ELTON JOHN HONKY CHATEAU Trans RED VINYL UK 1st Press LP ARCHIVED COPY
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'ITS THE VINYL COUNTDOWN'
Welcome to 'Its the vinyl countdown' music auctions. Here you will find some of the most incredible rare records and music memorabilia for your collection. We pride ourselves on auctioning only the highest grade records and items, you will not see anything listed here below EX+ condition, unles the item is extremely rare. You will not see worn covers, warped records or scratched records. We simply do not bother with them.
We list in many cases, 'Archived' & 'mint' condition items, we are able to source from private collections all over the UK. So we hope you can be put at ease that what you are bidding on is of the highest quality.
We play through most of the records, unless the item is clearly mint, or sealed..in which case we don't play them, thus maintaining their 'unplayed' status! Obviously with some of these rare items there will be the odd 'anomoly' along the way , the odd little static pop or lead in 'sizzle' for a split second.. nothing is perfect we find! all systems differ, but we aim to describe these as accurately as possible for you.... PLEASE ENJOY THIS ITEM YOU ARE NOW LOOKING AT..
ELTON JOHN
'HONKY CHATEAU'
From a collection of Archived Review copy LPs.. Stunning original UK issued and we have never seen better!
TRANSLUCENT RED FIRST 'RASPUTIN' PRESSING
COMPLETE WITH WIDE SPINE 1st EDITION TEXTURED SLEEVE , TABBED GATEFOLD WITH THE PHOTO STUCK ON AND NOT 'PART OF THE SLEEVE'
SUPER RARE TO SEE THESE SLEEVES AT ALL....LET ALONE LIKE THIS!
Be sure to see our others listed..they are all quite spectacular!
Released 1972
Label DJM DJLPH 423
Matrix DJLPH423 A2 BOBIL
DJLPH423 B2 RASPUTIN
THE VINYL EX STRONG
As you can see, this vinyl is the 1972 UK FIRST PRESSING- IN THE SUPER CLEAR TRANSLUCENT RED VINYL
Stored from new this LP remains in pristine condition everywhere.
The red vinyl shines through when held to the light, later presses like many Elton 'PYE' pressings were solid black.
This pressing is a superb vinyl which has retained its amazing glossy sheen and finish. There is no dulling anywhere and overall it is in incredible condition for an LP of this age.
THIS COPY HAS BEEN ARCHIVED SINCE 1972 AND PLAYS FANTASTIC
There are some whisp lines, a couple of tiny hairlines and thats it- nothing else! Clearly this LP has been archived for many many years, a few little dust specs are on the vinyl when we slid it for checking..
a professional hoover cleaner could get this back even higher grade we feel.
On playing through we heard nothing bar some tiny little static in the dead grooves... and a few little dust pops in a few places that would be easily remedied with a professional hoover clean.
.it sounds wonderful, no skips sticks or distortion, andf the whole Lp is a classic!
OVERALL THIS IS SIMPLY A MUST FOR ANY FINAL UPGRADE COLLECTION. YOU WILL NOT SEE BETTER.
THE LABELS MINT FLAT MATT LABELS
THE SLEEVE EX+
Correct first UK issued earliest sleeve -with the DOUBLE square spine. FULLY TEXTURED FINISH, TABBED CLOSING DESIGN AND THE PHOTO ON THE FRONT STUCK ON (Later presses had the photo printed on the sleeve, after which they went to standard gatefold and no texturing)
THIS SLEEVE IS A BEAUTY
Printed by - SHOREWOOD
This is in simply incredible condition, quite amazing how it has survived so clean.
IT REMAINS PRISTINE AND THE GATEFOLD IS STUNNING.
The edges are all super clean with just afew light spots of rub , and all colours and inks remain in outstanding condition
THE INKS ARE AMAZING WITH LITTLE RUB ON THE SLEEVE SEAM BOTTOMS
No powdery white ringwear - OR ring press, and all edges are super crisp.
SOME LIGHT TIP RUB - AND ONE CORNER DINK
THE 'TAB' HAS VERY LITTLE FEATHERING, AND THE 'SLOT' IS CRISP .. NO DAMAGE OF ANY NOTE AT ALL- Super rare to see this!
The spine edges are totally unmarked with no wear, or damage.
The open edge is super sharp with just a few tiny spots of feathering near the top tip
the open out of the gatefold is SUPERB
We cannot add any more than this! ITS A BEAUTY!.
THE INNER SLEEVE EX
WHITE POLY PAPER INNER-
POSTAGE DISCOUNTS:
Don't forget we offer big postage discounts on multi wins..the more LPs you win, the cheaper the postage works out for you worldwide- Up to 2 kilos or 5 LPs, after which we will send your wins in more than one parcel..ALL very well protected in mailers, stiffeners, plenty of tape & protection, then 'signed delivered' to your door- and to date we have nad NO damaged items! ;0)
We hope you enjoy looking at this item, and good luck if you decide to bid for it...We can safely say you will not be dissapointed- If you need to know anyting else, please feel free to contact us with any questions.
All our items are sent 'signed delivery' tracked to your door, (we have never had an item go missing anywhere in the world!) for peace of mind for both you and us! All items are sent in strong protective mailer boxes and stiffeners. With over 28 years in mail order and the music industry 'worldwide' we pride ourselves on the fact you can bid safely on all our items, and knowing you are being dealt with by professionals.
ENJOY! ;0)
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