Elton John GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD UK LP TRANSLUCENT RED VINYL PLAYS NEAR MINT

	£		37
	$		49

ELTON JOHN - GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT / MINT MINUS (2 PLAY )CONDITION

THE RED/PLUM VINYL SHOWS THROUGH WHEN THE DISCS ARE HELD TO THE LIGHT

SUPERB NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:DJM  DJLPD 1001
• MATRIX: DJLPD 1001 A4 / B 5 / C3 / D3

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 ARE JUST TWO MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINES AT ALL ON EITHER OF THE LP LABELS

SIDES ONE AND FOUR ORIGINAL HAD A STICKER AT THE TOP OF EACH SIDE WITH THE ORIGINAL OWNER'S NAME. I HAVE CAREFULLY REMOVED THESE WHICH HAS LEFT A VERY FEINT OUTLINE OF THE EDGE OF THE STICKER

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. IN DAY LIGHT BOTH DISCS LOOK FLAWLESS, AND ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN, AND A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE HANDLING LINES

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 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

THE FIRST DISC PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT GRADE WITH NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS. NO VINYL NOISE, JUST A SPECK OF STATIC IN ONE OR TWO SPOTS AND A FEW TINY LITTLE DUST POPS HERE AND THERE TOTALLY NO MORE THAN SIX

THE SECOND DISC  PLAYS EVEN BETTER WITHOUT ANY DUST POPS MORE THAN PERHAPS ONE OR TWO, AND NO STATIC EITHER

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

TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

FIRST PRESS TRIFOLD GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING SLEEVE

IT IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE THAT A RECORD THAT WAS AS POPULAR AS THIS ONE AND SOLD SO MANY COPIES SHOULD HAVE REMAINED VIRTUALLY 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 UNLAMINATED SURFACE IS MINT AND UNRUBBED, NO COLOUR LOSS OR RING WEAR WHATSOEVER, AND NO GRUBBINESS FROM HANDLING EITHER. ONE TINY  LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE IS BEING REALLY PICKY.NONE AT ALL ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES ANYWHERE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR

THE SPINE WHICH IS USUALLY FOUND SQUASHED TO DEATH AND VERY WORN IS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED.FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE DELICATE BROWN TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE COLOURS REMAIN UNRUBBED , AND ONLY THE VERY TOP TIP END HAS A SPECK OF WHITE SHOEING THERE

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS IMMACULATE AS THE FRONT SURFACE, JUST TWO SMALL LINES TOUCHING THE LEFT EDGE

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 ARE  IN NEAR MINT CONDITION

THE TWO PLAIN INNER SLEEVES ARE UNSPLIT AND FLAT WITH SOME AGEING TO THE PERIMETER EDGES

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