THE WHO WHO'S NEXT UK LP 1ST PRESS 100% AS NEW MINT

	£		114
	$		151

THE WHO  - WHO'S NEXT

INCREDIBLE ALBUM THAT HAS ONLY EVER HAD ONE PLAY IN 37 YEARS!!!!

• CATALOGUE:2804 102
• MATRIX: 2408102 A-1 / B-2
• ONLY A VERY FIRST PRESS HAS THE ETCHED NUMBERS AND LETTERS MG 12888 IN THE RUN OUT GROOVE.  LATER ONES HAVE THIS AND THE WORD BILBO IN THE RUN OUT, BUT THIS COPY HAS JUST THE MG12888, TO CONFIRM ITS FIRST PRESS CREDENTIALS
• MATT BLACK LABELS NOT THE LATER PRESS SHINY ONES

THIS IS THE VERY SOUGHT AFTER FIRST PRESS WHO'S NEXT WITH THE MEGARARE HEADHUNTERS INNER SLEEVE. ONLY ISSUED WITH FIRST PRESSES, AND THEN NOT ALL OF THEM

THIS ALBUM IS IN THE MOST PERFECT CONDITION I HAVE EVER SEEN

THE SLEEVE

A FIRST PRESSING SLEEVE CAN BE SPOTTED IN A NUMBER OF WAYS. FIRSTLY THE SPINE HAS TO BE TAPERED AT EITHER END. THIS WAS ONLY COMMON DURING THE 60'S AND WAS FAZED OUT EARLY INTO THE 70'S, BUT FIRST PRESS WHO'S NEXT SLEEVES STILL HAVE THIS STYLE. THE COLOURS ARE DEEPER THAN LATER PRESSES, PARTICULARLY THE BLACK. THE SLEEVE HAS MACNEILL PRESS HORIZONTALLY IN WHITE TYPEFACE DOWN THE RIGHT BOTTOM CORNER OF THE REAR SURFACE, AND THERE IS A NUMBER STAMPED INTO THE CLOUDS AT THE VERY TOP LEFT CORNER OF THEFRONT SURFACE WHICH READS (DL 797890 IN ADDITION THE CARD ON THE FIRST PRESS SLEEVES IS FAR HEAVIER THAN THAT ON REISSUES

NON LAMINATED SLEEVE, WHICH IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. USUALLY VERY SHABBY DUE TO THE THIN CARD USED, AND SUFFERES BADLY FROM CREASING AND SHELF WEAR USUALLY.

THIS ONE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN AND THERE ARE NO CREASES TO BE SEEN ANYWHERE. EVEN THE USUAL LINES NEAR THE SPINE ARE NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF SMALL ONES.  THIS IS A GREAT FRONT SURFACE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES REMARKABLY HAVE NO SHELF WEAR EITHER, AND THE SPINE FLAT AND CLEAN AND APART FROM A COUPLE OF TINY NICKS IS  UNBLEMISHED

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND ACURATELY DEPICTS HOW LITTLE THE ALBUM HAS BEEN OUTSIDE THE COVER. CERTAINLY REMOVAL FROM THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN VERY EXACT. THE REAR SURFACE IS  AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT, WITH A BLACK SURFACE THAT HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS DELICATE COLOUR

THEREFORE THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT

THE RARE HEADHUNTERS POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. JUST ONE SMALL SEAM SPLIT ON ONE SIDE. AND THE SURFACE IS VIRTUALLY CREASE FREE.

THE MATT BLACK LABELS ARE SLIGHTLY TEXTURED AND IN MINT CONDITION. THE BLACK SURFACE HAS NO STAINES OR MARKS ON IT AND FULLY EXTENDS INTO AN UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THERE IS JUST ONE INCREDIBLY SMALL SPIDER LINE ON EACH SIDE OF THE LABEL WHICH SHOWS THAT THE LP HAS HADE ONE VERY VERY CAREFUL PLAY, DON'T FORGET THIS IS A 37 YEAR OLD ALBUM

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND IS MARK AND BLEMISH FREE. EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A FEW LIGHT NON SOUNDING WISPS TO BE SEEN. THE PROOF OF COURSE WILL BE IN THE PLAYING

I HAVE RECORDED 4 SEGMENTS FROM THIS SUPERB VINYL TO INCLUDE BOTH RUN IN GROOVES AND THE FIRST MINUTE AND A HALF OF THE FIRST TRACK ON EACH SIDE. IN ADDITION THE LINKING GROOVE AND SOME OF ONE TRACK FROM EACH SIDE OF THE DISC. PLEASE LISTEN TO THE RECORDINGS AND NOTE THAT THE SILENCE YOU HEAR BEFORE THE  MUSIC STARTS IS IN FACT THE SILENCE GENERATED BY THE VINYL IN THE LINKING GROOVES AND THE RUN INS. SIMPLY INCREDIBLE MINT EXAMPLE AND ONE THAT CANNOT BE BETTERED

 GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS TO SIDE ONE, THERE IS TOTAL SILENCE IN THE RUN IN WAX. THIS IS A GREAT SIGN OF THINGS TO COME. THE FIRST THING TO REPORT IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, WICH TELLS ME THAT THE LP HAS NEVER BEEN SUBJECTED TO A TOO HEAVY OR WORN STYLUS.

IN FACT THE MUSIC IS CRISP AND CLEAN, AND THE STEREO MIX IS EXCELLENT. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISE WHATSOEVER, NOR IS THERE ANY STATIC OR EVEN THE ODD LIGHT POP.

EACH LINKING GROOVE DISPLAYS THE SAME SILENCE AS THE RUN IN GROOVE, AND EACH TRACK CONFIRMS THAT THE SOUND IS 100% UNSPOILED BY ANY UNWANTED NOISE / CRACKLE.

THIS IS A GREAT ROCK ALBUM PROBABLY THE WHO'S BEST EFFORT, AND TO FIND THE FIRST PRESS IN SUCH GREAT CONDITION IS PRETTY SCARCE.

I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL AS MINT , AND I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS WILL EVER NEED UPGRADING

A TRUE TOP GRADE COLLECTIBLE COPY

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

GARRY