The Who WHO'S NEXT A1/B2 UK LP 1ST BARELY PLAYED MINT-
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THE WHO - WHO'S NEXT
- CATALOGUE:2804 102
- MATRIX: 2408102 A-1 / B-2
- GENUINE FIRST PRESS SEE BELOW FOR EXACT INDICATORS
ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THIS GREAT ALBUM
A GENUINE FIRST PRESS CAN BE TOLD BY WHATS IN THE RUN OFF GROOVE. ALONG WITH THE MATRIX NUMBERS AS SHOWN ABOVE, THERE IS A FURTHER NUMBER ETCHED INTO THE WAX THIS IS MG 12888 AND IT APPEARS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DISC. LATER PRESSES ALSO HAD THIS NUMBER BUT ALSO THE WORD "BILBO" WAS ADDED TO THE DEAD WAX. WITHOUT THIS WORD THE PRESS IS TRULY A FIRST ISSUE. IN ADDITION THE LABELS HAVE TO BE MATT BLACK , AND NOT GLOSSY OR EVEN REMOTELY SHINY
THE RECORD LABELS
THE LABELS ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. THE MATT BLACK SURFACE HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL COLOUR AND THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS TO ITS VULNERABLE SURFACE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS ALSO PERFECTLY PRESERVED CLEAN AND LEDGIBLE. THE BLACK SURFACE CONTINUES ALL THE WAY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, AND THERE ARE ONLY 5-6 SMALL SPIDER LINES TO SHOW THAT THE LP HAS IN FACT HAD AS MANY PLAYS
THE VINYL
ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE GLOSSY BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL. REMOVING IT FROM THE SLEEVE AND GENTLY AND CAREFULLY EXAMINING THE DISC REVEALS A SPOTLESS SURFACE. THIS VINYL APPEARS EXACTLY HOW A NEW VINYL WOULD HAVE LOOKED BACK IN 1971 WHEN THIS DISC WAS ORIGINALLY PRESSED. ETCHED INTO THE RUN OFF WAX ARE THE DIGITS THAT IDENTIFY THIS ALBUM AS A VERY FIRST PRESS. NAMELY THE CATALOGUE NUMBER 2408102 A-1 / B-2. THE HIGH GLOSS AND MARK FREE DISC IS WITHOUT A DOUBT ONE OF THE CLEANEST I HAVE EVER SEEN. EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO A SPOTLIGHT (WHICH ARGUABLY ISN'T REALLY A TRUE REFLECTION OF HOW GOOD A VINYL IS, AS THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOMETHING TO SEE THIS WAY) THE VINYL DISPLAYS NO MORE THAN A FEW RIDICULOUSLY WISPY HAIRLINES
PLAYING THE RECORD
I HAVE INCLUDED 5 SHORT EXAMPLES OF JUST HOW GREAT THIS RECORD SOUNDS. PLEASE CLICK ON THE MEDIA PLAYER BELOW TO HEAR IT. I ALWAYS BELIEVE THAT THE INTRODUCTION (RUN IN GROOVE) IS A REALLY GOOD REFLECTION OF THE OVERALL QUALITY OF THE DISC. SO I HAVE STARTED THE RECORDING FROM THE RUN IN GROOVE, HENCE A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE MUSIC STARTS. HOWEVER YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CLEARLY HEAR WHAT THAT RUN IN SOUNDS LIKE, WHETHER IT HAS ANY NOISE ETC.THE OTHER RECORDINGS FEATURE THE SILENT LINKING GROOVES AND INTROS TO THREE TRACKS, AS WELL AS THE RUN IN AND INTRO TO SIDE TWO!
THE RUN IN IS SILENT, AND AS THE RECORD STARTS TO PLAY "BABA O RILEY" IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT YOU ARE LISTENING TO SOMETHING SPECIAL. .THE FIRST THING THAT IS CLEAR IS THAT THE SOUND IS DISTORTION FREE. ALMOST POINTLESS STATING THIS IN LIGHT OF HOW LITTLE THE ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED, BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT THE PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS HAD WAS DONE WITH A GOOD QUALITY STYLUS AND NOT ONE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE GROOVE SUCH AS A WORN, CHIPPED STYLUS, OR INDEED ONE THAT WAS TRACKING TOO HEAVILY.
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, AND EACH LINKING GROOVE IS STONE SILENT . EVEN THE RUN OUT WHICH HISTORICALLY HAS NOISE ON MOST ALBUMS IS AS CLEAR AS A BELL. THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY IS THERE WERE A COUPLE OF TOTALLY INSIGNIFICAT SPOTS OF STATIC IN ONE OR TWO PLACES
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC MINT MINUS
THE SLEEVE
THE OVERALL GRADING OF THE SLEEVE IS NEAR MINT
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS MACNEILL 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, THERE IS ALSO THE HIDDEN NUMBER IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER IN THE CLOUDS. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY UNWORN
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 MAGNIFICENT 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 LIMITED O JUST TWO REALLY SMALL ONES. THIS IS A GREAT FRONT SURFACE.
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 HAS REMAINED VERY BLACK, AS USUALLY THIS FADES OVER TIME, BUT THIS ONE IS JUSTA BOUT PERFECT. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE, BUT THATS ABOUT IT
THE ORIGINAL WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION
THE RECORD HAS BEEN PRESERVED IN A NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE, THE ORIGINAL IS INCLUDED AND LEFT INSIDE THE SLEEVE. THE LP WILL BE SENT VERY CAREFULLY PACKAGED AND I WILL PLACE THE LP OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION. YOUR NEW PURCHASE WILL ALSO COME HOUSED IN A NEW STIFF PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.
SO ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A VERY VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE ALBUM IN THE MOST SUPERB CONDITION IMAGINABLE, SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE, AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
On 05-Aug-08 at 22:05:55 BST, seller added the following information:
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