND MINUSCULE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE RETAINED  ALL OF THE BLACK AND GREY COLOURS WITH JUST A  PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH ON THE BOTTOM CORNER TIP ENDS

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. CLEARLY THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PROTECTIVE SLEEVE TO BE IN THIS CONDITION. THERE IS NO WEAR TO THE TYPEFACE WHICH IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. NO LOSS OF COLOUR AND JUST A MINUSCULE SPECK OF RUBBING TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE HAS A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE, AND A LITTLE GREYING TO THE BLACK AREA AT THE BOTTOM

THERE IS A LYRIC INSERT WITH THIS SET BUT I BELIEVE IT IS A COPY

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN NICE CONDITION. NO SEAM SPLITS AND NO DAMAGE TO THE TOP EDGE. THE DIE CUT HOLE ON THE FRONT SIDE HAS A SMALL TEAR .THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES, BUT THERE IS SOME LIGHT GLUE AGEING AND NATURAL AGEING TO THE PERIMETER EDGES.

 THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT

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

GARRY