Elton John HONKY CHATEAU 1972 UK LP 1st Translucent UNPLAYED MINT UNTIL NOW HEAR

	£		255
	$		338

CUSTOMER UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2022
For the past 2 years GG_Supersounds has been listing records that in the main are in Mint or very close to it condition. We continue to track down and list the very best records that we are able to for our ever growing customer base For those that have been with us over that period of time will know that there are two business partners listing on the site. One from Horsham and the other from Bognor Regis From time to time this has been confusing for our customers as there often 2 invoices to pay where purchases are made from different locations by one customer To rectify this we have decided that the Horsham location will continue to list on GG_Supersounds, whilst the Bognor Regis location will now list on GG-Superstuff.
IT WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE TO BUY FROM BOTH LOCATIONS AND HAVE COMBINED SHIPPING, BUT THIS WILL BE RELIANT OF THE TWO OF US MEETING UP, AND WILL THEREFORE USUALLY TAKE MORE TIME, BUT IT IS DO-ABLE
Nothing Else Changes - Still the same superb selection of the best records will be available


For the protection of all concerned we only send signed for and tracked and signed

REGULAR VISITORS TO OUT SITE WILL BE AWARE THAT WE HAVE BEEN LISTING A COLLECTION OF MINT RECORDS, WHICH WE OBTAINED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.  THESE ARE ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE OFFEREING  THE SLEEVE IN MOST CASES ARE IN MINT CONDITION AND THE VINYL IN THE SAME INCREDIBLE STATE
IT IS JUST AN IMPOSSIBILTY (OR SO WE THOUGHT) TO FIND RECORDS OF THE CLASSIC ERA IN THIS SORT OF UNPLAYED / ONE PLAY CONDITION, WITH SLEEVES TO MATCH
I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO NOW FINALLY LIST SOME OF THESE CLASSIC ALBUMS FROM THE 60'S / 70'S ALONG WITH THE COMPLETE RECORDING OF EACH RECORD, SO THAT WHEN WE SAY MINT, YOU ARE ABLE TO CONFIRM IT BY TAKING A LISTEN
WE HAVE THREE INCREDIBLE 'AS NEW' EARLY ELTON JOHN ALBUMS, WITH THE MOST MAGNIFICENT SLEEVES YOU HAVE EVER SEEN AND ALL 1ST PRESSES FROM TODAY 5/9 I WILL BE LISTING ONE PER DAY

ELTON JOHN - HONKY CHATEAU

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED (Until Today) PLAY MINT  CONDITION

OUTSTANDING MINT  TEXTURED SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:DJM  DJLPH 423
• MATRIX: DJLPH 423 A2 / B 2

• 'bilbo' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE
• 'rasputin' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE TWO

• TEXTURED 1ST ISSUE SLEEVE
• TRANSLUCENT RED VINYL
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THE FIRST PRESSING WITH THE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE TEXTURED SLEEVE. TEXTURED BOTH ON THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE. HAS THE CORRECT TABBED LOCKING FLAP, AND A PAST ON PICTURE ON THE FRONT SURFACE

   FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING

THE RECORD

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 AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS VINYL HAS REMAINED UNPLAYED FOR 50 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 

THE VINYL IS ALSO PLUM TRANSLUCENT WHICH CAN ONLY BE SEEN WHEN PLACED IN FRONT OF A STRONG LIGHT

THE TEST PLAY

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THE LP PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND WE WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE RECORDINGS 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 NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT TO PROVE IT

NO DISTORTION

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE

NO TICS OR POPS

YOU HAVE TO HEAR THIS TO UNDERSTAND JUST HOW PERFECT IT IS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT 

THE SLEEVE

FIRST ISSUE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE WITH THE 1ST ISSUE TEXTURED SLEEVE AND LOCKING TAB

THE FRONT SURFACE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE, WITH NO LOSS OF THE DELICATE  COLOUR, AND A PERFECTLY ADHERED AND UNDAMAGED PHOTO OF ELTON

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE AND NONE EITHER NEAR RIGHT SPINE EDGE. NONE AT ALL ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE LEFT SPINE IS ALSO  MINT.  FLAT AND UNSQUASHED,  WITH EVERY LETTER OF TYPEFACE CLEARLY LEGIBLE.. THERE IS NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER. THE TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS ARE PERFECT

THE RIGHT SPINE IS IN EXACTLY THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS MAGNIFICENT THE FRONT, AGAIN NO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINES THE FLAP IS ABSOLUTELY MINT, AND IT;S HERE THAT YOU CAN REALLY TELL THAT THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE. THE FLAP IS TOTALLY MINT!!. STILL VERY STIFF AND NOT FLEXIBLE AT ALL WHICH IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IF IT HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY OPENED AND CLOSED.

THIS IS THE BEST EXAMPLE I HAVE EVER SEEN

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

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB UNSPLIT CONDITION.  THERE IS THE SLIGHTEST BIT OF AGEING TO ONE PF THE SIDE EDGES

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