Spooky Tooth / Pierre Henry CEREMONY 1969 UK LP 1st Press Pink Island NEAR MINT

	£		27
	$		36

SPOOKY TOOTH / PIERRE HENRY - CEREMONY

1969 1ST UK PRESS ON ISLAND (PINK LABEL WHITE i)

PLAYS TO A SUPERB MINT MINUS  GRADE

EX+ SLEEVE

THIS IS A VERY SCARCE PROG  ROCK ALBUM AND SUCH AMAZING CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:    ISLAND ILPS 9107
• MATRIX:               ILPS 9107 A//1 / B//1
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 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  PINK  LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. 

THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM AND THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. 

THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWS JUST ONE SPIDER LINE, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THERE IS ALSO A SHARD OF RESIDUAL VINYL INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN AND IN DAYLIGHT  LOOKS ABSOLUTELY MINT. 

EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE OTHER THAN SOME VERY FINE WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES ON SIDE A. NONE ON SIDE B

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTABLE 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 DOUBLE 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 SHOULD BECAUSE THE DISC CLEARLY HAS NOT BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES

NO DISTORTION AT ANY POINT TO THE STEREO REPRODUCTION, SO NO GROOVE WEAR

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE 

A CLEAR , AND LOUD STEREO REPRODUCTION 

THERE ARE SO MANY QUIET OR NEAR SILENT PASSAGES ON THIS ALBUM AND IT IS AN ABSOLUTE JOY TO LISTEN TO WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND WHATSOEVER

JUST A COUPLE OF SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

I ALSO HEARD 2-3 TINY LITTLE DUST POPS ON EACH SIDE

THE LP JUST HASN'T BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES  AND HAS A REMARKABLE AUDIO PERFORMANCE AND  I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE AUDIO 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 

NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS CLEAN BRIGHT COLOURS THAT HAVE REMAINED FAIRLY UNRUBBED

LIKER A LOT OF SLEEVES OF IT'S TYPE THERE IS SOME GREYING TO THE DUSTY SURFACE. VISIBLE MAINLY ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THE CORNER TIPS HAVE A LITTLE RUBBING

THERE ARE FOUR TINY PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE  , AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP EDGES HAVE MOST OF THE COLOUR RUNNING ACROSS THE SURFACE WITH A FEW SPECKS OF UNDERCARD VISIBLE AND SOME RUB TO THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER TIP

THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE LIGHT SHELF RUB

THE SPINE HAS A SMALL SCUFF NEAR THE TOP AND A LITTLE RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE IS SHARP AND SHOWS THAT THE LP HAS NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE VERY MUCH

THE REAR SURFACE IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE FRONT WITH DEEP RICH COLOURS.  AND A LIGHT SHADOW OF RING WEAR

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PERFECT INNER PANELS

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED DIE CUT INNER IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION, WITH JUST VERY MILD AGEING

 I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+

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

GARRY