Elton John EMPTY SKY 1969 UK LP 1ST RED TRANSLUCENT VINYL PLAYS 100% MINT MINUS

	£		21
	$		28

ELTON JOHN - EMPTY SKY

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY!!   MINT MINUS!!! CONDITION

OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT TEXTURED SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:DJM  DJLPH 403
• MATRIX: DJLPs 403 A2-<> H / B3-<> H 
• TEXTURED 1ST ISSUE SLEEVE

ELTON JOHN'S DEBUT LP, AND WHAT A GREAT PROG ROCK ALBUM THIS IS. A FAR CRY FROM THE GLAM ROCK THAT HE WOULD PRODUCE IN ONLY A FEW SHORT YEARS FROM THIS RELEASE

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE JET BLACK LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ON THEM AT ALL. THE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.. THE YELLOW DJM LOGO IS UNRUBBED AND THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS ONLY ONE SMALL SPIDER LINE NEXT TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS VINYL HAS REMAINED UNPLAYED FOR 44 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, , UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE A FEW WISPY 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

THERE IS NO STATIC, BUT LIKE MOST PYE LP'S OF THIS TYPE IT DOES HAVE SOME EXTREMELY LIGHT EMBEDDED BUT BARELY AUDIBLE VINYL NOISE HEARD ONLY IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES AND MOST SILENT PASSAGES

THERE IS NO STATIC HEARD ANYWHERE

OTHER THAN THIS THERE ARE JUST 1-2  TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL  MINT MINUS!!

I BELIEVE THIS TO BE AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS FIRST PURCHASED SO:-

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

THE SLEEVE

FIRST ISSUE E.J.DAY AND CO SLEEVE WITH THE 1ST ISSUE FULLY TEXTURED SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE, WITH NO RUBBING TO THE DELICATE PURPLE  COLOUR, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW WHITE PIN PRICKS NEAR THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, AND A FEW SPECKS ALONG THE VERY BOTTOM EDGE

THERE ARE JUST TWO BARELY VISIBLE TINY LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE, AND NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED WITH ALL OF THE EASILY RUBBED COLOUR INTACT. RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNFADED, WITH A LITTLE LIGHT RUB TO THE VERY BOTTOM TIP PLUS ONE WHITE PIN PRICK ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND CLEARLY SHOWS WHY THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS MAGNIFICENT THE FRONT, AGAIN WITH JUST ONE TINY  LINE CLOSE TO THE  SPINE. AND ONE THIN LINE ACROSS THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A  PRISTINE PAIR OF TEXTURED INNER PANELS.

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB UNSPLIT CONDITION. LIGHT WRINKLES IN THE CORNERS

THIS SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT WITH EASE

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

GARRY