John Lennon Plastic Ono Band IMAGINE 1971 UK LP 1st Complete PLAY NEAR MINT HEAR
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JOHN LENNON - IMAGINE
NEAR MINT AUDIO
1ST PRESS - APPLE WITH THE -1U MATRIX NUMBERS
COMPLETE WITH POSTER AND CARD
EX+ SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:APPLE PAS 10004
- MATRIX: YEX 865-1U / YEX 866-1U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 AO / 2 AO
- PORKY ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1
- PECKO ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2
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.
THE VINYL
THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES,WHERE IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS.
UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO I CAN JUST 3-4 VERY FINE WISPT HAIRLINES
THE TEST PLAY
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 EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE
NO LOUD POPS OR CLICKS
ALL I HEARD WAS THE ODD TINY SPECK OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AND 3-4 TINY LITTLE STATIC / DUST TICS DURING THE ENTRIE PLAY
VERY CLEAN AND CLEAR AUDIO THAT GRADES NEAR MINT
BUT DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE IN CLEAN 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 ARESEVEN SMALL PRESSURE LINES ALONG THE SPINE. ONE ACROSS THE TOP LEFT CORNER TIP, AND SEVEN ALONG THE TOP EDGE. SEVEN ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE ANDTWO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR OF ANY DESCRIPTION. ONE PIN PRICK OF RUB ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP END
THE SPINE HAS 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. ONE LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSION
THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP
THE REAR SURFACEONLY HAS A COUPLE OF PRESSURE LINES IN THE SPINE AND TOP EDGE
THIS RELEASE HAS LYRIC INNER SLEEVE WHICH IS IN UNSPLIT AND WHITE CONDITION WITHOUT AND CREASES, JUST A LITTLE TOP EDGE WEAR
THE ORIGINAL ISSUE POSTER IS IN MINT CONDITION, AS IS THE POSTCARD
THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES EX+
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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