The Move LOOKING ON Rare UK LP 1ST FLY LABEL 01 MINT-
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THE MOVE - LOOKING ON
- CAT:FLY HI-FLY 1
- MATRIX: FLY1 A-2U / B-2U
- TRANSITION ALBUM
THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE AND FINE ALBUM. SELLING VIRTUALLY NOTHING WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY PRESSED IN 1970. THE MOVE'S PREVIOUS ALBUM SHAZAM WAS PRESSED LIKE THE REST OF THEIR EARLY ALBUMS ON THE REGAL ZONOPHONE LABEL. THE FOLLOWING YEAR WOULD SEE THEM SIGN TO HARVEST, BUT IN THAT SHORT PERIOD BETWEEN SHAZAM, AND MESSAGES FROM THE COUNTRY, THEY VENTURED ONTO THE NEW FLY LABEL WHICH WOULD BECOME FAMOUS FOR THE T. REX ALBUM 'ELECTRIC WARRIOR. (HI-FLY 6)
HERE THEN IS THE VERY FIRST ALBUM PRESSED ONTO THE FLY LABEL BEARING THE CATALOGUE NUMBER FLY 1
IF YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD THIS BEFORE, THEN I SUGGEST GIVING IT A LISTEN BECAUSE IT IS A FANTASTIC COLLECTION OF GREAT MATERIAL FROM THE BOYS
THE RECORD LABELS
THE WHITE BASE COLOUR IS IN SUPERB, NEAR MINT CONDITION. THERE IS JUST THE BAREST TOUCH OF HANDLING, AND I DO MEAN THE BAREST TOUCH. THE FLY LOGO IS UNWORN AND THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND CLEAR AND UNFADED .THE SPINDLE HOLE IS COMPLETELY UNWORN, AND THERE ARE JUST 3 SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE ON SIDE ONE, AND 5 ON SIDE 2. CLEARLY THIS ALBIM HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED IN THE 39 YEARS IT HAS BEEN AROUND
THE VINYL
SUPERB BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN FANTASTIC CONDITION. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN HAS BEEN RETAINED, AND THERE ARE NO SCRATCHES OR SIGNS OF POOR HANDLING. ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO MAKE OUT SOME BARELY VISIBLE WISPS, BUT AGAIN THESE ARE SO INSIGNIFICANT, AS THEY JUST CANNOT BE SEEN UNDER ANY NORMAL LIGHT
PLAYING THE RECORD
I HAVE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS ME TO RECORD FOR YOU SOME SOUNDBITES. I AM CERTAIN THAT ALL THE WORDS I CHOSE TO TYPE ARE NOTHING COMPARED TO ACTUALLY HEARING WHAT YOU MAY BE CONSIDERING TO BID ON. I HOPE YOU AGREE
I HAVE INCLUDED FOUR, THREE MINUTE SECTIONS FROM THE LP INCLUDING THE OPENING TRACK TO EACH SIDE, AS THIS INCLUDES THE RUN IN WAX, ALLOWING YOU TO IDENTIFY ANY UNWANTED NOISE THAT MIGHT BE PRESENT. I AM CERTAIN THERE IS NONE.I HAVE ALSO RECORDED SECTIONS OF THE LINKING GROOVE THAT PRECEED EACH TRACK, SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO GUAGE THE SILENCE BETWEEN THE TRACKS
ONE THING IS FOR CERTAIN AND THAT IS THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO ANY OF THE TRACKS WHICH WOULD BE PRESENT IF THE RECORD HAD BEEN ABUSED WITH A WORN OR TOO HEAVY STYLUS
EACH TRACK PLAYS THROUGH WITH UTMOST CLARITY. THE PERFORMANCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES IS JUST OUTSTANDING. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISE ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. THIS ALBUM IS WITHOUT A DOUBT PURE HI FI QUALITY, AND THE FACT THAT IT HAS BEEN CAREFULLY HANDLED, BARELY PLAYED AND IN IMMACULATE CONDITION, ENSURES THE MINT MINUS GRADE IS ACCURATE
THE SLEEVE
THE OVERALL GRADING OF THE SLEEVE IS NEAR MINT
THIS IS A FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE, AND IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. THE ONLY MINOR BLEMISH IS ONE SMALL LAMINATE LINE ACROSS THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, OTHERWISE I WOULD BE GRADING IT MINT. THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT IN EVERY WAY, AND GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR. IT IS HIGHLY POLISHED. THE FRONT AND BACK SURFACES ARE WITHOUT ANY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND NO TRACES OF RECORD SHAPE ANYWHERE.
BOTH THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE UNWORN AS IT THE SPINE WHICH IS FLAT, CLEAN, AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE OPENINF EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WHICH AGAIN TELLS THE STORY OF JUST HOW LITTLE THE RECORD HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE
THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCELLENT UNSPLIT CONDITION
ALL IN ALL THIS IS A FANTASTIC EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE
THIS IS WITHOUT DOUBT A VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE ALBUM, AND WOULD GRACE ANY COLLECTION
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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