Crosby Stills Nash & Young DEJA VU UK LP 1ST RED & PLUM 1-2 PLAYS MINT MINUS

	£		112
	$		148

CROSBY STILLS NASH & YOUNG - DEJA VU

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS PLAYTHROUGH!!! CONDITION

ORIGINAL RED AND PLUM ATLANTIC PRESS

EXCELLENT PLUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC  2401001
• MATRIX: 2401001 A v 1   1 1 1 9 / B v 1  1 1 2 5

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RED AND PLUM LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT, AND THE WHITEBAND IS STILL WHITE AND NOT SOILED AT ALL. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.  THERE ARE JUST 2-3 MINUSCULE SPIDERS LINE BY EACH HOLE SHOWING WHY THIS VINYL IS IN THE CONDITION THAT IT IS

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THE DISC GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL  IS AS CLEAN AND MARK FREE AS YOU COULD WANT.EVEN WHEN PUT UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, JUST A COUPLE OF BARELY VISIBLE WISPY HAIRLINES.AND ONE TINY SCUFF ON SIDE TWO. THIS IS A SUPERB PRISTINE VINYL

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 JUST KNOW THAT POTENTIAL BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, AND THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS ALBUM PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE,MEANING THAT THE FEW PLAYS THE LP HAS RECEIVED WERE COMPLETED ON SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST FIRST PRESS ALL THE WAY. JUST CRISP AND CLEAR AS A BELL

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

NO VINYL NOISE JUST THE ODD SECOND OR TWO OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE STUFF , HEARD IF AT ALL IN THE MOST SILENT MOMENTS

THERE ARE A FEW TINY LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH MOSTLY ON SIDE TWO, AND ONE LITTLE TIC IN THE LINKING GROOVE TO TRACK TWO, ALSO ON SIDE TWO

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN TO THIS CLASSIC ALBUM AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS!!!!!

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED AND HEAVILY TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE FROM E.J DAY AND CO.

THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE TO FIND IN A REAL COLLECTIBLE CONDITION BECAUSE THE BROWN SURFACE IS SO EASILY WORN THROUGH, AND MOST COPIES LOOK TERRIBLE

I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THERE MIGHT BE A TEMPTATION WITH SOME PEOPLE TO PUT A NEWER SLEEVE WITH THE ORIGINAL VINYL, AND WHILST THEY LOOK AND FEEL ALMOST IDENTICAL, THERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT MAKES AN ORIGINAL DIFFERENT FROM A LATTER ISSUE

FIRST AND MOST OBVIOUS IS THE COLOUR ON AN ORIGINAL IS A LIGHTER SHADE OF BROWN. AND EVEN IF YOU ARE STILL NOT SURE, THEN OPEN THE GATEFOLD AND IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER THERE IS A LOT OF TEXT ABOVE WHICH IS THE CATALOGUE NUMBER 2401001 CANNOT BE MISTAKEN AND A LATER ISSUE SLEEVE WILL HAVE K50001 THERE

SO HAVING SAID ALL OF THAT, THIS IS A CORRECT 1ST ISSUE SLEEVE TO MATCH THE VINYL

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS ONLY SUSTAINED A MINUSCULE AMOUNT OF COLOUR LOSS THROUGH LIGHT RUBBING. A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF WHITE PEEKING THROUGH SOME OF THE BROWN AREAS.

THERE IS ONE LIGHT CREASE LINE RUNNING THROUGH THE PICTURE, AND ONLY FIVE MINUSCULE LINES THAT GATHER NEAR THE SPINE . NO LINES ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND ONE THUMB PRESSURE LINE NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE OPENING EDGE

THE PASTE ON PHOTOGRAPH ALSO ASSURES A FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE

THERE IS SOME VERY LIGHT SHELF WEAR TO THE TOP EDGE AND A LITTLE MORE TO THE BOTTOM EDGE, WITH THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS A LITTLE RUBBED

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT WITH PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TYPEFACE, 100% UNSQUASHED WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR RETAINED , WITH A LITTLE RUB TO THE TIPS AND ONE SMALL WHITE LINE ACROSS THE SURFACE. THE GOLD TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST ONE SMALL THUMB NAIL NICK ALONG THE REAR EDGE AT THE VERY TOP

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME NICE CONDITION AS THE FRONT. ONE PRESSURE LINE, AND A FEW TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE ON EITHER FRONT OR BACK SURFACES OF THIS SLEEVE.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS

THE  POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS UNSPLIT BUT HAS LIGHT GLUE AGEING TO THE SEAMS

IMPORTANTLY IT IS THE CORRECT ORIGINAL INNER HAVING THE 0670 DATE IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS!!!!

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

GARRY