Yes - TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS UK LP 1st Press SUPERB Mint Minus - LISTEN

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YES - TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS

INCREDIBLE PRISTINE VINYLS AND SLEEVE

ROGER DEAN GATEFOLD SLEEVE IN MINT MINUS CONDITION

 YOU ARE ALSO ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE 4 SIDES BY CLICKING ON THE AUDIO PLAYER EMBEDDED INTO THE AUCTION PAGE. IF I WAS GOING TO CONSIDER INVESTING IN WHAT IS DESCRIBED AS A MINT AUDIO PERFORMANCE I WOULD WANT TO HEAR IT FOR MY SELF. WITH MY AUCTIONS YOU CAN DO JUST THAT

• CATALOGUE: ATLANTIC K8001
• MATRIX:K8001 A2/B2 / C2 / D3

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE PICTURE LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE VERY RICH AND VIBRANT. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS BOLD AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.  THE SPINDLE HOLES ARE UNWORN, AND THERE IS ONLY ONE MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE SET HAS BARELY BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE SINCE 1973, ALMOST 44 YEARS AGO

THE VINYL

ALL 4 SIDES ARE GLEAMING LIKE NEW AND HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT THEY LOOK TOTALLY FLAWLESS. MOST COPIES ARE VISIBLY SCRATCHED AND SCUFFED, BUT THIS SET HAS NO MORE THAN A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND SOME NEAR INVISIBLE EMBEDDED HERRING BONE STREAKS WHICH HAVE NO IMPACT ON THE SOUND WHATSOEVER

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 SET FROM START TO FINISH AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOOVE 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

THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE RECORDS PLAY WITHOUT DISTORTION CAUSED BY GROOVE WEAR. 

THE DISCS PLAY SUPERBLY, AND I WOULD URGE YOU TO TAKE A LISTEN IN PARTICULAR TO THE QUIET PASSAGES TO HEAR THE CLARITY OF THE SOUND. AND THERE ARE MANY ON ANY YES ALBUM

THE RICH STEREO SOUND IS CRYSTAL CLEAR AND REPRODUCES AS A 1ST PRESS SHOULD

IN ADDITION TO THERE BEING NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, AND NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS, THERE IS ALSO NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER

I SIT NO MORE THAN 12 INCHES FROM MY SPEAKERS AS I TYPE THIS OUT WHILST LISTENING TO THE ALBUM, AND I THEREFORE DETECT EVERY LITTLE NOISE, FAR MORE SO THAT IF I WAS SITTING AT NORMAL LISTENING RANGE AS YOU WILL IF YOU WIN IT

I HEARD ONLY THE ODD LITTLE SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A FEW OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, AND ALSO NO MORE THAN 5-6 OF THE TINIEST LITTLE STATIC TICS THROUGH OUT THE WHOLE FOUR SIDES OF WHICH THREE OF THEM ARE ON SIDE FOUR

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS COULD SOUND ANY CLEANER AND I HAVE TO DESCRIBE THE AUDIO REPRODUCTION AS VERY VERY CLOSE TO A MINT GRADE

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

THE SLEEVE

ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THIS ICONIC ROGER DEAN GATEFOLD

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN. 

THE DEEP RICH COLOURS ARE JUST MAGNIFICENT. THE BRIGHTEST AND CLEANEST I HAVE SEEN ON THIS ALBUM FOR A LONG TIME. IT HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC GATEFOLD SLEEVE AND SO HAS BEEN PROTECTED FROM ALL OF THE USUAL USUAL WEAR

THERE IS JUST ONE MICROSCOPIC LINE AGAINST THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE THE MOST MINIMAL SHELF WEAR AND A LITTLE MORE ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED AND FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS. THE COLOUR IS ONCE AGAIN UNFADED, AND ONLY THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS HAVE A SPECK OF RUB

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN EXACTLY THE SAME CONDITION AS THE FRONT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT CONDITION INNER PANELS

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN SAYING THAT IS HAS TO GRADE MINT MINUS

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

GARRY