John Entwistle The Who WHISTLE RYMES UK LP1ST UNPLAYED
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JOHN ENTWISTLE - WHISTLE RYMES
IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED CONDITION
RARE ORIGINAL 1973 TRACK PHOTGRAPH OF JOHN ENTWISTLE INCLUDED
- CATALOGUE:TRACK 2406-104
- MATRIX: 2406104 A//1 1 1 1/ B//1 1 1 1
- FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS
- I WAS ASTOUNDED TO FIND THIS LP IN THIS UNPLAYED CONDITION. THE FACT THAT IT HAS SAT HOUSED IN IT'S SLEEVE FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS IS JUST AMAZING.
- I WAS EVEN MORE SURPRISED UPON REMOVING THE LP FROM THE SLEEVE, WHEN A STUNNING BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF JOHN ENTWISTLE CAME OUT WITH IT. THE PICTURE IS AN OFFICIAL TRACK LABEL PHOTO FROM THE SAME DATE AS THE LP
- LOVERS OF THE WHO WILL FIND THIS COMPLIMENTS THEIR COLLECTION COMPLETELY
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
SUPERB JET BLACK TRACK LABEL WITH SILVER LOGO AND TYPEFACE. THE BASE COLOUR IS MAGNIFICENT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER LOGO AND TYPEFACE IS UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. WHEN I PLACED THE LP ONTO MY TURNTABLE I COULD FEEL THE RESIDUAL SHARDS OF VINYL STILL INSIDE THE HOLE FROM THE FACTORY PRESS. THIS WOULD HAVE FALLEN OFF WITHIN A COUPLE OF PLAYS. THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWS ABSOLUTELY NO SPIDER LINES AROUND IT ON EITHER SIDE, BACKING UP THE UNPLAYED STATE OF THIS ALBUM
THE VINYL
THE VINYL LOOKS AND FEELS ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE. BY FEELS I AM TALKING ABOUT THAT FEELING YOU GET AS YOU PLUCK A NEW LP FROM IT'S INNER SLEEVE FOR THE FIRST TIME. YOU COLLECTORS OUT THERE WILL KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON ANY PART OF THE SURFACE OF THIS INCREDIBLE DISC, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE. IT IS IN THE BEST CONDITION POSSIBLE
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 FOUR COMPLETE TRACKS FROM THIS ALBUM, I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, I HAVE ALSO RECORDED THE LINKING GROOVES TO THE START OF THE OTHER TRACKS THAT ON OFFER. THE REPORDUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS
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 SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY. THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS I CANNOT FAULT THIS VINYL WHATSOEVER.
THERE IS THE ODD BIT OF LIGHT STATIC AND ONE OR TWO DUST POPS HERE AND THERE BUT THATS ALL
I WAS IN TWO MINDS AS TO WHETHER TO PLAY THIS LP OR NOT, BUT AS I HAVE SAID MANY TIMES ' UNPLAYED DOES NOT MEAN MINT' AND I HAVE GOT SO USED TO OFFEREING SOUNDBITES WITH MY LISTINGS THAT I JUST HAD TO CONFIRM IT'S STATIS AS A MINT ALBUM.
IT'S A CRACKING ORIGINAL 1971 FIRST PRESS, AND IN THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION YOU COULD EVER WANT
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED LIGHTLY TEXTURED E.J DAY GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY PEN MARKS OR STAINS. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR DINGS. THE SMALL LINES THAT FORM NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST FIVE TINY ONES THAT ARE ONLY REALLY VISIBLE WHEN THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT.
THE SLEEVE HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL COLOURS. THERE IS NO RUBBING TO THIS DELICATE SURFACE WHATSOEVERE. IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER THERE IS THE VERY FAINT OUTLINE OF WHAT CAN ONLY HAVE BEEN A STCIKER. AGAIN THIS IS BARELY VISIBLE. THE CORNER TIPS HAVE THE LIGHTEST TOUCH OF SHELF WEAR.
THE TOP EDGE IS TOTALLY UNWORN WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS THE BAREST TOUCH OF SHELF WEAR. THE SLEEVE HAS CLEARLY SPENT MOST OF IT'S LIFE INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER COVER.
THE SPINE AGAIN HAS JUST A COUPLE OF PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHWING THROUGH THE DEEP BLUE BASE COLOUR. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PUT TOGETHER
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS SPECTACULAR AS THE FRONT, AND IT'S WORTH POINTING OUT THAT THERE IS NO RINGWEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE ANYWHERE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS
THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN THE SAME TOP CONDITION AS THE REST OF THE SLEEVE. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNCREASED WITH JUST SOME LIGHT BROWNING TO THE VERY BOTTOM AREA
THE PHOTOGRAPH
AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND THIS ENCLOSED INSIDE THE SLEEVE ALONG WITH THE VINYL. IT IS WITHOUT DOUBT A PERIOD PHOTOGRAPH OF JOHN ENTWISTLE. THE PHOTO IS IN SUPER GLOSSY CONDITION AND THE WHITE IS VERY WHITE. THERE IS ONE VERY LIGHT CREASE LINE BOTTOM RIGHT, BUT BARELY VISIBLE
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS
THIS INCREDIBLE COLLECTIBLE WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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