Yes TIME AND A WORD 1970 UK LP 1st Pres Red/Plum W/ LYRIC INSERT NEAR MINT AUDIO

	£		109
	$		144

YES - TIME AND A WORD

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

COMPLETE WITH  LYRIC INSERT

• CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC 2400 006
• MATRIX: 2400006 A v 1  1 1 8/ B v 2  1 1 6
• FIRST PRESS
• LYRIC INSERT

TIME AND A WORD WAS THE SECOND ALBUM FROM YES. RELEASED IN MID 1970 ON THE RED AND PLUM ATLANTIC LABEL.

  TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RED AND PLUM LABELS ARE IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE IMMACULATE AND UNWORN. AND THE WHITE BAND ACROSS THE MIDDLE IS ALMOST PURE WHITE WITH JUST A LITTLE AGEING, AND STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THERE ARE JUST 5-6 TINY SPIDER LINES SHOWING THAT THE ALBUM HAS BEEN BARELY PLAYED

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN . IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL IS  FLAWLESS  UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME ULTRA FINE WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES. TOTALLY SUPERFICIAL AND NON SOUNDING

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 AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE 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.

THIS SUPERB FIRST PRESS PLAYS ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS BOTH CRYSTAL CLEAR AND LOUDLY MIXED

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE NOR ANY LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE JUST THE ODD SEMI SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD ONLY IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND ONE OR TWO OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

I HEARD NO MORE THAN ONE TINY DUST POP THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH AND A COUPLE OF LITTLE STATIC TICS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT FOR THE PLAYTHROUGH

BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED AND DELICATE MACNEILL SINGLE SLEEVE . THIS IS SUCH A HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN GREAT CONDITION DUE TO THE POROUS WHITE AND GREY SURFACE WHICH ATTRACTS DIRT AND GRIME LIKE A MAGNET

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. THERE ARE FIVE SMALL PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINETHREEE KINUSCULE ONES ON THE TOP EDGE, TWO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, ANDFIVE THUMB LINES BY THE OPENING EDGE.

THERE IS SOME HANDLING / AGEING TO THE WHITE SURFACE WHICH IS SITUATED MOSTLY AT THE EDGES , PLUS A SMALL BIT OF RUB TO THE BLACK AREAS NEAR THE BOTTOM

THE TOP EDGE IS  HAS SOME RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS AND HAS ALSO AGED A LITTLE

THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS SHELF RUB ACROSS THE SURFACE

THE SPINE HAS THE TAPERED ENDS, HAS A COUPLE OF FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS, HAS AGEING TO THE ONCE WHITE SURFACE AND A LITTLE RUB TO THE TYPEFACE

THE OPENING EDGE HAS A LITTLE BURRING

THE REAR SURFACE HAS EDGE LINES LIKE THE FRONT AND A LITTLE SHADOW OF RING WEAR. ONE LARGER CREASE LINE ACROSS THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

THE ORIGINAL POLYDOR MADE INNER SLEEVE IS UNSPLIT, IT IS AGED AND HAS SOME GLUE AGEING TO THE EDGES AND CREASE LINES

THE LYRIC INSERT IS IN FLAT AND BARELY CREASED CONDITION, WITH ONE ACROSS THE TOP LEFT CORNER,THERE IS AGEING AND A FEW LIGHT MOTTLES ON THE SURFACE

THE SLEEVE GRADES VG+ TO EXCELLENT

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

GARRY