The Who WHO'S NEXT 1971 UK LP 1st Press A1 / B2 W/Headhunters PLAYS MINT MINUS
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THE WHO - WHO'S NEXT
MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO
OUTSTANDING EX+ SLEEVE
MINT HEADHUNTERS ' inner sleeve
- CATALOGUE:TRACK 2408-102
- MATRIX: 2408102 A 1 1222 MG 12888 6 / 2408102 B 2▽420 11 32
- FIRST PRESS MATRIX
- ' HIDDEN CODE ' IN THE CLOUDS ON THE SLEEVE
- HEADHUNTERS INNER
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
SUPERB JET BLACK TRACK LABEL WITH SILVER LOGO AND TYPEFACE. THE BASE COLOUR IS UNBLEMISHED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER LOGO AND TYPEFACE IS UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST 2-3 MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES
THE VINYL
THE DISC HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND GLEAMS LIKE NEW. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TO BE FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE. A TRULY PRISTINE FIRST PRESS VINYL
THE TEST PLAY
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.
THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY. THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR LOUD CLICKS.
ALL I HEARD DURING THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH WERE A COUPLE OF BARELY AUDIBLE SPECKS OF STATIC LIKE ABCKGROUND FOPR A SECOND OR TWO
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
NO DUST POPS OR EVEN STATIC TICS
THIS IS A REAL GEM
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST PURE FIRST PRESS WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD EXACTLY AS IT WAS INTENDED
IT'S A CRACKING ORIGINAL 1971 FIRST PRESS, AND IN A VERY VERY COLLECTIBLE CONDITION
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT MINUS
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE FROM MACNEILL PRESS
FIRST ISSUE SLEEVES HAVE THE MACNEILL WORDING VERTICALLY ON THE BACK SURFACE , NEXT TO THE SPINE. THERE IS ALSO A CODE HIDDEN AMONGST THE CLOUDS ON THE FRONT SURFACE IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY PEN MARKS OR STAINS. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS. AND THE COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN RETAINED, WHICH IS UNUSUAL ON THIS SLEEVE WHICH HISTORICALLY HAS RING WEAR AND RUBBING.
THERE IS NO RING WEAR JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE IN THE TOP RIGHT QUADRANT
THERE ARE FIVE TINY PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, TWO ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, AND ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, WITH ALL OF THE LIGHT BLUE COLOUR FULLY RETAINED AND RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, BOTH CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A FEW TINY FLECKS OF RUB AND A SPECK ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIP
THE SPINE HAS THE CORRECT TAPERED ENDS.THERE IS A LITTLE SQUASHING. THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND THERE IS NO RUB TO THE ENDS
THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP WITH A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS
THE REAR SURFACE HAS A FEW TINY SPINE EDGE PRESSURE LINES, LIGHT RECORD SHAPE BUT THE BLACK SURFACE HAS NO RUB
THE ORIGINAL AND SOUGHT AFTER HEADHUNTERS INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IS FLAT UNCREASED CONDITION. NO SPLITS TO THE SEAMS, AND IN MINT CONDITION
THE SLEEVE GRADES EX+ WITH EASE
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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