ELO Electric Light Orchestra A NEW WORLD RECORD UK LP 1ST MINT MINUS - LISTEN

	£		19
	$		25

E.L.O - A NEW WORLD RECORD

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS PLAYTHROUGH!!! CONDITION

OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT SLEEVE

FIRST PRESS A-3U/B-1U

• CATALOGUE:UNITED ARTISTS UAG 30017
• MATRIX: UAG 30017 A-3U / B-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:4 RGM / 1 MDO 
• ' ARUN ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX ON BOTH SIDES

I HAVE COME ACROSS A SMALL COLLECTION OF VINYL ALBUM THAT BELONGED TO A COLLECTOR WHO TOOK CARE OF HIS ALBUMS IN A MOST MAGNIFICENT WAY. VIRTUALLY EVERY ALBUM IN THIS COLLECTION WAS REMOVED FROM THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE AND PLACED INTO A  ANTI-STATIC INNER. THIS HAS MEANT THAT THE ALBUMS HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPLIT THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE FOR ONE, AND SECONDLY HAVE REMAINED IN THE MOST PRISTINE CONDITION. THE COLLECTOR ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE NEVER PLACED A FINGER ON THE VINYL AND ALWAYS HELD THEM BY THE EDGES. THEY WERE ALL PLAYED ONLY ON A TOP END HIFI TURNTABLE

HERE THEN IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GRAB A 30 YEARS OLD PLUS ALBUM IN 'AS NEW' CONDITION. EVERY RECORD THAT I LIST FROM THIS LOT WILL BE RECORDED ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES AND AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO HEAR FROM THE LINK AT THE TOP OF THE AUCTION PAGE.

PLEASE NOT I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU WILL BE UNABLE TO HEAR THE SOUNDS ON A SMARTPHONE OR TABLET, SO PLEASE US A PC TO HEAR THE AUDIO!

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE JET LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION, . THE BASE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND ARE UNBLEMISHED, AND THE TYPEFACE IS ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THERE ARE JUST 2-3 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE TO INDICATE THAT THE RECORDS HAVE HAD VERY LIMITED PLAY IN THE 40 YEARS SINCE IT WAS RELEASED

THE ORIGINAL OWNER PLACED TWO THIN REFLECTIVE STRIPS ON THE LABELS (ONE ON EACH SIDE_

THE VINYL

THE DISC HAS LOST NONE OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LOOKS FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES AND TWO NON SOUNDING ANGEL HAIR HANDLING LINES

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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE 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

THE FIRST THING TO MENTION IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THIS PERFECT STEREO REPRODUCTION. THIS SHOWS THAT THE ONE OR TWO PLAYS THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED SINCE 1976 WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A PERFECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

CLEAR AND CRISP SOUND THAT PAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, JUST THE ODD SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC, AND NO MORE THAN 2-3 TINY STATIC TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

TAKE A VERY GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.

THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND THE EMBOSSED SPACESHIP LOGO IS ABSOLUTE PRISTINE

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, JUST FIVE TINY LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR, NOR EVEN ANY TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE, WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TIP TO CORNER TIP, WITH JUST ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE AT THE VERY TIP OF THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE PERFECTLY ADHERED. NO PEEL OR FLAKE. THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND LEGIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE IS ONCE AGAIN IMMACULATE WITH AN ULTRA GLOSSY SHEEN. JUST THREE  SMALL LAMINATE LINES BY THE SPINE AND THAT'S ALL

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS

THE  ORIGINAL ISSUE HEAVY PAPER INNER WITH THE  'CURVED ' CORNERS ARE IN  UNSPLIT CONDITION. NO CREASES AND UNSPLIT. THE THUMB NOTCH IS UNBLEMISHED

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

GARRY