Elton John CAPTAIN FANTASTIC UK LP 1ST A1/B1 TRANSLUCENT PLAYS 100% MINT MINUS

	£		95
	$		126

ELTON JOHN - CAPTAIN FANTASTIC & THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT !!! CONDITION

OUTSTANDING MINT!!! 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

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 ARE NO  SPIDER LINES AT ALL AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS VINYL HAS REMAINED VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED FOR 40 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 COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES, AND ONE ULTRA FINE HANDLING LINE ON SIDE TWO

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

INCREDIBLY NONE OF THE USUAL PYE EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, JUST THE VERY ODD SLIT SECOND OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD ONLY IN A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

I HEARD NO MORE THAN 1-2 OF THE MOST  TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT!!!  MINT MINUS AT THE VERY LOWEST

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

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 ALSO 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 MINUSCULE SCUFF ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE NEAR THE BOTTOM TIP

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. ONE MINUSCULE CORNER FOLD ACROSS THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP END OF THE SCRAPS BOOKLET

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. LIGHTLY WRINKLED IN ONE CORNER AND A FOLD LINE IN ANOTHER. BUT STILL PERFECTLY WHITE

THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING SLEEVE AND FULLY JUSTIFIES A MINT GRADE

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

GARRY