Rick Wakeman JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH UK LP 1ST TEXTURED LABELS N MINT

	£		22
	$		29

RICK WAKEMAN - JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH

IN MAGNIFICENT 3-4 PLAY NEAR  MINT !!! CONDITION

COMPLETE WITH A MINT MINUS SLEEVE

RARE TEXTURED LABEL 1ST ISSUE WITH +A/B MATRIX NUMBERS

• CATALOGUE:A & M AMLH63621
• MATRIX:AMLH+63621 + A / + B  (THESE ARE FIRST ISSUE MATRIX NUMBERS ETCHED NOT STAMPED) STAMPED NUMBERS WILL HAVE A NUMBER AFTER THE A OR B, AND NO PLUS SIGN)
• ' NORMAL N'TROG ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BROWN TEXTURED A & M LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM AND THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWS JUST 3-4 SPIDER LINES SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A BRAND NEW DISC. IT HAS NO MARKS OF ANY KIND AT ALL ON ANY PART OF THE SURFACE AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE A FEW WISPY HIRLINES AND ON SIDE ONE THERE ARE THREE ULTRA FINE HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES....ALL TOTALLY NON SOUNDING

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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS 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

THIS VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

NO DISTORTION AT ANY POINT TO THE STEREO REPRODUCTION

IN FACT THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO MORE THAN THE ODD SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND EITHER. EVEN THE SILENT PASSAGES

I HEARD NO MORE THAN TWO MINUSCULE DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I CAN ONLY GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS NEAR MINT!!!

BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

SUPERB GOTHIC PRINT FINISHERS GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH ' STAPLED ' BOOKLET. THIS IS UNIQUE TO FIRST ISSUES ONLY AS LATER PRESSES HAD LOOSE BOOKS

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT, CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. LIGHT PASTEL COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED.  BASE COLOUR IS CLEAN AND UNMARKED. NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE WHATSOEVER. THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

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

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND THERE IS ONLY ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE TWO RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS

THE SPINE IS 100% FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE STAPLES ARE PERFECTLY IN PLACE NOT RUSTY OR LOOSE. THE COLOUR IS ALL THERE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM WITH ONE OR TWO PIN PRICKS OF WHITE VISIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED AND PUT TOGETHER, SHOWING EXACTLY HOW LITTLE THE  RECORD HAS BEEN HANDLED.NOT EVEN ONE THUMB NAIL NICK. THE RECORD HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE!!!

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME  MAGNIFICENT CONDITION AS THE FRONT, WITH JUST A THIN LINE OF RING WEAR RUNNING JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT CONDITION INNER PANELS AND A PRISTINE CONDITION PERFECTLY AFFIXED BOOKLET

THE ORIGINAL A & M ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT CLEAN AND UNSPLIT,FLAT AND UNMARKED. NO CREASES OR WRINKLES

A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE IT MINT MINUS!!!

I AM CERTAIN THAT THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING

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

GARRY