Elton John GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD UK LP UNPLAYED M-

	£		56
	$		74

ELTON JOHN - GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

THIS LP SET HAS NEVER BEEN PLAYED BEFORE UNTIL MY TEST PRESS TODAY!!

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

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

THE MAGNIFICENT YELLOW BRICK ROAD DOUBLE ALBUM.

THE VINYL LOOKS BLACK UNTIL YOU HOLD IT UP TO THE LIGHT WHERE IT APPEARS RED

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 NO SPIDER LINES AT ALL ON EITHER OF THE LP LABELS

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. DJM RECORDS PRODUCED SOME OF THEIR ALBUMS ON A RED BASE VINYL WHICH LOOKS BLACK UNTIL HELD UP TO THE LIGHT, AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE RARER ALBUMS.

THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE VINYLS AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION NOTHING TO SEE. A BEAUTIFUL COPY INDEED

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 EIGHT THREE MINUTE EXCERPTS  FROM THIS  ALBUM,  I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, I HAVE ALSO RECORDED THE LINKING GROOVES TO THE START OF THE OTHER TRACKS THAT ON OFFER. THE REPORDUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS

THE LP'S PLAY THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON ALL SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMOSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS SET SOUNDS. THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS WITH EVERY NOTE BEING CRISP AND CLEAR. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS, AND SOME BARELY AUDIBLE LIGHT STATIC IN A FEW RANDOM PLACES ON DISC ONE, WITH DISC TWO HAVING NONE/

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

FIRST PRESS TRIFOLD GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING SLEEVE

THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED FROM THE DAY IT WAS PURCHASED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE, AND THIS IS THE FIRST REASON WHY I AM ABLE TO DESCRIBE THE SLEEVE AS MINT. THE SECOND REASON IS SIMPLY BECAUSE THE LP HAS STAYED INSIDE THE SLEEVE AND THEREFORE INSIDE THE PLASTIC OUTER. NO PLAY MEANS NO CHANCE OF WEAR.

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

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 RRING WEAR WHATSOEVER, AND NO GRUBINESS FROM HANDLING EITHER. ONE TINY TINY LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE IS BEING REALLY PICKY.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, AND THE SPINE WHICH IS USALLY FOUND SQUASHED TO DEATH AND VERY WORN IS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED.

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS IMMACULATE AS THE FRONT SURFACE, AGAIN A TOTAL RARITY

OPENING THE TRI FOLD REVEALS THE THIRD PART OD 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 ALSO IN MINT CONDITION

THE TWO PLAIN INNER SLEEVES ARE WHITE, PERFECTLY FLAT AND FREE FROM AND HANDLING AND AGING

THIS IS A REAL RARITY AND A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT!!!

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

GARRY