John Lennon IMAGINE UK LP 1st Press W/Lyric Inner Poster Card FINAL UPGRADE MINT

	£		160
	$		212

JOHN LENNON - IMAGINE

 MAGNIFICENT  FINAL UPGRADE MINT AUDIO

1ST PRESS -  APPLE WITH THE -1U MATRIX NUMBERS

COMPLETE WITH POSTER AND CARD

STUNNING MINT SLEEVE

I BELIEVE THIS COPY IS AS GOOD AS WHEN IT FIRST LEFT THE STORE IN 1971

• CATALOGUE:APPLE PAS 10004
• MATRIX: YEX 865-1U / YEX 866-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 GM / 2 GA (VERY EARLY FIRST PRESS)
• PORKY ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1
• PECKO ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2

 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 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 ZERO SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE INDICATING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS HAS BEEN PLAYED. IT IS QUITE LIKELY THAT THIS LP HAS NEVER BEEN PLAYED BEFORE TODAY

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

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 ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I HAVE BECOME CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

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 IT DOES SOUND. 

THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO RECORDING IS PURE FIRST PRESS, AND EVERY NOTE CAN BE HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEANLY WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION.

THIS IS THE BEST COPY OF THIS YOU WILL EVER FIND  - JUST TAKE A LISTEN TO THE QUIET TRACK ' OH MY LOVE'

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE

NO LOUD POPS OR CLICKS

NO STATIC AND DEATHLY SILENT LINKING GROOVES

NO STATIC TICS OR POPS

A TRULY MAGNIFICENT PLAYTHROUGH AND ONE THAT GRADES MINT - A FINAL UPGRADE

BUT DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE IN MINT CONDITION

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 TWO MINUSCULE PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES AGAINST THE OPENING EDGE

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 MINT AND YOU WILL NOT FIND A BETTER EXAMPLE ANYWHERE

A FINAL UPGRADE

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

GARRY