Donovan OPEN ROAD UK LP 1ST ORANGE DAWN LABEL DNLS 3009 100% NMINT -
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DONOVAN - HMS DONOVAN
IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION
FIRST PRESS - ORANGE DAWN LABEL
- CATALOGUE:DAWN DNLS 3009
- MATRIX: DNLS 3009 A-1 / B-1 (BOTH ETCHED)
- FIRST PRESS VINYL
A FIRST PRESS OPEN ROAD MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES
FIRSTLY THE RECORD LABEL MUST BE THE ORANGE DAWN LABEL (MAUVE WILL BE A REISSUE)
THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST END IN A1/B1 AND BE ETCHED NOT STAMPED
THE SLEEVE MUST BE MADE BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE AND BE MADE OF ONE CONTINUOUS PIECE OF CARD WHICH IS JOINED INSIDE THE TOP EDGE BY A FLIPBACK
THE INNER SLEEVE MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER ' UK PATENT No 1,072,844 FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING'
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
ORANGE AND BLACK DAWN LABELS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT. THE BASE ORANGE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHERE THERE ARE NO MORE THAN 1-2 REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES VERY CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING EXACTLY HOW MANY PLAYS THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED. IT JUST HASN'T BEEN PLAYED WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT IT IS 41 YEARS OLD. THE LITTLE BIT OF WHITE THAT YOU CAN SEE ON SIDE ONE OF THE LABEL NEAR THE SPINDLE HOLE IS IN FACT EXCESS PAPER AND NOT A NICK
THE VINYL
A STUNNING HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IN SUPERB CONDITION. IT GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY AS NEW, AND ONLY WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE SOME SIGNS OF PLAY TO BE SEEN. SOME WISPY AND VERY FINE HARLINES, AND A VERY LIGHT GREY FLECKING TO PARTS OF THE DISC, CERTAINLY THIS HAS NO EFFECT ON THE PLAY, AND AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS PERFECT
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 NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED 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
DAWN WAS THE PROGRESSIVE SUBSIDIARY OF PYE RECORDS, AND WAS USED TO PROMOTE ALL OF THOSE WEIRD AND OBSCURE PROGRESSIVE BANDS OF THE VERY EARLY SEVENTIES. DONOVAN ONLY RELEASED 2 ALBUMS ON THIS LABEL IN 1970 AND 1971
THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT
THE VOCAL CLARITY IS JUST SUPERB. CLEAR AND CRISP, AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST PURE FIRST PRESS
THE ACOUSTIC GUITAR WORK IS ALSO REPRODUCED MAGNIFICENTLY.
THE VINYL PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY THROUGH BOTH SIDES WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS
THERE IS NO VINYL NOISE EITHER
THERE IS JUST THE ODD BIT OF LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AND ONLY HEARD DURING THE VERY QUIETEST SPOTS, AND I HEARD PERHAPS 3-4 TINY TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
FOR ME THIS SUPERB VINYL GRADES NEAR MINT MINUS WITH EASE
ANYWAY PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
GENUINE 1ST PRESS GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE
VERY HARD SLEEVE TO GET IN A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. THE REASON FOR THIS IS NOT ONLY IS THE SLEEVE UNLAMINATED, BUT THERE ARE MANY DUSTY COLOURS ON THIS DULL SURFACE THAT WEAR VERY EASILY AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT SHELF WEAR IS MOST PREVALENT ON THE MAJORITY OF COPIES.
HERE THEN IS A NEAR PERFECT GATEFOLD.
STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE, THE FIRST AND MOST OBVIOUS THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES AND CREASE LINES. NOR ARE THERE ANY OF THOSE SMALL LINES THAT GATHER NEAR THE SPINE. THIS I BELIEVE IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR THIS TYPE OF SLEEVE, BUT HERE IT'S JUST PERFECT.
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. BEST OF ALL ALL OF THE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED AND THERE IS NO RUBBING AWAY OF THESE PRECIOUS AND DELICATE PASTEL SHADES.
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE VERY TIPS OF THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER WHICH HAS VERY LIGHTLY RUBBED
THE SPINE ON THIS SLEEVE IS AT BEST USUALLY FOUND WITH SHELF WEAR AND WORN TYPEFACE, BUT HERE IS A MINT UNSQUASHED AND UNWORN EXAMPLE WITH EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. NO RUBBING OR LOSS OF COLOUR EVEN DOWN TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS
THE OPENING EDGES ARE STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS WHERE THE DISCS HAVE BEEN REMOVED A COUPLE OF TIMES
THE REAR SURFACE IS AS BRILLIANT AS THE FRONT SURFACE , AGAIN ALL OF THE COLOURS UNRUBBED, AND NO CREASE LINES OF ANY DESCRIPTION
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INNER SURFACE ON BOTH SIDES.
THE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN WHITE UNSPLIT CONDITION, WITH JUST ONE TINY NICK TO ONE SIDE OF THE DIE CUT HOLE
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
