Cream DISRAELI GEARS UK LP Very 1st Press MONO A1 / B1 SUPERB NEAR MINT AUDIO
  £   141
  $   187

 


£ 141 Sold For
Oct 23, 2018 Sold Date
Oct 16, 2018 Start Date
£   19 Start price
14   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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CREAM - DISRAELI GEARS


SUPERB VERY FIRST 1ST MONO PRESS 


 1ST PRESS E.J DAY FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE



FOR THOSE THAT ARE SERIOUS CREAM COLLECTORS, I HAVE HERE WHAT CAN ONLY DESCRIBED AS A TRUE FIRST PRESS 

THE FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM HAS THE FULLY LAMINATED E.J DAY SLEEVE. THIS WAS ONLY EVER RELEASED ON THE VERY FIRST BATCH OF FISST ISSUES, AND WAS QUICKLY REPLACED WITH THE SLEEVE WITH THE UNLAMINATED REAR SURFACE. BOTH HOUSE THE FIRST PRESS VINYL BUT ONLY THE FULLY LAMINATED COVER CAN BE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED AS A VERY FIRST ISSUE

THE LP 1ST PRESS IDENTIFIERS ARE THE A1/B1 MATRIX NUMBERS AND THE MATT TEXTURED LABELS, AND THE SONG CREDITS ATTRIBUTED TO DRATLEAF, WINDFALL AND APPLE

 

  • CATALOGUE:REACTION 5933003
  • MATRIX: 593003 A v 1  11 / B v 1  11

  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

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THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE DEEP BLUE MATT LABELS ARE PRISTINE. TOTALLY BLEMISH FREE AND UN-RUBBED. THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS ALSO MINT .  I HAVE CLOSELY EXAMINED THE SPINDLE HOLE AND CAN SEE NO MORE THAN 6-7 TINY SPIDER LINES SHOWING JUST HOW CAREFULLY THIS VOLUME WAS HANDLED

THE VINYL

THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT THIS LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS ALL OVER, NO MARKS OF ANY DESCRIPTION. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS SOME EMBEDDED DULL PATCHES AND A FEW TINY WISPY HAIRLINES

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 IN THE FIRM BELIEF 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 OFFER MY CUSTOMERS. I HAVE RECORDED THIS IN MONO SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR IT EXACTLY AS IT WAS INTENDED TO BE HEARD

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 THIS LP SOUNDS.

IT IS CLEAR FROM THE SECOND THE STYLI HITS THE VINYL THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL

THE MONO REPRODUCTION IS JUST AWESOME, AND BOTH LOUD AND CRYSTAL CLEAR AND TRULY REPRESENTATIVE OF HOW A FIRST PRESS SHOULD SOUND

THERE ARE NO LOUD CLICKS OR HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE ANYWHERE

I SIT NO FURTHER THAN 12 INCHES FROM MY SPEAKERS AS I LISTEN TO THE ALBUMS I RECORD AND THEREFORE I WILL DETECT MUCH MORE THAN WOULD BE EXPECTED AT NORMAL LISTENING DISTANCE. 

THERE ARE A FEW SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD IN A SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TINY LITTLE STATIC TICS / POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY THROUGH.

PLEASE TAKE A FULL LISTEN TO THIS INCREDIBLE VOLUME AND MAKE YOUR OWN MIND UP

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

SO IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A GREAT COPY OF DISRARELI GEARS THEN HERE IS ONE!

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

AN E.J DAY FULLY LAMINATED 1ST PRESS SLEEVE IS THE MOST AMAZING ORIGINAL CONDITION.

THIS  COPY HAS A GLOSS THAT IS JUST AS HIGHLY POLISHED AS CAN BE.

THERE ARE SIX SMALL LAMINATE LINES BY THE SPINE, ONE OF WHICH RUNS ACROSS THE TOP LEFT CORNER TIP. FIVE SMALL ONES ON THE TOP EDGE, SIX ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. ONE REALLY SMALL THUMB LINE BY THE OPENING EDGE 

THERE IS A TINY SPECK OF LAMINATE LIFT IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER , AND ONE LINE OF IT RUNNING UP FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE BY THE RIGHT CORNER.

THE TOP EDGE IS FULLY LAMINATED WOTH JUST A TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE LEFT CORNER TIP. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A FEW TINY SPECKS OF UNDERCARD VISIBLE, AND A DAB OF RUB TO THE TWO CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS ANOTHER AREA ON THE SLEEVE WHICH USUALLY HAS ALL OF THE TYPEFACE RUBBED BADLY, BUT  THIS COPY IS PERFECT WITH ALL OF THE INFORMATION FULLY SHARP AND LEGIBLE

THE EXPOSED EDGE ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP AND HAS NOT SUFFERED BURRING LIKE YOU WILL USUALLY SEE ON MOST EXAMPLES

LASTLY I WISH TO POINT OUT THAT THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME CONDITION AS THE FRONT

I GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX++

 

 

 

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

GARRY


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