John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band 1970 UK LP 1st Press W/Inner NEAR MINT - LISTEN

	£		74
	$		98

JOHN LENNON - PLASTIC ONO BAND

IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED NEAR MINT CONDITION

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

STUNNING NEAR MINT SLEEVE WITH CORRECT INNER

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• CATALOGUE:APPLE PCS 7124 
• MATRIX: YEX 827-1U / YEX 828-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 AM/ 1 AL 

ABSLUTELY STUNNING COPY OF THIS 1970 ALBUM FROM JOHN LENNON. A GENUINE FIRST PRESS WITH THE FIRST PRESS LYRIC INNER SLEEVE. ALL LATER PRESSES JUST HAD THE STANDARD PLAIN APPLE INNER SLEEVE

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

 THE LABELS ARE JUST MAGNIFICENT. . THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE CREAMY WHITE AREAS ARE BEAUTIFULLY WHITE, WITH JUST ONE VERY LIGHT TINY PINK MARK ON SIDE TWO, THERE ARE 3-4  REALLY SMALL 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 IN DAYLIGHT THE RECORD LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION ALL THAT IS VISIBLE ARE A FEW TINY WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES

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 TAKEN THE DECISION TO RECORD THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. IT HAS LONG BEEN A VALID POINT THAT BUYING ON EBAY CAN BE A LOTTERY AND THAT AN ITEM DESCRIBED AS MINT WILL OFTEN TURN UP AND PLAY VERY POORLY, GIVING SELLERS A BAD NAME AND WORSE STILL A TOTAL MISTRUST OF BUYING. WELL I HOPE TO ADDRESS THIS BY ALLOWING POTENTIAL BIDDERS TO HERA THE WHOLE LP, INCLUDING ALL THE LINKING GROOVES AND RUN INS. I HOPE YOU AGREE THAT THIS EXTRA TIME AND EFFORT IS WELL WORTH WHILE

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMOSTRATE JUST HOW IT DOES SOUND. 

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

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER, AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE

NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS

JUST SOME VERY OCCASIONAL BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, AND ONE OR TWO MINUSCULE STATIC TICS

OVERALL A SUPERIOR EXAMPLE OF THIS BEATLES RELATED ALBUM, AND ONE THAT WOULD GRACE ANY COLLECTION

I AM DELIGHTED TO BE BE ABLE  TO GRADE IT AS NEAR MINT (VERY CLOSE TO MINT MINUS)

BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, SIT BACK AND LISTEN TO THE WHOLE LP AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE I

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY ADHERED, NO FLAKE , PEEL, OR LIFT. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASE LINES, FOLD OR BENDS

THERE ARE THREE MINUSCULE LAMINATE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. TWO ALONG THE TOP, ONE OF WHICH DOES STRETCH ACROSS THE COVER FOR 2 INCHES. ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE MICROSCOPIC LAMINATE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 99% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR,WITH THE LAMINATE IN PERFECT CONDITION, AND JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE TOP LEFT AND BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS

THE WAFER THIN SPINE IS ALSO UNBLEMISHED. NO DAMAGE TO THE DELICATE LAMINATE AND ONLY A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND ONLY HAS A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS AT THE BOTTOM

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME LOVELY CONDITION AS THE FRONT

THE VERY FIRST ISSUES OF THIS ALBUM HAD A LYRIC INNER SLEEVE, WHICH THIS ONE HAS. 

THIS SLEEVE HAS THE LYRICS TO ALL OF THE TRACKS AS WELL AS THE BAND PERSONNEL. 

IT HAS REMAINED CREASE FREE AND HAS NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS. IT DOES HAVE SIGNS OF NATURAL AGEING AND THE ONCE OFF WHITE COLOUR IS NOW A LIGHT SHADE OF BROWN AROUND THE EDGES, PLUS THERE ARE SOME FOXING MOTTLES

THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT

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

GARRY