The Kinks VILLAGE GREEN PRESERVATION SOCIETY UK LP MONO
  £   254
  $   337

 


£ 254 Sold For
Apr 16, 2007 Sold Date
Apr 9, 2007 Start Date
£   8 Start price
16   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description

THE KINKS - VILLAGE GREEN PRESERVATION SOCIETY

  • PYE
  • NPL 18233
  • MATRIX: NPL 18233 A-1W / B-3W
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THE VERY VERY RARE KINKS VILLAGE GREEN SOCIETY ALBUM, IN EVEN RARER MONO. BY 1968 STEREO PRESSINGS OF EVERY ALBUM WERE OUTSELLING MONO PRESSINGS, AND AS SUCH VERY FEW MONO PRESSES WERE MADE COMPARED TO THE NEW STEREO SOUND. FROM 1966 TO 1969 MONO PRESSES ARE GENERALLY MORE SOUGHT AFTER DUE TO THEIR RARITY, AND THE CLOSE YOU GET TO 1969 THE RARER THE PRESS. THIS LP WAS PRESSED IN 1968

 

THE RECORD

THE LIGHT BLUE PYE LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR WRITING ON EITHER SIDE, AND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWS NO TRACE OF WEAR, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY OF ALL, THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF REALLY LIGHT SPIDER LINES TO SHOW THAT THE LP HAS ONLY HAD HALF A DOZEN OR SO PLAYS SINCE 1968.

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN AND GLEAMS LIKE A NEW DISC. THE ONLY MARK I AM ABLE TO SEE ON THE VINYL IS A SMALL SURFACE LINE ACROSS TRACKS 6 AND 7 OF SIDE TWO. THIS IS NOT A SCRATCH MORE OF A HANDLING MARK. IT CANNOT BE FELT AND AS I TYPE THIS I AM CERTAIN IT WILL NOT SOUND.

EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION I AM ABLE TO MAKE OUT NO MORE THAN A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES. THIS IS A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE VINYL

 

GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO THE RECORD

SILENCE!!!

THE RUN IN GROOVE HAS NO BACKGROUND NOISE WHATSOEVER !

THE SOUND GENERATED BY THIS VINYL IS SUPERBLY CRISP AND CLEAR. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING WHATSOEVER, PERHAPS THE ODD LIGHT BIT OF STATIC, AND THE VERY OCCASIONAL LITTLE LIGHT POP, BUT THAT'S ALL. SIDE TWO PLAYS ALMOST AS SPECTACULARLY, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF SMALL LIGHT POPS IN ONE OR TWO SPOTS, AND AGAIN THE ODD BIT OF STATIC. THE HANDLING MARK I MENTIONED EARLIER PLAYS THROUGH WITHOUT CAUSING ANY PROBLEMS.

IT WAS A PLEASURE TO LISTEN TO THIS CLASSIC FORGOTTEN ALBUM, AND IT PERFORMS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND FULLY JUSTIFIES A NEAR MINT GRADING

 

THE SLEEVE

VERY VERY HARD SLEEVE TO COLLECT IN ANYTHING LIKE EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE SLEEVE IS IDENTICAL TO THE BEATLES FOR SALE SLEEVE WHERE THE ALBUM SLIDES INTO THE SLEEVE FROM INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD RATHER THAN THE OUTSIDE IN. THIS CAUSES ALL SORTS OF PROBLEMS WITH TORN AND WORN SPINES DUE TO THE LP NOT BEING FULLY INSERTED INTO THE SLEEVE WHEN THE GATEFOLD IS CLOSED, AND A FRONT SURFACE THAT IS HEAVILY CREASED DUE TO THE FLIMSINESS OF IT.

HOWEVER THIS PARTICULAR SLEEVE IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE. THERE ARE NO CREASES WHATSOEVER ON ANY PART OF THE SURFACE. THIS IS QUITE UNIQUE. IT IS ALSO FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE IS A LITTLE LAMINATE LIFT NEAR THE SPINE AND A FEW LIGHT LAMINATE LINES ALSO NEAR THE SPINE BUT THAT IS ALL.

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS FLAT AND CLEAN AND ALSO HAS NO HEAVY CREASING OR RING WEAR. THERE IS ONE SMALL CREASE LINE ACROSS THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER.

THE SPINE WHICH AS I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED USUALLY IS FOUND TORN ON THIS PARTICULAR SLEEVE IS IN UNSPLIT/TORN CONDITION. THERE IS THE TINIEST BIT OF WEAR TO THE VERY TOP BUT THIS IS VERY VERY MINOR.

ALL OF THE EDGES ARE IN VERY VERY GOOD CONDITION

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PERFECTLY STUCK PAIR OF FLIPBACKS AND AN UNBLEMISHED INNER , NO TEARS TO THE INNER SPINE EITHER.

A FABULOUS SLEEVE THAT FULLY JUSTIFIES AN EXCELLENT PLUS GRADE

YOU ARE LOOKING AT A VERY VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE ALBUM, WHICH WOULD GRACE ANY COLLECTION

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

 

REGARDS

 

GARRY





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