Elton John CAPTAIN FANTASTIC & THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY UK LP 1st A1/B1 Trans MINT-

	£		41
	$		54

ELTON JOHN - CAPTAIN FANTASTIC & THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS! CONDITION

OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS!!! SLEEVE

COMPLETE WITH ALL INSERTS

PLUM TRANSLUCENT VINYL

FIRST PRESS A-1 / B-1

MUSEUM GRADE CONDITION!!!

• CATALOGUE:DJM  DJLPX 1
• MATRIX: DJLPX 1 A-1 / B-1 
• 'ARUN' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX 
• 2 BOOKLETS & POSTER

 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 PICTURE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ON THEM AT ALL. THE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE..  THERE IS JUST ONE SPIDER LINE AT ALL AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS VINYL HAS REMAINED VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED FOR 43 YEARS

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THIS IS A FIRST PRESS HEAVYWEIGHT DISC IN SUBLIME CONDITION. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL IS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW WISPY SLEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES.

THE VINYL IS ALSO PLUM TRANSLUCENT WHICH CAN ONLY BE SEEN WHEN PLACED IN FRONT OF A STRONG LIGHT

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 LP BEFORE LAYING ANY BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC IT SOUNDS.

THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS WITH EVERY NOTE BEING CRISP AND CLEAR. CERTAINLY NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS

MOST PYE ALBUMS OF THIS ERA HAVE SOME EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, AND THIS ONE ONLY HAS THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT STUFF, HEARD IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND MOST SILENT PASSAGES

I HEARD NO MORE THAN 2-3 OF THE MOST  TINY STATIC TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL  MINT MINUS

PLEASE LISTEN TO IT AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

FIRST ISSUE SHOREWOOD GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE, WITH NO LOSS OF THE DELICATE  COLOURS WHATSOEVER, AND A PERFECTLY JET BLACK BORDER THAT HAS NO WHITE SPECKS OF FLECKS VISIBLE ANYWHERE.

INCREDIBLY THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO!!! LINES NEAR THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE AND THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FROM NEW AND SO THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE, WITH ALL OF THE DELICATE JET BLACK SURFACE PERFECTLY INTACT, JUST A PIN PRICK OF WHITE TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS ONLY

THE SPINE IS NEAR PERFECT.  TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. THE COLOURS RUN NICELY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM AND THE FINE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS ONE LITTLE BIT OF MISSING PAPER RIGHT AT THE BOTTOM

THE OPENING EDGES ARE 100% MINT AND RAZOR SHARP. NO THUMB NAIL NICKS AND MORE EVIDENCE THAT THE VINYL HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE FOR 99% OF IT'S LIFE

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS MAGNIFICENT THE FRONT, AGAIN NO LINES AROUND ANY OF THE PERIMETER EDGES, AND NO COLOUR LOSS THROUGH RUBBING

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE EITHER

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A  PRISTINE PAIR OF  PANELS.

THE TWO BOOKLETS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. FLAT AND UNCREASED. 

THE LARGE POSTER IS IN THE SAME MINT  CONDITION HAVING NEVER BEEN FULLY OPENED

THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNERS SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB UNSPLIT CONDITION.

THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING SLEEVE AND FULLY JUSTIFIES A MINT MINUS GRADE

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

GARRY