John Lennon IMAGINE 1971 UK LP 1st Press W/ Poster & Card MINT MINUS AUDIO
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JOHN LENNON - IMAGINE
MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO
1ST PRESS - APPLE WITH THE -1U MATRIX NUMBERS
COMPLETE WITH POSTER AND CARD
STUNNING NEAR MINT SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:APPLE PAS 10004
- MATRIX: YEX 865-1U / YEX 866-1U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 MO / 1 PM (VERY EARLY FIRST PRESS)
- PORKY ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1
- PECKO ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2
FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE LABELS ARE JUST MAGNIFICENT, NO HANDLING MARKS OR STAINS. . THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE CREAMY WHITE AREAS ARE BEAUTIFULLY WHITE, AGAIN NO MAN MADE MARKS, THERE ARE 1-2 SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE INDICATING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS HAS BEEN PLAYED.
THE VINYL
THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES, AND EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THE ONLY THING I SEE ARE A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE WISPY PAPER WITHDRAWAL LINES. TOTALLY INSIGNIFICANT
THE TEST PLAY
THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO RECORDING IS PURE FIRST PRESS, AND EVERY NOTE CAN BE HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEANLY WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION.
THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THIS FIRST PRESS - JUST TAKE A LISTEN TO THE QUIET TRACK ' OH MY LOVE'
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE
NO LOUD POPS OR CLICKS
NEAR SILENT LINKING GROOVES, JUST THE ODD SPECK OF LOW LEVEL VINYL NOISE
NO STATIC TICS OR POPS
A TRULY MAGNIFICENT PLAYTHROUGH AND ONE THAT GRADES MINT MINUS
THE SLEEVE
FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE IN SUPERB CONDITION
THE ORIGINAL OWNER PLACED THE SLEEVE INTO A LARGE PLASTCI OUTER AND SEALED IT WITH TAPE ON THE INSIDE OF THE SLEEVE, SO HAVING REMOVED IT THERE ARE TAPE MARKS ON THE CARD INSIDE. TOTALLY NOT SPOTTABLE UNLESS THE SLEEVE IS PRISED OPEN
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND IN GLEAMING CONDITION. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASE LINES, AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THERE IS NO RING WEAR AND ONLY IF YOU ANGLE THE SLEEVE INTO A STRONG LIGHT IS THERE A SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE.
THE LAMINATE IS FLAWLESS. NO PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE
THERE ARE JUST FIVE PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES AGAINST THE OPENING EDGE
THERE IS ONE TINY NICK TO THE OPENING EDGE AT THE BOTTOM
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR OF ANY DESCRIPTION. ALL FOUR CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED
THE SPINE IS ALSO UNBLEMISHED, WITH THE TAPERED ENDS HAVING NO DAMAGE TO THEM WHATSOEVER, AND WITH EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, PLUS ALL OF THE LAMINATE PERFECTLY INTACT. NO SQUASHING OF THE SPINE AT ALL EITHER
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND JUST BY LOOKING AT THIS YOU CAN TELL THE RECORD HAS NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES.
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE EXACT SAME CONDITION AS THE FRONT
THIS RELEASE HAS LYRIC INNER SLEEVE WHICH IS IN UNSPLIT AND WHITE CONDITION WITHOUT AND CREASES, JUST A LITTLE EDGE AGEING TO ONE SIDE
THE ORIGINAL ISSUE POSTER IS IN MINT CONDITION, AS IS THE POSTCARD
THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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