Moody Blues EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR UK LP 1ST 1W/1W 2-3 PLAYS NEAR MINT -
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THE MOODY BLUES - EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR
IN MAGNIFICENT 2-3 PLAY NEAR MINT MINUS CONDITION
STUNNING VERY FIRST ISSUE HEAVILY TEXTURED GATEFOLD IN MINT MINUS CONDITION!!!
- CATALOGUE:THRESHOLD THS5
- MATRIX:XZAL-10638P-1W / 10639P-1W
- PLAYED 2-3 TIMES SINCE 1971
- VERY FIRST PRESS WITH THE 1W / 1W NUMBERS
THE FIRST ISSUE ROBERT STACE SLEEVES WERE EVEN MORE HEAVILY TEXTURED THAN SUBSEQUENT PRESSINGS
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE WHITE AND MAUVE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE WHITENESS OF THE BASE COLOUR IS JUST PERFECT. NO MARKS OR STAINS, OR SIGNS OF HANDLING, JUST WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT ON A RECORD THAT HASN'T HAD MORE THAN A COUPLE OF PLAYS. THE MAUVE LOGO'S AND TYPEFACE ARE ALL PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN. JUST 1-2 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
ABSOLUTELY GLEAMING PRISTINE VINYL. HAS A MIRROR LIKE FINISH TO IT, AND LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED. THERE ARE NO MARKS AT ALL ON THE DISC, AND EVEN WHEN PRESENTED TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND ONE LIGHT SCUFF IN THE DEAD WAX RUN OUT TO 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.
I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.
THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
TAKE A LISTEN TO THE FIRST TRACK WITH THE RAINFALL SEQUENCE. IT IS JUST BRILLIANT, AND THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION JUST INCREDIBLE
THE LP PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ALL
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE
NO VINYL NOISE EITHER, AND THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT IN THIS RESPECT
THERE IS THE ODD SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, AND A FEW RANDOM TINY LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT MINUS!!!
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
THIS IS ONE OF THE HARDEST SLEEVES TO COLLECT IN MY OPINION. THE TEXTURED SLEEVE USUALLY HAS ANY ONE OF A NUMBER OF FLAWS WHICH CAN BE ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING LIST.
SERIOUSLY RUBBED COLOURS, TERRIBLE RING WEAR, HEAVY CREASE LINES, EDGE WEAR, OPENING EDGE FRAYED AND FLUFFED
THIS COPY HOWEVER IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION.
THERE ARE MANY COPIES OF THIS ALBUM OUT THERE, AND A VERY FIRST PRESS SLEEVE IS DIFFICULT TO TELL FROM MOST OF THE OTHERS AS THEY TOO ARE TEXTURED AND ALSO MADE BY ROBERT STACE, BUT A FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE HAS A HEAVIER TEXTURE THAN ALL OF THE REST, MAKING IT FEEL MORE LIKE A SKIN THAN CARD.
THIS IS THE HEAVY TEXTURED FIRST ISSUE ROBERT STACE SLEEVE!!!
THE FRONT SURFACE IS IMMACULATE!!
THE FIRST THING TO NOTE IS THAT THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER, AND NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE.
THERE IS JUST ONE MICROSCOPIC, THIN AND BARELY VISIBLE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE AT ALL ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES ANYWHERE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE OR ELSEWHERE.
THE TEXTURED SURFACE IS ALSO PERFECT AND UNBLEMISHED
THE TOP EDGE HAS NO SHELF WEAR AT ALL
THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A FEW PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH.
IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS LP HAS SPENT ALL OF IT'S LIFE INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE, AND MY GUESS IS THAT THE COUPLE OF SPECKS OF WHITE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE WERE DONE IN THE STORE PRIOR TO PURCHASE
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE DELICATE TEXTURED COLOUR IS THERE, AND ONLY THE VERY TOP TIP END SHOWS A SPECK OF WHITE. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND PRISTINE.
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T HAVE ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS, WHICH IS FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT THE LP HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE FROM NEW
THE LYRIC INSERT SHEET IS IN MINT CONDITION TUCKED INSIDE THE SLEEVE.
THE REAR SURFACE IS WITHIN A WHISKER OF BEING AS PERFECT AS THE FRONT. THERE ARE NO LINES NEAR THE PERIMETER EDGES, AND ALL OF THE COLOUR IS PERFECT.
IF YOU ANGLE THE SLEEVE INTO THE LIGHT YOU CAN JUST ABOUT MAKE OUT A SLIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ONLY.
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A TRULY PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS
THE BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN IMMACULATE UNSPLIT, UNCREASED, AND PERFECTLY FLAT. IT IS MINT
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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