Emerson Lake & Palmer TRILOGY UK LP1ST PRESS PINK RIM 1972 PLAYS MIMT MINUS
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EMERSON, LAKE, & PALMER - TRILOGY
PLAYS MINT MINUS!!
1-2 PLAYS EVER
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9186
- MATRIX: ILPS 9155 A-2U / B-2U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 4 PO / 2 GGT
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE ISLAND LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE LABELS ARE PERFECTLY CLEAN. THE WHITENESS HAS REMAINED WHITE, AND THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS JUST ONE REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE INDICATING THAT THE LP HA SBARELY BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. IN DAYLIGHT IT IS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST SOME WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES VISIBLE
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 AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.
THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THIS VINYL PERFORMS BETTER THAN MOST ISLAND PRESSINGS I HAVE EVER HEARD. ISLAND VINYL IS USUALLY INHERENTLY FLAWED WITH VINYL NOISE, BUT THIS ONE IS JUST IMMACULATE. THERE IS NOT A JOT OF THE USUAL BACKGROUND STUFF THAT SEEMS TO PLAGUE MOST COPIES.
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS. CRISP AND CLEAN WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD AS WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED. THE CLARITY OF THE MUSIC AND THE PURITY OF THE VOCALS IS SUPERB!!
NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS TO BE HEARD ANYWHERE
THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND ONLY A COUPLE OF RANDOM SEMI SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC
I HEARD NO MORE THAN 3-4 TINY LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS OUTSTANDING LP MINT MINUS!!!
PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN THOUGH AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
UNLAMINATED TINSLEY ROBOR GATEFOLD SLEEVE WHICH IS IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION. THIS IS THE FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE DEPICTED BY THE ILPS 9186 CATALOGUE NUMBER IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER ON THE REAR SURFACE. LATER PRESSES HAD WARNER K NUMBERS.
THIS LIKE MANY NON LAMINATED SLEEVES WAS TERRIBLY PRONE TO SEVERE COLOUR LOSS AND I HAVE LOST COUNT OF THE NUMBER OF THESE SLEEVES THAT I HAVE SEEN THAT HAVE RUBBED BADLY. DUE WHOLLY TO THE FACT THAT THE COLOUR USED WAS A FINE POWDERY FINISH AND RUBBED AWAY ALMOST BY LOOKING AT IT.
THIS ONE HAS BEEN KEPT IN PLASTIC FOR MOST OF IT'S LIFE AND LOOKS SUPERB!
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, NO MARKS OR STAINS, AND NO HEAVY CREASES, OR CREASE LINES,
THE LOSS OF COLOUR THAT THIS SLEEVE USUALLY SUFFERS FROM LEAVES A GREEN HUE IN PLACE OF THE COLOURS, BECAUSE LIKE THE BLACK SABBATH DEBUT ALBUM, THE CARD USED WAS ORIGINALLY COATED WITH A GREEN BASE. SO MOST YOU SEE WILL HAVE A GREEN TINGE TO THE EDGES ETC.
THIS ONE IS AS GOOD AS THEY COME I BELIEVE AND I CAN'T SEE ANY LOSS OF COLOUR WHATSOEVER
IT'S ALSO WORTH POINTING OUT AT THIS TIME THAT THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE ANYWHERE ON THE FRONT SURFACE.
THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER TIP HAS A SMALL DING AND THE TOP TWO HAVE A SPECK OF RUB TO THE TIP ENDS
THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO!! LINES NEAR THE SPINE . NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH VERY LIGHTLY SHELF RUBBED WITH A LITTLE MORE ON THE BOTTOM THAN THE TOP.
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. THE COLOUR ARE ALL THERE AND ONLY THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP AREAS SHOW SOME VERY LIGHT RUBBING
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THOSE LITTLE THUMB NAIL NICKS.
THE REAR SURFACE IS ALMOST AS PRISTINE AS THE FRONT WITH JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE VISIBLE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD, REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS
THE POLY LINED BLUE INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION, JUST A COUPLE OF LIGHT WRINKLES, AND SOME GLUE AGEING TO THE EDGES
HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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