George Harrison DARK HORSE UK LP 1ST PRESS -1U / -2U UNPLAYED AND 100% MINT
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GEORGE HARRISON - DARK HORSE
IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED MINT!!!!! CONDITION
ABSOLUTE MUSEUM CONDITION
WITH A MINT!!! CONDITION SLEEVE AND INNERS
- CATALOGUE:APPLE PAS 10008
- MATRIX: YEX 941-1U / YEX 942-2U
- SMAS-1/2-3418-Z12 ETCHED ON BOTH SIDES
- BLACK AND WHITE LABELS (BLUE AND WHITE ARE LATER ISSUES)
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 H / 5 LG
- THESE ARE ALL FIRST PRESS INDICATORS
THIS ALBUM IS PART OF A HUGE BEATLES COLLECTION THAT I WILL BE LISTING OVER THE COMING WEEKS. A LARGE PROPORTION OF THEM ARE UNPLAYED OR ONCE PLAYED MINT ALBUMS, AND ALL THE BIG VOLUMES ARE THERE. ALL OF THE SOLO ALBUMS AND ALL IN ABSOLUTELY THE BEST CONDITION POSSIBLE. PROBABLY A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO COLLECT A GENUINE 1970'S BEATLES SOLO ALBUM IN MINT CONDITION. MINT VINYL WITH A MINT SLEEVE
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE PICTURES AND COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS. THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE, SHOWING WHY THIS LP IS IN THE INCREDIBLE CONDITION THAT IT IS!!!.
THE VINYL
THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES, IT LOOKS AS GOOD TODAY AS IT DID WHEN IT WAS FIRST PRESSED IN 1973
EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, APART FROM THE VERY ODD WISP. THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE BEST COPY OF THIS LP YOU WILL EVER COME ACROSS IN MY OPINION
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.
TO FIND ANY MINT LP IS RARE BUT A BEATLES SOLO LP, JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN. I HAD TO PLAY IT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE POTENTIAL BIDDERS THE CHANCE TO HEAR JUST HOW MAGNIFICENT THIS VINYL IS. I HAVE OF COURSE BEEN EXTREMELY CAREFUL WHEN PLACING THE STYLUS ONTO THE SURFACE OF THIS MINT VINYL
I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH, INCLUDING THE RUN IN'S, THE RUN OUT'S AND THE LINKING GROOVES AS I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THIS SUPERB ALBUM OFF IN IT'S ENTIRETY
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST PURE FIRST PRESS. IT IS WITHOUT A DOUBT A STUNNING AUDIO PERFORMANCE FROM THE VINYL.
THERE IS OF COURSE NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT
NO LOUD CLICKS AND NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
BARELY THE ODD SPLIT SECOND OF VIRTUALLY INAUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES
I AM CERTAIN THAT I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH EITHER
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT !!!
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
ALONG WITH THE INCREDIBLE VINYL, COMES A SLEEVE THAT MATCHES IT IN ITS MAGNIFICENCE
THE UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD IS IN THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION AND THAT IS SIMPLY BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC SLEEVE FROM NEW
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY CLEAN, AND ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOURS HAVE BEEN PRESERVED, AND REMAINS UNRUBBED.
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE AND AMAZINGLY THERE ARE NO SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE EITHER. NOR ARE THERE ANY ALONG EITHER THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
FINALLY NO RINGWEAR OR EVEN THE SLIGHTEST TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE. IT IS THAT GOOD!!!
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE ALL OF THE EASILY WORN COLOUR FULLY INTACT AND RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THE TWO RIGHT CORNERS HAVE ONE DOT OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE ABSOLUTE TIP END.
THE SPINE ITSELF IS JUST SUPERB. ALL OF THE COLOUR HAS BEEN RETAINED AND IS UNRUBBED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUBBING ON THE VERY BOTTOM TIP. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE OPENING EDGE IS BEEN RAZOR SHARP AND CLEARLY SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE
THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN IN MINT CONDITION,NO COLOUR LOSS, NO LINES NOT EVEN THE TINY EDGE ONES, AND NO RINGWEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS, AGAIN WITH ALL OF THE COLOURS UNRUBBED.
THE CORRECT STRONG PAPER INNER SLEEVE IS IN MINT CONDITION. HAS THE LARGE THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND THE SNIPPED OFF CORNERS. NO MARKS OR STAINS, AND NO SPLITS OR CREASES. A PERFECT EXAMPLE
THE LYRIC INSERT SHEET IS IN MINT CONDITION, FLAT AND UNWRINKLED AND NO MARKS OR STAINS
HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT!!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
