Wishbone Ash 1970 UK DEBUT LP 1st Press Red/Pink Dogbone MINT MINUS AUDIO HEAR
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.comWISHBONE ASH - DEBUT ALBUM
IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION
ROBERT STACE NEAR MINT UK GATEFOLD SLEEVE
INVESTMENT GRADE QUALITY
- CATALOGUE:MKPS 2014
- MATRIX: 7-224 / 7-225
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 23 H/ 1 H
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
FIRST PRESS LABELS ON EARLY MCA LP'S CAME IN THREE TWO TONE COLOURS, AND EACH ONE IS A VALID FIRST PRESS AS THEY WERE PRODUCING ALL THREE AT THE SAME TIME. THERE IS PINK AND RED, YELLOW AND RED, AND BROWN AND RED.
THIS IS THE PINK AND RED LABEL IN SUPERB CONDITION. BOTH COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND THE PINK BAND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE REMAINS UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
I CANT EVEN SEE ANY MORE THAN 3-4 VERY SMALL SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THIS ULTRA HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND HAS LOST NONE OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE.THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE SURFACE OF THIS DISC, AND IT LOOKS FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT
AND EVEN UNDER SPOTLIGHTS IT STILL LOOKS PRISTINE, NO HAIRLINES WHATSOEVER
A GLEAMING MINT DISC
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 VINYL SOUNDS. THE CLARITY IS THERE FOR ALL TO HEAR, AND IT'S PURE FIRST PRESS.
I JUST CANNOT FAULT THIS AUDIO REPRODUCTION WHATSOEVER. THERE IS CERTAINLY NO DISTORTION AT ALL, AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE , NOR ARE THERE ANY CLICKS
I CANNOT EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD AND VINYL NOISE
SILENT LINKING GROOVES
NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC
NO POPS OR TICS
THIS VINYL CANNOT BE BETTERED IN ANY WAY IN MY OPINION AND I AM ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED TO GRADE THIS SUPERB ORIGINAL MINT!!!
DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A FULL LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
THIS NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS RARELY FOUND IN ANYTHING OTHER THAN 'WORN OUT' CONDITION. THIS ONE HOWEVER IS IN SUPERB CONDITION.
THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS SLEEVE IS IN TOP CONDITION.
FIRSTLY THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE TO BEE SEEN
THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE STILL NICELY SQUARE WITH A TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE TOP TIPS
THERE ARE THREE SMALL PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE. NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGES HAVE A LITTLE RUB WITH A SMALL SCUFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FRONT SURFACE
THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE FULLY COLOURED WITH A DOT OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TIP END
THE OPENING EDGE IS AS NEW JUST RAZOR SHARP
THE SPINEHAS A FEW DIMPLES ON THE FLAT SURFACE BUT NO SQUASHING
ALL OF THE DELICATE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED.
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN VIRTUALLY THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT, WITH JUST THE LIGHTEST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE AT THE TOP
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NEAR PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER SURFACES WITH JUST A SHADE OF LIGHT GRAYING ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM
THE BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVEHAS NO SEAM SPLITS JUST A LITTLE GLUE AGEING
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
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