Focus IN AND OUT OF FOCUS SCARCE 1971 UK LP 1st Press ONE PLAY EVER MINT MINUS

	£		25
	$		33

FOCUS - IN AND OUT OF FOCUS

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS CONDITION

GENUINE 1ST PRESS

STUNNING  NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2344 003 
• MATRIX: 234003 A//1 v 420 11 / B//2 v420 11
• PLAYED 2-3 TIMES

 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 RED LABELS WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT SOW SOM LIGHT FOXING. THE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY CLEAR AND LEGIBLE. I CAN'T SEE ANY MORE THAN 1-2 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED IN THE 45 YEARS SINCE IT WAS PRESSED

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND IS CLEAR BY LOOKING AT IT THAT IT HAS VIRTUALLY NEVER BEEN PLAYED.IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS.THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OF ANY DESCRIPTION, AND EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM ONE A FEW WISPY SURFACE HAIRLINES

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 NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE 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

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY WITH A CRISP CLEAN FIRST PRESS SOUND THAT CAN ONLY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE HEAVIER VINYL OFFERINGS. THE REPRODUCTION IS EXCEPTIONAL AND THIS PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER

THERE ARE SO MANY SILENT PASSAGES ON THIS ALBUM THAT IT IS VITAL TO HAVE THE BEST COPY YOU CAN GET TO FULLY APPRECIATE THE INCREDIBLE MUSIC.

THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS

THE ODD SEMI SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

NO DUST POPS AND NO TINY STATIC TICS EITHER

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH MINT MINUS

DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE FROM THE E.J.DAY GROUP WHICH IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.

SO MANY OF THESE ORIGINAL HAVE RUBBING TO THE DELICATE COLOURS (PARTICULARLY THE SILVER INNER PANELS) THAT TO FIND ONE IN THIS CONDITION IS QUITE HARD

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO CREASES OF ANY DESCRIPTION. THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND FREE FROM ANY RUBBING. THERE ARE JUST A FEW TINY WHITE PIN PRICKS SHOWING IN A COUPLE OF PLACES (SEE PICS)

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE, AND THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE EITHER

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP EDGES ARE BOTH FULLY COLOURED WITH JUST A TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER TIP. 

THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE A LITTLE SHELF RUB TO PARTS OF BOTH SURFACES 

THE SPINE IS IN SUPERB FLAT AND UNSQUASHED CONDITION. NO LOSS OF COLOUR, OTHER THAN A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF UNDERCARD VISIBLE ON THE LEADING EDGES, AND ONLY ONE TINY PIN PRICK OF UNDERCARD SHOWING ON THE TOP TIP

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND JUST BY LOOKING AT THE FACT THAT THERE ARE NO THUMB NAIL NICKS IT IS CLEAR THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE COVER.

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION, WITH ALL OF THE COLOURS BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED. AGAIN NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES. AND JUST TWO MINUSCULE LINES NEAR THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO ABSOLUTELY PERFECT SILVER INNER PANELS. THESE ARE USUALLY VERY BADLY RUBBED, BUT HERE WE HAVE A PRISTINE RUB FREE PAIR OF INNERS. STILL MAGNIFICENTLY SILBER ALL THE WAY ACROSS

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION. TOTALLY UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED, JUST AGED AT THE EDGES

THIS SLEEVE WITHOUT A DOUBT GRADES NEAR MINT OR ABOVE

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

GARRY