Gun THE GUN Rare 1968 UK PROG ROCK LP 1st Press MINT MINUS / NEAR MINT AUDIO

	£		108
	$		143

GUN -THE GUN

INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS / NEAR MINT AUDIO

 ORIGINAL UK ORANGE CBS LABEL 1ST PRESS

NEAR MINT LAMINATED SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:CBS 63552
• MATRIX:63552 A1/B1
• FIRST PRESS INDICATORS
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 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 RECORD

THE LABELS

THE ORANGE LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE AND THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST 1-2 MINISCULE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE, AND EVEN THIS YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT UNDER A LIGHT, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED IN ITS 51 YEARS. . 

THE VINYL

SUPERB GLEAMING ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT DISC IN SUPERB CONDITION. . THE DISC GLEAMS AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS FLAWLESS. AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A COUPLE OF WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES, AND TWO MINUSCULE HANDLING MARKS

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 LP FROM START TO FINISH SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO JUDGE THE CONDITION OF THE SOUND FOR YOURSELF. I BELIEVE IT IS FAR BETTER TO ALLOW A POTENTIAL BIDDER TO HEAR THE THE RECORD BEFORE THEY LAY A BID, RATHER THAN JUST USE DESCRIPTIVE WORDS. EVERYONES IDEA OF CONDITION DIFFERS BUT NOTHING CAN BE MISTAKEN IF YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR THE ACTUAL RECORD. SO PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THE RECORDINGS.

THE RECORD PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, WHICH MEANS THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY IT HAS PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED WAS CONDUCTED ON A GOOD SYSTEM THAT DIDN'T HAVE A WORN OR HEAVY STYLUS

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER MAKING A CLEAN NOISE FREE SILENCE IN THE LINKING GROOVES AND THE NEAR SILENT PASSAGES

SIDE ONE PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION WITH JUST A COUPLE OF SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC AND A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE LITTLE STATIC TICS

SIDE TWO PLAYS ALMOST AS CLEANLY WITH ABOUT 4-5 TINY LITTLE TICS SPREAD RANDOMLY OVER THE LAST TWO TRACKS. I STRESS THERE IS NO CRACKLE OD LOUD POPS, JUST A FEW TINY LITTLE AND IN SOME CASES BARELY AUDIBLE TICS

SO PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM

I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THE AUDIO REPRODUCTION ON THIS OUTSTANDING VINYL AS MINT MINUS FOR SIDE ONE AND NEAR MINT FOR SIDE TWO

BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT, NON LAMINATED REAR E.J DAY SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THE SHEEN ON THE LAMINATE IS QUITE SUPERB!

NO HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES AND NO FOLDS OR BENDS. THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE, AND THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE.

THERE IS JUST THREE BARELY VISIBLE LITTLE LAMINATE PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. FIVE SMALL ONES ON THE TOP EDGE, AND EIGHT EQUALLY TINY ONES ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. 

THERE ARE ZERO THUMB LINES CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE. 

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY ADHERED.

THE SPINE IS WAFER THIN, NON LAMINATED, FLAT AND CLEAN. THE TYPEFACE IS LEGIBLE, THE COLOURS ARE STILL INTACT, AND THERE IS ONLY A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF WHITE ALONG THE BROWN EDGE

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE THUMB NAIL NICKS

THE REAR SURFACE IS NON LAMINATED AND IN TOP CONDITION. JUST A TINY SHADOW OF RING WEAR NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. OTHER THAN THAT SUPER DEEP BLACK AND PERFECT PICTURES AND TEXT. THERE ARE A FEW SMALL BARELY VISIBLE PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE

FOR ME THIS SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT

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

GARRY