Wishbone Ash 1970 UK Debut LP 1st Press PINK/RED Vinyl PLAYS MINT MINUS HEAR

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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING

WISHBONE ASH - DEBUT ALBUM

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

RARER MOORE AND MATTHES UK SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:MKPS 2014
• MATRIX: 7-224 / 7-225
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 BU/ 1 U

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

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 1-2 MINUSCULE 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 THERE ARE BUT A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES.  CLEARLY AN IMMACULATELY CARED FOR RECORD

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

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR

THERE IS A MINUSCULE AMOUNT OF VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND RIGHT AT THE START OF SIDE TWO FOR A FEW ROTAIONS, BUT WELL BEHIND THE MUSIC AND MAY JUST NEED ANOTHER CLEAN

IT'S THE ONLY SPOT ON THE ENTIRE LP WHERE THERE IS ANY

THIS VINYL CANNOT BE BETTERED IN ANY WAY IN MY OPINION AND I AM ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED TO GRADE THIS SUPERB ORIGINAL MINT MINUS

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.

THERE ARE ALSO TWO VERSIONS OF THIS SLEEVE ATTRIBUTED TO UK COPIES. ONE IS THE AMERICAN SLEEVE WHICH MANY UK COPIES WERE PLACED INTO AND SOLD HERE IN THE UK, BUT THE RARER SLEEVE IS THE MOORE AND MATTHES UK SLEEVE, WHICH IS THE ONE ON OFFER HERE 

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS SLEEVE IS ALMOST PERFECT. 

FIRSTLY THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE TO BE SEEN

NO LOSS OF COLOUR OR AND SHELF WEAR AT ALL.

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THE FOUR CORNERS HAVE A DOT OF RUB TO THE TIPS

THERE IS JUST ONE SINGLE PRESSURE LINE AGAINST THE LOWER SECTION OF THE SPINE. 

THREE BARELY VISIBLE ONES ON THE TOP EDGE

NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE THE MOST MINUSCULE SHELF WEAR,WITH JUST A FEW FLECKS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH HERE AND THERE

THE OPENING EDGE IS AS NEW JUST RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST ONE THUMB NAIL NICK. CLEARLY THE LP HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE FOR VIRTUALLY ALL OF IT'S LIFE.

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL , BECAUSE MOST COPIES WILL BE FLATTENED, AND SQUASHED. THIS COPY HAS A VERY WIDESPINE

THERE ARE NO FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHES, AND ALL OF THE DELICATE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED.

THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF TINY WHITE FLECKS ON THE LEADING EDGES

THE REAR SURFACE LIKE THE FRONT IS FULLY COLOURED AND UNRUBBED. THERE IS A LOMG LIGHT CREASE LINE ON THE TOP LEFT CORNER RUNNING TO HALFWAY DOWN THE OPENING EDGE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NEAR PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER SURFACES WITH JUST A SHADE OF LIGHT CREASING EITHER SIDE OF THE SPINE

THE BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION TO MATCH THE REST OF THE PACKAGE. 

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+

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