UFO MECHANIX UK LP 1ST PRESS CHRYSALIS UNPLAYED 100 MINT WITH POSTER

	£		75
	$		99

UFO - MECHANIX

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED!!! MINT CONDITION

FIRST PRESS A1/B2

MUSEUM CONDITION VINYL AND SLEEVE

Totally Mint Poster!!!

• CATALOGUE:CHRYSALIS CHR 1360
• MATRIX: CHR1360 A//1 v 420 P  1 1 2 / B//2 v 420 P 1 1 2 
• ETCHED SECOND SET OF MATRIX NUMBERS

A FIRST PRESSING OF THIS ALBUM MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

THE SLEEVE MUST BE SLIGHTLY TEXTURED BUT UNLAMINATED

THE SPINE MUST STATE 'CHRYSALIS RECORDS LTD 1982, PRINTED IN U.K' AT THE BOTTOM

THE SLEEVE MUST BE FLIPBACKED INSIDE THE BACK PANEL, AND THE CARD MUST BE WHITE

THE LABELS MUST BE BLUE AND WHITE

THE  LABELS MUST HAVE BLUE TEXT RUNNING ROUND THE OUTER RIM STATING 'ALL RIGHTS OF THE MANUFACTURER'

THE MATRIX LABELS MUST BE STAMPED WITH A SECOND SET THAT ARE ETCHED (ON SOME COPIES THE ETCHED NUMBERS ARE CROSSED OUT)

• THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLUE AND WHITE LABELS  ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION, THE PASTEL  BLUE COLOUR IS UNBLEMISHED (apart from one little chip on side one) AS IT THE WHITE TOP HALF, AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO CLEAR AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS THAT THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES WHATSOEVER AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE ON EITHER SIDE

THE LP WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT WHEN PLACED ONTO MY TURNTABLE FOR THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME SINCE 1982 

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HERE LOOKS MAGNIFICENT ON BOTH SIDES AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS JUST NOTHING TO SEE

PLAYING THE RECORD

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 DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE 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 DECIDED TO PLAY THE LP RATHER THAN LEAVING IT UNPLAYED AS UNPLAYED DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN MINT!!

THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE CLARITY OF REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB. THE CRYSTAL CLEAR INSTRUMENTATION AND VOCALS ARE PURE FIRST PRESS. THERE IS CERTAINLY NO GROOVE WEAR TO THIS  RECORDING WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN SOME DISTORTION TO THE SOUND. THERE IS NONE. ISLAND/CHRYSALIS  RECORDINGS HAVE LONG BEEN LAMBASTED FOR THE POOR QUALITY OF VINYL USED IN THEIR EARLY LP'S WHICH HAVE OFTEN RESULTED IN UNWANTED VINYL NOISE EVEN WHERE THERE ARE NO MARKS. HERE HOWEVER THE VINYL PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH .

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST FANTASTIC, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION.

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS

I HEARD NO MORE THAN A SECOND OR TWO OF STATIC A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND  A COUPLE DUST POP THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO  GRADE THIS ALBUM MINT!!! 

PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED LIGHTLY TEXTURED SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS CLEAN AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS ON IT WHATSOEVER. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES NOR ARE THERE ANY CREASE LINES EITHER, AND EVEN THE TINY LINES THAT USUALLY FORM NEAR THE SPINE ARE JUST NOT THERE AT ALL!!!!

THE COLOURS REMAIN PERFECT AND UNRUBBED .

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% UNRUBBED, AND CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW

THE SPINE HAS ALL OF THE COLOURS INTACT AND IS ABSOLUTELY FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND INCREDIBLY NO WEAR TO THE COLOURS APART FROM THE BAREST SPECK ON THE VERY TOP TIP END ONLY

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND UNBLEMISHED AND SHOWS WHY THIS LP HAS BEEN UNPLAYED FOR ALL OF THESE YEARS

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION. ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE THERE,AND AGAIN NOT ONE LINE CLOSE TO ANY OF THE EDGES

NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE, ON EITHER FRONT OR REAR SURFACE

THE ORIGINAL PLAIN INNER SLEEVE WITH A DIE CUT CENTRE ON ONE SIDE IS ALSO IN MINT UNBLEMISHED CONDITION

THE POSTER IS ALSO IMMACULATE. HAS NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE AND EVERY CREASE LINE IS RAZOR SHARP

THE SLEEVE  GRADES 100% MINT WITH EASE

A SUPERB FIRST PRESS EXAMPLE OF THIS RECORD AND SLEEVE

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

GARRY