Elton John ROCK OF THE WESTIES 1975 UK LP 1st Press 3-4 PLAYS NEAR MINT AUDIO
  £   36
  $   48

 


£ 36 Sold For
Feb 12, 2019 Sold Date
Feb 5, 2019 Start Date
£   19 Start price
2   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description


ELTON JOHN - ROCK OF THE WESTIES


IN MAGNIFICENT 3-4 PLAY NEAR MINT!!! CONDITION


OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS SLEEVE, COMPLETE WITH INNER AND INSERT


 RED TRANSLUCENT VINYL

 

 

  • CATALOGUE:DJM  DJLPH 464
  • MATRIX: DJLPH 464 A-2 / B -2

  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

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THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE PICTURE 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 TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST 3=4 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO 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 FEW WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES ON THE SURFACE ONLY

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 CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND JUST THE VERY ODD SSEMI SECOND OF BARELY ADUIBLE STATIC HERE AND THERE IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND MOST SILENT PASSAGES

THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH, JUST A FEW RANDOM NEAR INAUDIBLE STATIC TICS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT FOR THE PLAYTHROUGH

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

 

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

FIRST ISSUE SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE, WITH NO LOSS OF THE DELICATE  COLOUR, AND A PERFECTLY FLAT AND UNBLEMISHED IMAGE

THERE AIS JUST ONE MINUSCULE PRESSURE LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE . NONE AT ALL ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES,AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP EDGE IS FULLY COLOURED AND ONLY THE RIGHT CORNER TIP END HAS A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO IT.

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS VIRTUALLY AS PERFECT WITH ONLY A COUPLE OF TINY WHITE FLECKS ALONG THE SURFACE

THE SPINE IS SUPERB.  FLAT AND UNSQUASHED,  WITH EVERY LETTER OF TYPEFACE CLEARLY LEGIBLE.. GREAT COLOURS AND ONLY A SPECK OF RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS MAGNIFICENT THE FRONT, AGAIN NO LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND NO RUBBING TO THE COLOURS, JUST A TINY SPECK OF WEAR TO THE TOP RIGHT TIP 

THE ORIGINAL CARD PICTURE INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB UNSPLIT CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS, NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES, JUST PRISTINE IN FACT

THE LYRIC INSERT SHEET IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. NO TERAS OR CREASES JUST A FEW LIGHT FOXING MOTTLES

THIS IS PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  MINT  MINUS

 

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

GARRY


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