Joni Mitchell COURT AND SPARK 1974 UK LP 1st Press Asylum White Label MINT MINUS
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Feb 3, 2022 Sold Date
Jan 27, 2022 Start Date
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I have come across a collection of records that defy time.

They belonged to a collector who was buying in the mid to late 60's through the 70's and 80's

However his family have said that he didn't own a record player until the mid 80's.

Very strange I know, but what it means is that the early records have in most cases never been played or at the most one play.

Naturally people's tastes in music change and that's why the 80's albums have had more play than the 60's

There are some incredible records in this collection

I aim to release one per day and will list them at 8pm UK time so that they don't get confused with my other listings

I will also be test playing each record prior to listing . My very very careful test play will go undetected however


JONI MITCHELL - COURT AND SPARK

1974 UK 1ST PRESS

MINT MINUS AUDIO

NEAR MINT GATEFOLD

FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING

 

  • CATALOGUE: ASYLUM SYLA 8756
  • MATRIX NUMBERS: SYLA 8756 A-1 / B-1
  • MOTHERS/STAMPERS:5 OL / 3 OM

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE WHITE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE UNFADED OR UNRUBBED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE COLOURS STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.

I CAN'T EVEN SEE ANY MORE THAN 3-4 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST WHY THIS ALBUM IS IN THE SUPERB CONDITION THAT IT IS


THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW WITH AN ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS SHEEN, AND LOOKS TOTALLY MINT

AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING VISIBLE OTHER THAN A COUPLE OF TINY WISPY HAIRLINES AND ONE ULTRA FINE SURFACE HANDLING LINE (INVISIBLE IN NORMAL LIGHT)



PLAYING THE RECORD


A TRUE FIRST PRESS PERFORMANCE WITH A STEREO REPRODUCTION THAT IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. SILENT RUN IN'S AND NEAR SILENT LINKING GROOVES LEADING TO PERFECT SOUND PLAYED WITHOUT DISTORTION THUS NO GROOVE WEAR. 

THE RECORD PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION

THE FIRST THING TO MENTION IS THE TOTAL LACK OF EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, NO CLICKS OR STICK OR JUMPS

THE ODD TINY SPECK OF LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A LINGING GROOVE OR TWO AND A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

NO TICS OR POPS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AND VINYL CONDITION AS MINT MINUS


 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

 NON LAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD SLEEVE 

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN WITH RICH AND VIBRANT COLOURS ACROSSS THE WHOLE COVER

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE STILL SHARP AND SQUARE AND THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THERE IS A THIN CREASE LINE OVER THE TOP LEFT CORNER

THERE IS THE VERY LIGHTEST SHADOW OF HANDLING TO THE EDGES

THERE IS ONE PRESSURE LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE, ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGS ARE PRISTINE WITH ALL OF THE COLOURED SURFACE RUNNING FULLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER. JUST A TINY DOT OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TIP ENDS

. THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE IN THE SAME LOVELY STATE

THE SPINE IS FLAT , WITH PERFECT TYPEFACE AND UNBLEMISHED ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE IS VERY CLEAN LIKE THE FRONT, JUST THE VERY LIGHTEST OUTLINE OF RECORD SHAPE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS

THE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS FREE FROM SPLITS OR CREASES

THIS SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT

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

GARRY


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