Elton John GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD UK 1st Ltd Ed Yellow Vinyl Etched in Wax NM

	£		105
	$		140

MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY EVER NEAR MINT AUDIO

' YELLOW VINYL LIMITED EDITION '

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

VERY 1ST YELLOW ISSUE WITH LIMITED EDITION ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX

Only the very 1st issues of this yellow vinyl had 'YELLOW LIMITED EDITION' ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX ON EVERY SIDE. In addition tyhe matrix numbers on the 1st issue were far lower, all ending in -3, whereas the later issues had the digits ending mostly in-5

THIS IS A HARD ONE TO FIND

• CATALOGUE:DJM  DJE 29001

• MATRIX: DJE29001 A3 / B 3 / C3 / D3

• ' STRAWBERRY ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX ON ALL SIDES

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 YELLOW 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 BLACK DJM LOGO IS UNRUBBED AND THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS ONE MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINE  ON EITHER OF THE LP LABELS

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. IN DAY LIGHT BOTH DISCS LOOK FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE. THIS IS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THIS SET I HAVE EVER SEEN. IT LOOKS BRAND NEW

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTABLE 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 DOUBLE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO 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 LP'S PLAY THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON ALL SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS SET SOUNDS.

THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS WITH EVERY NOTE BEING CRISP AND CLEAR.THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT SHOWING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE DISCS HAVE RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

NO  HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

THERE IS A LITTLE LOW LEVEL STATIC IN THE RUN IN GROOVES TO EACH SIDE AND ON SIDE THREE A FEW TINY TICS, BUT OTHER THAN THIS JUST THE OCCASIONAL LITTLE DUST POP

A SIMPLY SUPERB 1ST ISSUE YELLOW VINYL WITH A SOUND TO MATCH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT FOR THE AUDIO AND MINT VISUALLY 

TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

FIRST PRESS TRIFOLD ROBOR UK SLEEVE

IT IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE THAT A RECORD THAT WAS AS POPULAR AS THIS ONE AND SOLD SO MANY COPIES SHOULD HAVE REMAINED VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED FOR ALL THIS TIME. NEARLY EVERY COPY THAT I HAVE SEEN OVER THE YEARS HAS LOOKED TIRED WITH THE SLEEVE HAVING AGEING TO ALL PARTS, BUT HERE WE HAVE ONE THAT IS IN SUPERB CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND CLEAN AND THERE IS NOT ONE CREASE OR BEND ON IT ANYWHERE. THE UN-LAMINATED SURFACE IS MINT AND UN-RUBBED, NO COLOUR LOSS OR RING WEAR WHATSOEVER, AND NO GRUBBINESS FROM HANDLING EITHER. THE  CORNER TIPS HAVE THE TINIEST SPECK OF RUB ON THEM

ABSOLUTELY ZERO LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE AT ALL ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES ANYWHERE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE  FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WITH JUST A TINY BIT OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIP ENDS ONLY

THE SPINE WHICH IS USUALLY FOUND SQUASHED TO DEATH AND VERY WORN IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. ALL OF THE COLOUR IS THERE WITH JUST A SPECK OF RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS

 THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS IMMACULATE AS THE FRONT SURFACE, AGAIN NO CREASE LINES ANYWHERE AND JUST  A TINY BIT OF RUB IN THE  BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

OPENING THE TRI FOLD REVEALS THE THIRD PART OF THE SLEEVE WITH THE SECOND OPENING EDGE. AND AT THIS POINT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT BOTH OPENING EDGES ARE RAZOR SHARP WITHOUT ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS WHATSOEVER.

THE INSIDE THREE PANELS HARE IN PERFECT STATE

THE TWO DIE CUT INNER SLEEVES ARE UNSPLIT AND FLAT WITH SOME LIGHT CREASING TO A COUPLE OF THE CORNERS

I AM VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  NEAR MINT

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

GARRY