Emerson Lake & Palmer TRILOGY 1972 UK LP 1st INCREDIBLE NEAR MINT - LISTEN
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EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER - TRILOGY
MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT PLAYTHROUGH
FIRST PRESS ON THE PINK RIM ISLAND LABEL
E.J.DAY GATEFOLD
SLEEVE IS SIMPLY ASTONISHING
- CATALOGUE:BRONZE ILPS 9186
- MATRIX: ILPS 9186 A-2U / B-2U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 4 GRO / 1 GOH
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE ISLAND LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION SHOWING NO STAINS OR MARKS AND NO LOSS OF COLOUR. THE TYPEFACE IS EQUALLY PRISTINE AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE. THIS LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES SINCE 1972
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE.
IN DAYLIGHT IT IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS.
UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION IT STILL LOOKS ALMOST FLAWLESS WITH JUST A COUPLE OF DULL EMBEDDED SPECKS, ONE VERY LIGHT SURFACE LINE AND A LITTLE PATCH OF NON SOUNDING HERRINGBONE
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 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
THIS VINYL PLAYS ABSOLUTELY SUPERBLY.
THE FIRST THING TO MENTION IS THE TOTAL LACK OF ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO PRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED
THIS DISC PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS
THE SILENT PASSAGES ARE IN THE MAIN SILENT
A FANTASTIC VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED COPY OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM
THE ONLY THING I HEARD WAS A FEW SPECKS OF VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE STUFF IN A FEW OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES AND JUST AT THE START OF EACH SIDE
TAKE A LISTEN TO IT AND YOU WILL HEAR FOR YOURSELF JUST HOW SUPERB IT IS
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO AS NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVE
E.J.DAY GROUP UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WHICH IS IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION.
I HAVE NEVER, EVER SEEN A BETTER EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE. IT USUALLY SUFFERES FROM RUBBING WHERE THE GREEN UNDERSURFACE COMES THROUGH BUT THIS COPY DUE TO THE PROTECTION AFFORDED IT HAS GOT ABSOLUTELY NO WEAR AT ALL
IT WAS PLACED INTO A PVC OUTER SLEEVE ON THE DAY OF PURCHASE AND THIS HAS RESULTED IN AN AS NEW CONDITION SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES, NO LIGHT CREASES, AND NOT ONE PRESSURE LINE NEAR THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE COLOUR IS PRISTINE. NO SPECKS OF RUB ANYWHERE. DEEP RICH INKS AND NO RINGWEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
YOU WILL NOT FIND A BETTER EXAMPLE. THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THE TOP EDGES HAVE ALL OF THE COLOURS PRESENT, RIGHT ACROSS BOTH SURFACES AND ALL FOUR CORNER TIPS ARE FREE OF ANY RUB
THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE VIRTUALLY AS PERFECT WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE FRONT RIGHT TIP END.
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE COLOUR IS THERE ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. NO RUBBING TO THE TIPS EITHER
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT. MOST COPIES SHOW RING WEAR HERE, BUT NOT THIS ONE IT IS PERFECT
NO PRESSURE LINES BY ANY OF THE EDGES
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT INNER PANELS
THE INNER SLEEVE IS THE ORIGINAL BLUE POLY LINED WHICH IS UNSPLIT
THE SLEEVE GRADES MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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