THE WHO WHO'S NEXT UK LP HEADHUNTERS 1 play ever MINT
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THE WHO - WHO'S NEXT
- 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. SOEM 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
THE LP IS IN A HIGH COLLECTIBLE CONDITION AND WOULD GRACE ANY COLLECTION
THE SLEEVE
A FIRTS PRESSING SLEEVE CAN BE SPOTTED IN A NUMBER OF WAYS. FIRSTLY THE SPINE HAS TO BE TAPERED AT EAITHER 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 BTYPEFACE DOWN THE RIGHT BOTTOM CORNER OF THE REAR SURFACE
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 NON EXISTANT. THIS IS A GREAT FRONT SURFACE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES REMARKABLY HAVE NO SHELF WEAR EITHER, AND THE SPINE FLAT AND CLEAN AND TOTALLY 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 ALMOST AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT, HOWEVER THERE IS JUST ONE TINY CREASE LINE ACCROSS THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, AND A COUPLE NEAR THE SPINE
THEREFORE THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT
THE RARE HEADHUNTERS POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION. ABSOLUTELY NO SPLITS WHAT SO EVER. AND THE SURFACE IS CREASE FREE. I HAVEN'T SEEN MANY OF THESE EVER, BUT THIS ONE IS BY FAR IN THE BEST CONDITION OF ALL OF THOSE THAT I HAVE COME ACCROSS. I WOULD SAY NEAR MINT IN FACT.
THE RECORD
THE LABELS ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. NO LOSS TO THE MATT BLACK SURFACE. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN, AND ONLY ONE BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINE WHICH IS SO SMALL ITS HARDLY WORTH MENTIONING, IS PRESENT.
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
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 MINUS, 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
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