Sparks KIMONO MY HOUSE UK DEBUT LP 1ST A2 / B2 MINT-

	£		22
	$		29

SPARKS - KIMONO MY HOUSE

IN MAGNIFICENT 2-3 PLAY MINT MINUS  CONDITION

FIRST PINK RIM PRESS A2 / B2

• CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9272
• MATRIX: ILPS9272 A-2 / B-2

THE SUPERB DEBUT ALBUM FROM SPARKS.

THIS LP WAS PRESSED ON THE PINK RIMMED ISLAND LABEL, AND WHAT IS IMPORTANT ABOUT THIS IS THAT THE VINYL USED ON THIS NEW LABEL WAS THE SAME HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL USED ON THE PINK ISLAND LABELS THAT PRECEEDED IT. IN ADDITION THESE FIRST PRESSES HAS THE SAME ROUGH TEXTURED LABELS THAT THE PINK ISLAND RECORD HAD. THE FOLLOW UP ALBUM ALSO RELEASED IN 1974 (PROPAGANDA) WAS PRESSED ON THE THINNER VINYL AND THE SMOOTH LABELS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE PALM TREE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THESE ARE THE ROUGH TEXTURED 1ST PRESS LABELS NOT THE SMOOTH LATER ISSUES. ALL COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND THE WHITE AREAS ARE STILL PURE WHITE. NO MARKS OR STAINS AT ALL ON  ANY PART OF THE LABEL.

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY CLEAR AND LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED.

THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN AND THERE ARE JUST 3 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS SUPERB ALBUM HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE  VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. YOU CAN TELL THAT IT HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED JUST BY LOOKING AT HOW THE RECORD STILL GLEAMS. THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE ON THE SURFACE, AND ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO THE SPOTLIGHT ARE THERE A COUPLE OF WISPY LINES TO BE SEEN

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, INCLUDING THE RUN IN'S, RUN OUT'S AND THE LINKING GROOVES. IT'S ALL HERE. THERE HAS LONG BEEN A CRITISISM OF EBAY BUYING THAT YOU CAN FOLLOW A DESRIPTION AND BUY A 'MINT' LP ONLY FOR IT TO SOUND TERRIBLE WHEN YOU ACTUALLY RECEIVE IT. WELL I BELIEVE THIS IS THE ANSWER, AND YOU CAN'T EVEN GET THIS EXPERIENCE FROM RECORD FAIRS WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY EXAMINE THE VINYL. SO I HOPE YOU AGREE WITH ME THAT THIS IS DEFINITELY THE WAY FORWARD

I HAVE MADE MENTION MANY TIMES THAT ISLAND VINYL WAS NEVER AS GOOD AS THE EMI AND PHONOGRAM VINYLS OF THE SAME ERA. FOR MOST COPIES OF ANY ISLAND PRESS CONTAINS MILD VINYL NOISE.

WHILST THIS HAS THE BAREST TRACE OF THIS NOISE, IT IS VERY MARGINAL AND ONLY HEARD DURING THE LINKING GROOVES IF AT ALL

THE LP PLAYS TO PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITH JUST THE ODD LITTLE DUST POP HERE AND THERE, CERTAINLY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES ETC, AND NO DUSTORTION TO THE RICH WARM FIRST PRESS SOUND

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE BY ROBOR

THE FRONT SURFACE IS  PRISTINE HAVING NO CREASES OR BENDS WHATSOEVER.THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND IT'S EVIDENT THAT THE SLEEVE WAS HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW.

THERE ARE JUST 2 MINISCULE LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, BUT NONE ELSEWHERE, AND NO THUMB NAIL LINES, AND NO RECORD SHAPE OR RING WEAR.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AND ARE FULLY LAMINATED

THE SPINE ITSELF IS ALSO IN FIRST CLASS CONDITION WITH IT BEING FLAT, CLEAN AND ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, WITH AGAIN NO LAMINATE PEEL OR FLAKE. THIS IS THE FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE WITH THE TAPERED ENDS.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZORSHARP AND SHOWS CLEARLY THAT THE LP HAS HARDLY EVER BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE.THERE IS ONE SMALL THUMB NAIL NICK ALONG THE EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS GOOD AS THE FRONT SURFACE AGAIN BEAUTIFUL LUSH COLOURS AND NO SURFACE WEAR AT ALL, AND AMAZINGLY NO RECORD SHAPE OR RING WEAR.

THE ORIGINAL PAPER/CARD LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDTION. NO MARKS OR WRITING, AND NO DAMAGE TO THE TOP OPENING EDGE, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY NO SPLITS

THE SLEEVE GRADES MINT MINUS WITH EASE

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

GARRY