Moody Blues DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED 1967 UK LP 1W / 1W DSS NEAR MINT AUDIO

	£		32
	$		42

THE MOODY BLUES - DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED

PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT GRADE

SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT

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• CATALOGUE:DERAM SML 707
• MATRIX:ZAL-8078-1W / 8079-1W
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 GH / 1 HU
• JT STAMPES INTO DEAD WAX 
• PLAYED 3-4 TIMES SINCE 1967

SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS EARLY MOODY BLUES ALBUM, IN A VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE CONDITION

ONLY THE VERY FIRST PRESSES WERE RELEASED ON THE DSS RED AND WHITE LABEL. ALL REISSUES WERE ON THE DERAM HALF RED AND HALF WHITE LABEL, AND ONLY THE VERY FIRST PRESSES HAD THE MATRIX NUMBERS THAT ENDED IN 1W

 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 RED AND WHITE DSS FIRST PRESS LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE WHITE AREA IS VERY WHITE AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE RED LOGO IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND CLEAR. THERE ARE 4-5 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE INDICATING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED IN THE LAST 52 YEARS

THE VINYL

BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY ALBUM HAVING RETAINED  ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE SURFACE AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS. EONLY WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE SOME FINE WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE AND ONE HAIRLINE HANDLING LINE ON THE LAST TRACK OF SIDE TWO

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.

THIS LP HAS SO MANY QUIET ORCHESTRAL PASSAGES, THAT ANY UNWANTED BACKGROUND NOISE IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE IN MY EYES. THIS HAS TO PLAY TO PERFECTION OR VERY CLOSE TO IN MY BOOK

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO ANY LP THEY ARE CONSIDERING PLACING A BID ON 

FIRSTLY THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION ON THIS VINYL IS JUST SUPERB, WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND ANYWHERE ON THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH SHOWING THAT THE RECORD WAS PLAYED ON A DECENT SYSTEM WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE IS THE BAREST TRACE OF LOW LEVEL STATIC NOISE AS THE INTRO TO SIDE ONE STARTS, BUT IT REALLY IS ALMOST INSIGNIFICANT .TAKE A LISTEN TO THE FIRST SOUNDBITE. AS THE MUSIC SWITCHES BETWEEN POP TO ORCHESTRAL AND THE VOLUME DECREASES TO VIRTUALLY NOTHING, THERE IS NOTHING TO HEAR IN THE MAIN.

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF STATIC POPS ON DURING THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH AND THE OCCASIONAL BIT OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, BUT THIS WAS ONLY HEARD BECAUSE I SIT RIGHT ON TOP OF MY SPEAKERS WHILST TYPING THIS OUT. MOVING TO A NORMAL LISTENING DISTANCE AND EVEN THIS CANNOT BE HEARD

THE RECORDINGS WILL GIVE YOU A GREAT OVERVIEW OF THE ALBUM, AND IT PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS, BUT TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS NEAR MINT FOR THE PLAY THROUGH

THE SLEEVE

THIS IS THE GENUINE SECONDT ISSUE SLEEVE, WHICH HAS THE WHITE BORDER ACROSS THE TOP WHICH THE LATER ISSUES DID NOT HAVE.

THE FIRST ISSUES HAD THE MOODY BLUES IN BLACK TEXT

ALSO THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THE SLEEVE HAS TO HAVE THE PINK AND BLUE DSS LOGO IN IT.

THE SLEEVE IS CLOUT AND BAKER SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR. THE LAMINATE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR FOLDS. THE SMALL LAMINATE PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST FOUR TINY ONES, AND THERE ONE SMALL AND BARELY VISIBLE  LINE ALONG THE TOP EDGE. NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR. SMOOTH LAMINATE ALL THE WAY ALONG AND NO RUB

THE SPINE HAS PERFECT LAMINATE, NO PEEL OR FLAKE AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALL PINCHES TO THE SPINE WHERE A THUMB AND FINGER HAVE GRIPPED A LITTLE TOO TIGHTLY

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND SHOWS WHY THIS LP HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS THE UNLAMINATED SIDE AND MOST PRONE TO WEAR AND TEAR. HERE THE WHITE SURFACE HAS REMAINED NEAR PRISTINE. THERE IS A LITTLE AGEING NEAR THE OPENING EDGE, AND A TRACE OF HANDLING TO THE EDGES, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE SURFACE IS STILL VERY WHITE

THE DECCA POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN AN UNSPLIT CONDITION. AND APART FROM A LITTLE GLUE AGEING IS IN SUPER CONDITION

THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT

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

GARRY