Yes YES 1969 DEBUT ALBUM UK 588190 & K MATRIX NUMBERS UNPLAYED AND 100% MINT
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YES - YES
IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED MINT MINUS CONDITION
MINT MINUS SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH MINT LYRIC INSERT
MUSEUM GRADE COPY
- CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC K 40034
- MATRIX: 588190 A//1 11 / B//1 + K40034A/B
- LABELS HAVE NO WARNER CREDITS
THE DEBUT ALBUM FROM YES. ORIGINALLY RELASED IN 1969, IT INCLUDES A SUPERB VERSION OF THE BEATLES 'EVERY LITTLE THING' THIS CAME FROM A STUNNING 70'S ROCK COLLECTION THAT I HAVE RECENTLY ACQUIRED
THIS IS ALSO A VERY FIRST REPRESS WITH THE ATLANTIC LABELS HAVING NO WARNER CREDITS AT 3 O'CLOCK, AND THE MATRIX NUMBERS HAVING THE ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS NUMBERS STAMPED INTO THE VINYL AS WELL AS THE K NUMBER
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE GREEN AND ORANGE TEXTURED LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE IMMACULATE AND UNWORN. AND THE WHITE BAND ACROSS THE MIDDLE IS STILL PURE WHITE AND STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. CLEARLY THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY CARED FOR AS THERE ARE JUST THERE ARE ZERO SPIDER LINES SHOWING THE PLAY THAT THE VINYL HAS RECEIVED
THE VINYL
THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL IS UNMARKED AND TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE.
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, MEANING THAT THE VERY LIMITED PLAY THAT THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD AN UNWORN AND CORRECTLY TRACKED STYLUS
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION OF THIS VINYL IS BOTH CRYSTAL CLEAR AND LOUDLY MIXED. IT IS ALSO AUDIBLY PERFECT
FROM START TO FINISH, THIS ALBUM PLAYS ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENTLY. ALL OF THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC PLAYS TO PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES
NO DISTORTION TO THIS SOUND WHATSOEVER
THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF BACKGROUND CRACKLE EITHER, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED
THERE ARE ALSO NO CLICKS AT ANY POINT
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND ZERO STATIC THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
I HEARD NO MORE THAN TWO MINUSCULE AND BARELY AUDIBLE LITTLE DUST POPS DURING THE WHOLE PLAY
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT!!!
BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED FRAGILE GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN PLACED INTO A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FROM DAY ONE AND HAS THUS HAS REMAINED IN THE MOST OUTSTANDING CONDITION. THE JET BLACK SURFACE IS JUST PERFECT ON THE FRONT WITH ABSOLUTELY ZERO RUBBING TO THE COLOUR WHATSOEVER. THERE IS JUST ONE THIN IMPRESSION LINE ON THE LOWER LEFT SECTION.
THERE IS ONE MICROSCOPIC LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE EITHER!
THE TOP EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY MINT!! ALL OF THE BLACK COLOUR IS THERE AND FULLY RUNS FROM CORNER TO CORNER WITH ALL OF THE TIPS PERFECTLY UNBLEMISHED. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A COUPLE OF THE TINIEST WHITE FLECKS VISIBLE AND THAT'S ALL
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED . PERFECT BLACK ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM WITH PRISTINE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TYPEFACE
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN THE SAME IMMACULATE CONDITION AS THE FRONT.
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A MINT PAIR OF INNER PANELS
THE LYRIC INSERT SHEET IS IN MINT CONDITION. THE ORIGINAL POLYDOR MADE INNER SLEEVE IS UNSPLIT, WITH A COUPLE OF CORNER CREASE LINES
A REAL TREAT TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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