THE WHO TOMMY UK 2LP SET 1ST PRESS #'d Book EX+
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THE WHO - TOMMY
FIRST PRESS LAMINATED SLEEVE AND NUMBERED BOOK
- CATALOGUE:TRACK 613013/4
- MATRIX: 613013 A-1 / B-1 / 613014 A-1 / B-1
THIS IS THE GENUINE ARTICLE. A FIRST PRESS TOMMY ALBUM WITH THE NUMBERED BOOKLET. IN EXCELENT PLUS CONDITION,
THE SLEEVE
- HOW DO YOU TELL A FIRST PRESS SLEEVE. WELL FOR A START IT IS FULLY LAMINATED ON THE FRONT , BACK, AND THE INSIDE FLAP
- PRINTED AND MADE BY ERNEST J DAY AND CO LTD
- TRACK RECORDS LOGO BOTTOM LEFT CORNER ON REAR SURFACE
THE DELICATE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN , AND HAS NO CREASES WHATSOEVER ON ANY PART OF IT AT , JUST AFEW LIGHT LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND A SLIGHT BIT OF LIFT, BUT NO BENDS OR CREASES.
THE FRONT SURFACE OPENS OUT INTO AS IT HAS ANOTHER LAMINATED PANEL ATTACHED TO IT, WHICH IS EVEN MORE FRAGILE AND EVEN THIS SECTION IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. THE REAR SURFACE HAS A COUPLE OF SMALL LAMIATE LINES AND A LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE.
THE SPINE IS USUALLY THE WORST PART AS IT FLAKES AND SPLITS DUE TO THE LACK OF CARE TAKEN IN REPLACING THE ALBUMS, HERE WE HAVE ONE THAT HAS A PRFECT FRONT SURFACE SIDE BUT THE REAR EDGE HAD HAD THE LAMINATE SPLIT. THIS IS ONLY CAUSED WHEN THE LP IS NOT FULLY INSERTED INTO THE SLEEV.
OPENING THE SLEEVE RIGHT OUT REVEALS THE NON LAMINATED SECTIONS AND THIS INCLUDES THE PANEL THAT HOUSES THE TWO ALBUMS. THIS AGAIN IS USUALLY TORN BECAUSE IT IS ACTUALLY NOT A VERY GOOD DESIGN. THE LPS SLIDE IN FROM THE INSIDE AND SIT BOTH TOGETEHER IN THE SAME HOUSING. THIS MAKES IT ARKWARD TO GET THEM IN AND CLEARLY DEMONSTARTAES WHY SO MANY OF THESE HOUSINGS ARE TORN BUT ERRANT THUMBS. THIS ONE HAS A SMALL ONE INCH SPLIT ON THE BOTTOM EDGE BUT NOTHING MORE
FINALLY THE BOOKLET IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS THE ALL IMPORTANT FIRST PRESS NUMBER ON IT WHICH IN THIS CASE IS 14179
I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS BEAUTIFUL SLEEVE VERY GOOD PLUS
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS ARE THE ROUGH FEEL TRACK FIRST PRESS LABELS WHICH ARE IN EXCEPTONAL CONDITION. THE BLACK IS VERY BLACK, AND THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS CLEAN AND UNFADED
FIRST PRESS LABELS CAN E TOLD APART FROM SUBSEQUENT PRESSES BY THE OMMISSION OF THE "PART ONE OF A TWO PART SET" ECT WHCH APPEARED ON LATER TRACK PRESSES
NEITHER SPINDLE HOLE IS WORN , THERE ARE AROUND 10 OR SO LIGHT SPIDER LINES INDICATING LIMITED PLAY ON THIS 1969PRESSING.
THE DISCS HAVE RETAINED VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN AND THE ONLY MARKS THAT ARE VISIBLE ARE THOSE DETECTED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, AND A COUPLE OF VERY FAINT HANDLING LINES
GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO SIDE ONE, THE FIRST THING THAT CAN BE SAID IS THAT THERE IS NEAR SILENCE IN THE RUN IN. SUPERB!!!
I HAVE RECORDED THE INTRO TO EACH OF THE 4 SIDES FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE
THIS IS ALSO TRUE OF ALL 4 SIDES
THE SOUND GENERATED BY THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. FIRSTLY THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND ON ANY OF THE FOUR SIDES, WHICH INDICATES THAT NONE OF THE LIMITED PLAYS THAT THIS SET HAS HAD HAVE BEEN WITH A WORN, DAMAGED, OR TOO HEAVY STYLUS
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING AT ALL ON ANY PART OF EITHER SIDE, AND I HAVE PLAYED THIS ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
THERE IS THE VERY ODD BIT OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS, AND SOME LITTLE POPS (NOT CLICKS) IN A COUPLE OF PLACES, THERE IS ONE CLICK JUST AS TRACK 2 STARTS ON SIDE 2
THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THIS VERY RARE FIRST PRESS IS IN HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE CONDITION,
A GRADING OF EXCELLENT PLUS IS MORE THAN JUSTIFIED
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GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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