John Lennon MIND GAMES US EXPORT LP 1ST PRESS UNPLAYED AND 100% MINT MINUS
  £   19
  $   25

 


£ 19 Sold For
Apr 29, 2015 Sold Date
Apr 22, 2015 Start Date
1 Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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JOHN LENNON - MIND GAMES

IN MAGNIFICENT  UNPLAYED MINT MINUS CONDITION

1ST PRESS -  US EXPORT COPY

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

 

  • CATALOGUE:APPLE SW 3414  
  • MATRIX: SW 3414 Z11 / Z11 

 

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,I.E NEVER!!!

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 ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO MAKE OUT ONE WISPY HAIRLINE AND A LIGHT DULL STREAK AT THE OUTER EDGE OF SIDE ONE

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.

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

THE ODD SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE VINYL NOISE AND NO MORE THAN 2-3 TINY LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

 

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASE LINES, AND NO LIGHT ONES EITHER. THE TOP LEFT CORNER TIP HAS A REALLY TINY SCUFF AND THERE IS THE ABSOLUTE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE ALONG THE SPINE EDGE

THE COLOURS ARE ALL IN SUPERB UNRUBBED STATE

THERE ARE ZERO!! LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY HEAVY SHELF WEAR, AND IT IS CLEAR THAT THE COVER HAS BEEN PRESERVED WELL FROM NEW. THE TOP RIGHT TIP END HAS A PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON IT, AND THE BOTTOM RIGHT THE SAME WITH A TINY SLIVER OF RUB NEXT TO THE CORNER

US EXPORT COPIES USUALLY HAVE EITHER A HOLE PUNCHED INTO THE SLEEVE, THE CORNER CUT OFF OR A LARGE CHUCK CUT OUT OF THE SPINE. THIS ONE HAS ONLY THE TINIEST LITTLE SNIP TO THE SPINE. ABOUT A THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN AND NOT ON ANY OF THE TYPEFACE

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

REMARKABLY THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB STATE AS THE FRONT. BETTER ACTUALLY AS THE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE WHATSOEVER.

THE VERY FIRST ISSUES OF THIS ALBUM HAD A LYRIC INNER SLEEVE, WHICH THIS ONE HAS. BUT UNLIKE MOST COPIES THIS ONE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSPLIT

THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT

 

 

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

GARRY

 

 



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