Wishbone Ash WISHBONE FOUR UK LP 1ST PRESS 1L/1L MINT-

	£		19
	$		25

WISHBONE ASH - WISHBONE FOUR

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY / UNPLAYED?? CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:MCA MDKS 80011
• MATRIX: 7-LNMG-279-1L / 280-1L

THE BLACK AND SILVER MCA LABEL WAS A TRANSITION LABEL WHICH CAME BETWEEN THE BLACK AND BLUE BANDED LABEL AND THE RAINBOW LABEL. IT WAS ONLY PRESSED DURING 1973 FOR A SHORT WHILE AND ONLY BECAME A FIRST PRESS TO A FEW ALBUMS RELEASED THAT YEAR. BUDGIE'S NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON A FRIEND AND WISHBONE FOUR ARE TWO OF A VERY SHORT GROUP OF RELEASES ON THIS LABEL

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE JET BLACK LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND HASN'T WORN ANYWHERE, AND IT STRETCHES RIGHT INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALSO IN TOP CONDITION AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

I CANNOT EVEN SEE ANY SPIDER LINES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE LABELS AND THIS COULD MEAN THAT THE LP HAS NEVER BEEN PLAYED AT ALL. IT CERTAILY PLAYS LIKE A NEW ALBUM

THE VINYL

THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE COPY OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM

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 FOUR THREE MINUTE EXCERPTS  FROM THIS  ALBUM,  I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, I HAVE ALSO RECORDED THE LINKING GROOVES TO THE START OF THE OTHER TRACKS THAT ON OFFER. THE REPORDUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS

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 THESE DISCS SOUNDS. THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISE WHATSOEVER, AND THE ONLY THING I HEARD DURING MY TEST PLAY WAS A COUPLE OF TINY TINY DUST POPS

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SUPERB 37 YEAR OLD DISC MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED , GATEFOLD FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE FROM ROBERT STACE

THIS SLEEVE HAS A VERY DELICATE PALE BLUE SURFACE WHICH IS VERY PRONE TO RUBBING AND THUS COLOUR LOSS. I AM DELIGHTED TO SAY THAT BECAUSE THIS SLEEVE HAS FOR MOST OF ITS LIFE BEEN HOUSED IN A PLASTIC OUTER THAT IT HAS SURVIVED WITHOUT ANY RUBBING APART FROM AN ABSOLUTLEY MINISCULE BIT ON THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE YELLOW RIM SURROUNDING THE PICTURE OF THE BAND.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS RETAINED ITS ORIGINAL COLOURING COMPLETELY (APART FROM WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED)

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES WHATSOEVER, AND AMAZINGLY JUST ONE SMALL AND BARELY VISIBLE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE SHOWING THE BAREST TRACE OF SHELF WEAR. NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF PIN PRICKS OF WHITE HERE AND THERE SHOWING THROUGH

THE OPENING EDGE IS AS NEW RAZOR SHARP AND IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT THE RECORD HAS NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE. THIS TO ME SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS PROBABLY NEVER BEEN PLAYED UNTIL MY CAREFUL TEST PRESS TODAY

THE SPINE IS THE ONE AREA THAT HAS GOT A TINY BOT OF SHELF WEAR IN THE FORM OF  ABOUT SEVEN SMALL WHITE MARKS WHICH YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE FROM THE PICTURES. HAVING NOTED THIS IT REMAINS IN SUPERB CONDITION WITH ALL OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND A FLAT UNSQUASHED SURFACE

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PAIR OF PRISTINE INNER PANELS

THE BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN MAGNIFICENT UNMOLESTED CONDITION

THE ARE AND HARD TO FIND POSTER INSERT IS ALONG WITH THE REST OF THIS PACKAGE IN MINT CONDITION. CERTAINLY NEVER BEEN NEAR A WALL, AND THE FOLD LINES ARE STILL ABSOLUTELY AS NEW AND RAZOR SHARP

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY