Electric Light Orchestra ELO OUT OF THE BLUE UK LP 1st UA1100 MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		43
	$		57

E.L.O - OUT OF THE BLUE

 OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS AUDIO

 COMPLETE WITH POSTER AND  SPACESHIP

 THE UNITED ARTISTS GENUINE FIRST UK 1SSUE (ALL -1 MATRIX NUMBERS)

MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:UNITED ARTISTS UAR 100
• MATRIX: UAS 1100 A-2U / B-3U / UAS2100 A-2U / B-2U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 OL / 1 AMR/ 7 RHH / 4 ADH
• ' ALLEN ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX DISC ONE
• ' ALLEN ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX DISC TWO

TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

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 IS JUST 1-2 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE TO INDICATE THAT THE RECORDS HAVE HAD VERY LIMITED PLAY IN THE 42 YEARS SINCE IT WAS RELEASED

THE VINYL

BOTH DISCS ARE THE ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT FIRST PRESS ISSUES. THEY BOTH GLEAM LIKE NEW AND IN DAYLIGHT ARE TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN. AND A COUPLE OF TINY FACTORY PRESSED DIMPLES ON DISC TWO

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 SET 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 RECORD PLAY WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, WHICH OF COURSE THE SHOULDN'T HAVING ONLY HAD ONE OR TWO PLAYS FROM NEW

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER

ALSO I CANNOT SAY THAT I HEARD ANY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH 

NOI AUDIBLE STATIC AND SILENT LINKING GROOVES AND NO  MORE THAN 4-5 TINY BARELY AUDIBLE LITTLE STATIC TICS / POPS DURING THE ENTIRE 4 SIDE PLAY THROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO MAKE THE OVERALL AUDIO GRADING MINT MINUS

TAKE A VERY GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF BY YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

SEMI LAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND VERY CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES.THE FRONT SURFACE USUALLY HAS SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, BUT THIS COPY HAS BEEN PROTECTED INSIDE A STRONG PLASTIC SLEEVE FROM NEW AND HAS NO LINES NEAR THE SPINE WHATSOEVER. NONE EITHER 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 BOTTOM TWO CORNER TIPS HAVE THE MOST MINUTE SPECK OF RUB TO THE TIPS, THE TOP TWO ARE IMMACULATE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AT ALL, WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING ACROSS ALL FOUR SURFACES

THE SPINE IS ABSOLUTELY  PERFECT WHICH IS AGAIN UNUSUAL ON THIS SLEEVE WHICH USUALLY SUFFERS FROM RUBBING . TOTALLY FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHING. ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE COLOURS ARE IMMACULATE ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. A PIN PRICK OF RUB AT THE VERY BOTTOM TIP END

THE REAR SURFACE IS ONCE AGAIN IMMACULATE WITH AN ULTRA GLOSSY SHEEN. AGAIN  NO TINY  LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, JUST ONE INCREDIBLY LIGHT THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

BOTH OPENING EDGES ARE RAZOR SHARP , SHOWING THAT THE VINYL HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE ONLY ON A COUPLE OCCASIONS

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INTERIOR, WITH BOTH PANELS BEING PRESERVED IN A MINT CONDITION

THE TWO ORIGINAL ISSUE CARD INNERS WITH THE  'ROUNDED ' CORNERS ARE IN UN-SPLIT CONDITION. NO DAMAGE TO THE LARGE THUMB NOTCHES AT THE TOP OF EACH. A LIGHT IMPRESSION OF RECORD SHAPE WHICH IS USUAL TO SEE, AND A COUPLE OF SMALL CREASE LINES , AND ONE CORNER DING

THE SPACE SHIP IS STILL COMPLETE BUT HAS BECOME DETACHED FROM THE FRAME

THE POSTER HAS SOME FOXING ON THE WHITE SIDE BUT PERFECT ON THE COLOURED SIDE

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS

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

GARRY