Bee Gees TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN UK LP1ST W/POP UP 1-2 PLAYS NEAR MINT MINUS

	£		31
	$		41

BEE GEES - TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY NEAR MINT MINUS!! CONDITION

FIRST PRESS

EXCELLENT PLUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2383 139
• MATRIX:2383139 A//3 1 1 3  / B//1  1 1 3
• ' BILBO ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2 

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE ORANGY RED POLYDOR LABELS ARE IN ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE IS NOT A MARK OR STAIN ON THEM. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE 1-2 SPIDER LINES ROUND THE HOLE.

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS JUST PRISTINE. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS FLAWLESS. ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE A FEW 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 DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I BELIEVE 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

THE FIRST THING TO NOTE IS THAT THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE COUPLE OF PLAYS THE ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WERE COMPLETED ON SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.

SECONDLY THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS AS CLEAR AS A BELL WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AT ALL EITHER

THE VINYL PLAYS JUST SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, WITH JUST THE ODD SECOND OR TWO OF STATIC IN A FEW OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES AND SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES.

I CAN'T EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY MORE THAN A FEW MINUSCULE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SUPERB DISC'S PLAYTHROUGH AS NEAR MINT MINUS!!!  IT IS THAT GOOD

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO IT, AND YOU BE THE JUDGE

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED MACNEILL PRESS GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH THE POP UP INNER

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND  FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES OR EVEN BENDS.THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED, APART FROM A SLIVER OF RUBBING JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND A SMALL STICKER RESIDUAL MARK IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER 

THERE ARE FIVE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND FIVE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP HAS A TINY DING

THE TOP EDGE HAS MOST OF THE COLOUR PRESENT AND ONLY THE REAR LEFT ANF FRONT RIGHT CORNERS HAVE LIGHT RUBBING. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS THE REAR RIGHT CORNER RUBBED ABOUT ONE INCH INTO THE SURFACE.

THE  SPINE IS 100% FLAT AND UNSQUASHED THREE OF THE LINES NEAR THE SPINE ON THE FRONT SURFACE HAVE LEFT A TINY WHITE DOT ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE IN EACH POSITION. THE BOTTOM TIP IS ALSO LIGHTLY RUBBED. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS ALSO STILL RAZOR SHARP , SHOWING WHY THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED

THE  REAR SURFACE ONLY HAS A COUPLE OF SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE AND TOP EDGE. ALL OF THE COLOUR IS THERE AND UNRUBBED

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS AND AN ABSOLUTELY PERFECT POP UP

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION, AGED AT THE SEAMS AND LIGHT RECORD IMPRESSION. ALSO A RED PEN CATALOGUE NUMBER AND PRICE IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER.

IT IS HOWEVER THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE HAVING 1072 PRINTED IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER (OCTOBER 1972)

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY