Elton John HONKY CHATEAU UK LP Translucent Purple A3 /B3 ONE PLAY NEAR MINT

	£		27
	$		36

ELTON JOHN - HONKY CHATEAU

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY NEAR MINT!!! CONDITION

OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS TEXTURED SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:DJM  DJLPH 423
• MATRIX: DJLPH 423 A3 / B 3
• 'RAYS' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE
• TEXTURED  WEST BROTHERS SLEEVE

  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  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 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 JUST ONE MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE BY THE SPINDLE HOLE 

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 APART FROM A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES, AND A FEW EMBEDDED DULL SPECKLES

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 LOUD CLICKS

THERE IS NO STATIC, BUT LIKE MOST PYE LP'S OF THIS TYPE IT DOES HAVE SOME VERY LIGHT EMBEDDED OCCASIONAL NOISES

HEARD MAINLY AS LIGHT CRACKLE AND TICS ON SOME ODD OCCASIONS. TRACK TWO SIDE ONE IS AN EXAMPLE WHERE THERE IS A LITTLE

THERE IS NOTHING ON THE SURFACE OF THE VINYL THAT WOULD CAUSE ANY OF THIS

SO DESPITE A FEW ODD BITS OF EMBEDDED NOISE I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT

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

THE SLEEVE

FIRST ISSUE WEST BROTHERS SLEEVE WITH THE  TEXTURED SURFACE BUT NO LOCKING TAB

THE FRONT SURFACE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE, WITH NO LOSS OF THE DELICATE  COLOUR, AND A PERFECT TEXTURED FINISHED THAT HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED

THERE IS ONLY ONE BARELY VISIBLE TINY LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONLY ONE SMALL THUMB LINE IN THE TOP CORNER BY THE OPENING EDGE

NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, A SURE SIGN THAT THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED IN PLASTIC AS THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST AREA TO SHOW COLOUR LOSS.

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION.  FLAT AND UNSQUASHED,  WITH EVERY LETTER OF TYPEFACE CLEARLY LEGIBLE.. THERE IS A SMALL SCUFF RIGHT ON THE BOTTOM TIP END

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS MAGNIFICENT THE FRONT, AGAIN WITH JUST ONE TINY  LINE CLOSE TO THE  RIGHT SPINE, TOTALLY RUB FREE AND SHARP AND SQUARE CORNERS, JUST A TINY NICK TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT ONE

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

THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB UNSPLIT CONDITION. THE TOP CORNER ONE ONE SIDE ONLY HAS A CREASE LINE AND IS THE ONLY AREA WHERE THERE IS A CREASE LINE. THERE IS THE SLIGHTEST BIT OF AGEING TO THE ONCE PURE WHITE SURFACE

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

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

GARRY