Dave Mason ALONE TOGETHER UK LP HARVEST NO EMI 1ST PRESS PLAYS NEAR MINT -

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	$		71

DAVE MASON - ALONE TOGETHER

GENUINE FIRST PRESS WITHOUT THE EMI BOX LOGO

OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHTC 251
• MATRIX: STHC 251 A-1/ B-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 M / 1 O
• CROSSED OUT MATRIX NUMBERS: SHVL 778 A-1 / B-1

A FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

• THE LABELS MUST HAVE 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO' RIM WORDING, ANY THING ELSE IS A REISSUE
• THE LABELS MUST NOT HAVE A BOXED EMI LOGO AT 9 0'CLOCK
• BOTH MATRIX NUMBERS MUST END IN -1
• THERE MUST BE A CROSSED OUT MATRIX NUMBER SHVL 778 A-1 / B-1
• THE SLEEVE MUST BE A GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE TRIFOLD
• THE TOP HAT HAS A SMALL DIE CAT HOLE FOR A DRAWING PIN
• THE SLEEVE MUST HAVE A HOLE PUNCHED ALL THE WAY THROUGH FROM FRONT TO BACK

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE GREEN HARVEST BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND IS UNMARKED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 2-3 REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES, SHOWING THAT THIS LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A HANDFUL OF TIMES  SINCE 1970

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND LOOKS SUPERB. IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS LP HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED . IN DAYLIGHT THE LP LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND ONLY WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES AND A FEW HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES TO BE SEEN

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 AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME 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 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.

THE FIRST PRESS STEREO REPRODUCTION IS CRYSTAL CLEAR AND CRISP. THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND ENSURING THAT THE VINYL WAS PLAYED WITH A CORRECTLY GRADED STYLUS. ALL OF THE QUIETEST MOMENTS ARE CAPTURED HERE FOR YOU TO MAKE THE CALL

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT SERIOUS BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND THERE ARE NO LOUD CLICKS

WHAT YOU WILL HEAR IS THE ODD BIT OF STATIC LIKE VINYL NOISE IN A FEW RANDOM SPOTS, AND SOME TINY DUST POPS AND TICS HERE AND THERE

IT IS THE CLARITY OF THE RECORDING HOWEVER WHICH IS MOST PROMINENT

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

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS UNLAMINATED TRIFOLD GIMMICK GATEFOLD  SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS SUPERB!!. NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, CREASE LINES OR BENDS ETC. EVEN THE SMALL  LINES NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST TWO REALLY SMALL ONES, AND THERE ARE NONE AT ALL ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES. THE HOLE THAT IS PUNCHED IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER IS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE MAGNIFICENT,  AND PRISTINE (NO SHELF WEAR)

THE SPINE IS PRISTINE. NO COLOUR LOSS APART FROM THE BAREST SLIVER ON THE TOP EDGE NEAR THE BOTTOM TIP, AND THE BAREST SPECK OF RUB TO THE TOP TIP. TOTALLY FLAT WITH JUST ONE SEMI FINGER TO THUMB SQUASH

WHAT WOULD NORMALLY BE THE OPENING EDGE IS INFACT A SMALL SPINE, AND THIS IS ALSO IN PRISTINE UNRUBBED CONDITION

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS IMMACULATE AS THE FRONT. CLEARLY THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW, HENCE THE AMAZING CONDITION

OPENING THE TRIFOLD REVEALS A DIE CUT IMAGE OF DAVE MASON COMPLETE WITH TOP HAT. AT THE VERY TOP OF THE HAT THERE IS A SMALL CIRCLE OF PRESSED AND PUNCHED CARD WHERE A DRAWING PIN WAS SUPPOSED TO GO TO 'MOUNT' THE SLEEVE ON A WALL. I SUSPECT THE OTHER HOLES WERE ALSO TO BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE. THIS SMALL CUT HOLE IS STILL IN MINT UNPUNCHED CONDITION, AS IS THE ENTIRE DIE CUT SECTION.

TO THE FAR RIGHT OF THE GATEFOLD THERE IS THE POCKET WHICH HOUSES THE LP, AND THIS IS IN IMMACULATE MINT UNSPLIT CONDITION

THE ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS THE ORIGINAL ISSUE FOR THIS ALBUM. THERE IS SOME LIGHT WRINKLING DOWN ONE SIDE BECAUSE THE VINYL HAS SAT UNPLAYED FOR MANY YEARS INSIDE THE SLEEVE BUT THE INNER WAS SLIGHTLY CREASED WHEN IT WAS SLIPPED INSIDE ALL THOSE YEARS AGO. OTHER THAN THIS THERE ARE NO SPLITS TO THE SEAMS

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  MINT MINUS

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

GARRY