George Harrison THE CONCERT FOR BANGLA DESH UK MINT -
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GEORGE HARRISON'S - THE CONCERT FOR BANGLA DESH
IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS CONDITION
- CATALOGUE: APPLE STCH 3385
- MATHERS / STAMPERS: A 15 /G 1/ A 12 /G 10 /A 24/ G 10
- POKY ETCHED IN DEAD WAX SIDE 2
- PECKO ETCHED IN DEAD WAX SIDE 3
THIS IS A SUPERB MINT / MINT MINUS EXAMPLE OF THIS 3LP BOX SET FROM 1971. GEORGE GOT TOGETHER A HUGE GATHERING OF SOME OF THE WORLDS BEST MUSICIANS, AND PERFROMED A CONCERT FOR CHARITY. THIS ARTISTS INCLUDED
- GEORGE HARRISON
- RINGO STARR
- LEON RUSSELL
- BOB DYLAN
- BILLY PRESTON
- ERIC CLAPTON
- RAVI SHANKAR
- BADFINGER
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE 6 PICTURE LABELS ARE IN ABSOLUTELY PRITINE CONDITION. THERE IS NOT A MARK ON EITHER SIDE, AND NO COLOUR LOSS. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE SPINDLE HOLES ARE UNWORN. I CANNOT ACTUALLY SEE ANY SPIDER LINES ON ANY OF THE THREE DISCS
THE VINYL
THESE THREE DISCS ARE ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT. NOT A MARK ON ANY ONE OF THEM, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN. A SET OF ORIGINAL VINYLS IN UNPLAYED / 1 PLAY CONDITION. ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE SET!!!
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 3 DISC SET FORM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW 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
FROM THE RUN IN GROOVE TO THE RUN OUT GROOVE ON SIDE 6 THIS SET PLAYS WITHOUT FAULY. THE SILENT BITS ARE TOTALLY SILENT, AND THE MUSIC IS FREE FROM ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER.
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE TO BE HEARD ANYWHERE. NO CLICKS ON ANY DISC, AND NO VINYL NOISE EITHER. JUST A MAGNIFICENT AUDIO REFPRODUCTION
TO BE ULTRA PICKY THERE ARE A COUPLE OF RANDOM SECONDS OF WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC AND I HEARD NO MORE THAN 2 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH ALL SIX SIDES
A GENUINE 1ST PRESS UK SET IN MINT MINUS CONDITION!!!!
DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE ALISTEN AND JUDGE THE QUALITY FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
WELL A BOX, NOT A SLEEVE. HOW HARD IS THIS TO FIND IS COLLECTIBLE CONDITION? NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. FIRSTLY YOU HAVE MOST OF THESE BOXES WITH TORN CORNERS AND SECONDLY THE POROUS SURFACE IS USUALLY VERY BADLY SOILED.
THIS ONE HAS ALL EIGHT CORNERS ON BOTH BASE AND LID IN IMMACULATE UNTORN CONDITION
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY CLEAN MARK FREE. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF HANDLING, NOR ARE THERE STAINS ETC. TWO TINY LITTLE BLACK FLECKS AT THE VERY TOP. THE MATT ORANGE COLOUR IS ALL THERE AND IT IS CLEAR THERE HAS BEEN NO RUBBING
AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED ALL FOUR CORNERS ARE PRISTINE, WHILST THREE OF THE SPINES ARE ALSO IN UNBLEMISHED CONDITION. THE TOP SPINE HAS HAD A SMALL TEAR WHICH HAS BEEN INVISIBLY REPAIRED LEAVING WHAT LOOKS LIKE A SMALL CREASE LINE ONLY.
THE SPINES HAVE FADED VERY SLIGHTLY WHEN COMPARED TO THE TOP OF THE BOX, HOWEVER THE BLACK TYPEFACE ON THE LEFT HAND SPINE IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION.
THE BOTTOM SECTION OF THE BOX IS ALSO IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. THE CORNERS AGAIN ARE UNSPLIT AND THE DEEP ORNAGE COLOUR IS UNRUBBED. THIS ORANGE IS EVEN DEEPER AND RICHER IN COLOUR ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LID, AND THE INSIDE OF THE BASE. THE ACTUAL REAR SURFACE OF THE BOX OR THE BOTTOM IF YOU PREFER, HAS ONLY TWO TINY SCUFFS AND ONE LITTLE BROWN STAIN CIRCLE
INSIDE THE BOX THE THREE ALBUMS COME HOUSED INSIDE THREE VERY VULNERABLE ROUGH TEXTURED INNER SLEEVES THAT IN MOST CASES HAVE SPLIT ALONG THE SEAMS. ON THIS COPY HOWEVER ALL THREE INNERS ARE IN UNSPLIT CONDITION.BARELY A WRINKLE ON THEM, THE ONLY FLAW IS THAT ONE OF THEM HAS THE TINIEST NICK TO THE TOP OPENING EDGE
I HAVE REMOVED THE LP'S AND PLACED THEM IN POLY LINED INNERS TO ENSURE THERE IS NO POSSIBILITY OF THE ORIGINALS SUSTAINING ANY DAMAGE AT ALL
THE HUGE 64 PAGE BOOK IS ALSO IN SUPERB CONDITION. IT HAS BEEN THUMBED THROUGH A FEW TIMES, BUT THE DELICATE STAPLES HINGES ARE STILL PERFECTLY ATTACHED TO ALL OF THE PAGES, AND THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS TO THE PAGES AT ALL
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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