Creedence Clearwater Revival GREEN RIVER UK LP 1ST M-

	£		72
	$		95

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL - GREEN RIVER

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

FIRST PRESS A-1 / B-1

PLAYED NO MORE THAN TWICE

• CATALOGUE:LIBERTY LBS 83273
• MATRIX:593 003 A-2 / B-1
• PLAYED JUST TWICE

1969 GENUINE FIRST PRESS OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM FEATURING THE MAGNIFICENT ' BAD MOON RISING '

1969 WAS AN INCREDIBLE YEAR FOR CCR BECAUSE THEY ISSUED NO LESS THAN THREE ALBUMS IN THE SAME YEAR. THIS WAS THE THIRD

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE DARK BLUE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. NOT A MARK OR BLEMISH ON THEM ANYWHERE. THE COLOURS ARE UNRUBBED, AND THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND CLEAR. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN, IN FACT THERE IS STILL RESIDUAL SHARDS OF VINYL HANGING INSIDE WHICH WAS LEFT FROM THE PRESSING PLANT. ALL OF THIS RESIDUE WOULD HAVE COME AWAY WITH MORE PLAYS, BUT THE FACT THAT IT IS STILL THERE INDICATES JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN ON A TURNTABLE, IN FACT TWICE BECAUSE LOOKING AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE THERE ARE JUST TWO MINUTE SPIDER LINES REALLY CLOSE, AGAIN SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS VERY GLOSSY AND IS CLEAR BY LOOKING AT IT THAT IT HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED.IT IS AMAZING THAT SUCH A POPULAR ALBUM SHOULD HAVE JUST NOT BEEN ON A TURNTABLE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES. ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN

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 FOUR THREE MINUTE EXCERPTS  FROM THIS  ALBUM,  I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, IN ADDITION I HAVE RECORDED ONE RANDOM TRACK FROM EACH SIDE, INCLUDING THE LINKING GROOVE AS I WISH TO DEMONSTRATE NOT ONLY THE ABSOLUTE CLARITY OF THE RECORDING, BUT THE SILENCE IN THE BITS THAT SHOULD BE SILENT. PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE

THE LP PLAYS JUST SUBLIMELY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND INTERFERENCE, PERHAPS THE VERY ODD DUST POP OR TWO, BUT THIS IS A RECORD THAT HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED, AND WOULD GRACE ANY COLLECTION

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

THIS SLEEVE IS REALLY HARD TO FIND IN A DECENT COLLECTIBLE CONDITION BECAUSE NOT ONLY IS IT MADE OF THE FLIMSIEST CARD IMAGINABLE, BUT IT IS ALSO UNLAMINATED AND TO MAKE IT EVEN MORE FRAGILE IT IS TEXTURED AS WELL.

SO COLOUR LOSS, TEARS TO THE SURFACE AND RINGWEAR ARE THE USUAL PLAGUES TO THIS SLEEVE, BUT HERE WE HAVE ONE IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. THE FRONT SURFACE IS BOTH FLAT AND CLEAN. THE TEXTURED SURFACE IS STILL PERFECT, AND EVERY SINGLE COLOUR HAS BEEN RETAINED, THERE IS NO RUBBING AT ALL ANYWHERE, AND AMAZINGLY THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE EITHER. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASE LINES NOR ANY BENDS, JUST A FEW NEAR INVSIBLE TINY TINY LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE.

THE BOTTOM EDGE SHOWS SOME VERY LIGHT SHELF WEAR, WHISLT THE TOP EDGE HAS NONE.

THE SPINE AGAIN MARGINAL SHELF WEAR, AND THE OPENING EDGE RAZOR SHARP AND IT'S CLEAR BY LOOKING AT THIS WHY THE RECORD IS IN SUCH SUPERB UNPLAYED CONDITION.

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS PRISTINE AS THE FRONT

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS INTACT, AND UNSPLIT. THERE IS SOME LIGHT BROWNING SPOTS WHERE THE ORIGINAL GLUE HOLDING THE POLY INNER TO THE PAPER OUTER HAS AGED, BUT THAT IS ALL. VERY FLAT AND VIRTUALLY UNCREASED

A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE IT NEAR MINT MINUS

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

GARRY