The Yardbirds FIVE LIVE YARDBIRDS 1964 UK LP 1st Press FINAL UPGRADE MINT AUDIO

	£		631
	$		836

THE YARDBIRDS - FIVE LIVE YARDBIRDS

ORIGINAL BLUE / BLACK LABEL  MONO CORRECT 1ST ISSUE KT TAX CODE ON LABELS 

SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT

SUPERB MINT AUDIO PLAYTHROUGH

MINT MINUS SLEEVE WITH CORRECT INNER

A TRUE FINAL UPGRADE COPY

• CATALOGUE:COLUMBIA 33SX 1677
• MATRIX: XAX 2725-1N / 2726-1N
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 GD/  1 GD
• KT TAX CODE ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX

I HAVE FOR AUCTION ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS ALBUM YOU ARE EVER LIKELY TO COME ACROSS. THE CONDITION NOT ONLY OF THE VINYL, BUT OF THE SLEEVE JUST BEGGARS BELIEF. SIMPLY STUNNING!!

IT HAS CLEARLY ONLY EVER BEEN PLAYED A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND THE SLEEVE IS JUST IMMACULATE WITH THE CORRECT 1ST ISSUE 6412 ON THE BOTTOM FLIPBACK (INDICATES DECEMBER 1964)

ALSO HAS THE INCORRECT CREDIT FOR ' GOOD MORNING LITTLE SCHOOLGIRL' )

PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THE RECORDING OF THIS ALBUM BEFORE BIDDING. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED

 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLACK LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. NO STAINS OR HANDLING MARKS. 

THE COLOUR STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND BLUE LOGOS ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. 

THERE IS JUST ONE MICROSCOPIC AND BARELY VISIBLE SMALL SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE. THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS I BELIEVE WHY THE SLEEVE HAS RETAINED ITS CONDITION, THE LP JUST HASN'T BEEN OUT OF IT MORE THAN A FEW TIMES IN 54 YEARS

THE VINYL

THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN GLEAMING ORIGINAL CONDITION, REALLY GLOSSY AND NOT DULL LIKE MOST WORN OUT COPIES. IN DAY LIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS. AND EVEN UNDER A SPOTLIGHT ALL I CAN SEE ARE ONE OR TWO TINY WISPY HAIRLINES. AND ONE TINY HANDLING MARK ON TRACK THREE SIDE TWO WHICH HAS NO IMPACT ON THE SOUND WHATSOEVER

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I AM DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WILL LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS. I HAVE ALSO RECORDED THIS IN MONO SO THAT IT CAN BE HEARD AS WAS INTENDED

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, MEANING THAT THE COUPLE OF PLAYS THE LP HAS RECEIVED WERE COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY TRACKED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THE MONO REPRODUCTION IS CRISP AND CLEAR AS A BELL WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD AS WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED

THIS LP PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLES, OR LOUD CLICKS

ABSOLUTELY NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE. NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS

THE MONO SOUND IS LOUD AND POWERFUL AND CLEAR AS A BELL

NO DUST POPS WHATSOEVER. ANYWHERE! NO STATIC EITHER AND NO STATIC TICS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS  RECORD  MINT  

I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS POSSIBLE TO FIND A BETTER COPY OF THIS ALBUM AND A FINAL UPGRADE FOR SURE

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

 FIRST ISSUE FROM DECEMBER 1964, GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SINGLE SLEEVE. LAMINATED ON THE FRONT AND NON LAMINATED WITH FLIPBACKS ON THE REAR

SO STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE. THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. IT HAS NOT LOST ONE IOTA OF IT'S ORIGINAL DAY OF RELEASE SHEEN, AND LOOKS AS GOOD TODAY AS IT DID BACK IN 1964

THERE IS NOT ONE HEAVY CREASE ANYWHERE, AND NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE, AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THERE ARE JUST FOUR LAMINATE PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE AT THE BOTTOM. TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, THREE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

ANOTHER RARITY IS THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO LAMINATE LIFT ANYWHERE!!!

TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FULLY LAMINATED. NO FLAKE OR DAMAGE AND THIS IS PERFECT ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE EDGE, WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS

THIS COPY JUST HAS PERFECT EDGES

THE SPINE IS ONCE AGAIN FULLY LAMINATED, NO PEEL OR FLAKE, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. IT IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UN-SQUASHED AND EVEN THE VERY TOP AND BOTTOM CORRECTLY TAPERED TIP ENDS ARE UN-RUBBED

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP FREE FROM ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS 

THE REAR SURFACE IS  EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS THE FRONT

THE SURFACE ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE, WITH NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES , AND THE FLIPBACKS ARE ALL PERFECTLY ADHERED AND ARE UNDAMAGED. THE WHITE SURFACE IS INCREDIBLE, STILL AMAZINGLY WHITE WHEREAS MOST ARE HEAVILY BROWNED WITH AGE, THIS ONE HAS ONLY A FEW VERY VERY LIGHT AND SMALL PATCHES OF AGE SIGNS

THE ORIGINAL GREASE PROOF PAPER INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT CONDITION, ONE CORNER CREASE, AND A LITTLE AGEING . THIS MUSEUM QUALITY PIECE OF YARDBIRDS HISTORY CAN HAVE NO OTHER GRADE THAN

MINT MINUS!!!!

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

GARRY