Moody Blues EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR UK LP 1ST NM

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THE MOODY BLUES - EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR

IN MAGNIFICENT  CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:THRESHOLD THS5 
• MATRIX:XZAL-10638P-2W / 10639P-1W 
• PLAYED 2-3 TIMES SINCE 1971
• VERY EARLY PRESS WITH THE 2W / 1W NUMBERS

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ON DECCA ALBUMS OF WHICH THIS IS AN OFFSHOOT HAVE THE NUMBERS 1W WHICH WOULD INDICATE A VERY  FIRST PRESS.

THIS ONE IS 2W ON SIDE ONE AND 1W ON SIDE TWO WHICH MEANS THAT THIS IS A VERY  EARLY FIRST PRESS

FIRST ISSUE ROBERT STACE SLEEVE

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 PRISTONE AND UNRUBBED. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN. JUST 2-3 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

ABSOLOUTELY 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 COUPLE OF REALLY WISPY 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 RECORDED FOUR THREE MINUTE EXCERPTS  FROM THIS  ALBUM,  I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, IN ADDITION I HAVE RECORDED ONE RANDOM TRACK FROM EACH SIDE, INCLUDING THE LINKING GROOVE AS I WISH TO DEMONSTRATE NOT ONLY THE ABSOLUTE CLARITY OF THE RECORDING, BUT THE SILENCE IN THE BITS THAT SHOULD BE SILENT. PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THE QUALITY FOR YOURSELF. THERE IS A LITTLE VERY LIGHT STATIC IN ONE OR TWO SPOTS, BUT THE MAGNIFICENCE OF THE ALBUM REALLY COMES TO LIFE WHEN YOU LISTEN TO THE MANY QUIET PASSAGES THAT FREQUENT ANY MOODIES ALBUM. THEY REMAIN QUIET AND THE DELICATE INSTRUMENTATION IS HEARD WITHOUT ANY SERIOUS BACKGROUND INTERFERENCE.

THERE ARE ABOUT 4-5 TINY AND BARELY AUDIBLE DUST POPS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PLAY

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION ON THIS ALBUM IS JUST SUPERB

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

THIS IS ONE OF THE HARDEST SLEEVES TO COLLECT IN MY OPINION. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR 2 YEARS TO FIND ONE THAT I WOULD BE PREPARED TO LIST FOR COLLECTORS AND WHILST IT HAS ONE TINY BLEMISH IT IS MORE THAN MADE UP FOR WITH THE MAGNIFICENCE OF THE REST OF THE SLEEVE

A NON LAMINATED AND TEXTURED GATEFOLD WHICH CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS THE WORST POSSIBLE COMBINATION FOR SLEEVE LONGEVITY

THE USUAL FLAWS ARE

• SERIOUSLY RUBBED COLOURS
• TERRIBLE RING WEAR
• HORRIBLE CREASE LINES
• MASSIVE EDGE WEAR
• OPENING EDGE FRAYED AND FLUFFED

THIS COPY IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. STAARTING WITH THE FRONT THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THE ONE FLAW. A SMALL STICKER HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE TOP RIGHT CORNER. THIS HASN'T TORN THE PAPER BUT IT HAS TAKEN TO TOP LAYER OF THE LIGHT BLUE COLOUR AWAY WITH IT LEAVING SOME TINY WHITE PATCHES SHOWING THROUGH

THERE ARE NO CREASES WHATSOEVER ON THIS SURFACE, NOR ARE THERE ANY CREASE LINES AND EVEN THOSE TINY ONES NEAR THE SPINE ARE LIMITED TO JUST ONE BARELY VISIBLE ONE.

APART FROM THE SMALL MARK I HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED, THERE IS NO COLOUR LOSS AT ALL ON ANY OTHER PART OF THE FRONT, AND THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT. IT IS CLEAR THAT THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN PROTECTED FROM NEW INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.

THE TOP EDGE IS 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR.

THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS ONE TINY TINY CHIP WHERE A WHITE SPECK SHOWS THROUGH

THE SPINE IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. ABSOLUTELY NO SHELF WEAR AT ALL, NO CREASE LINES, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST ONE TINY THUMB NAIL NICK SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE COVER

THE LYRIC INSERT SHEET IS IN MINT CONDITION TUCKED INSIDE THE SLEEVE.

THE REAR SURFACE IS ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE. IT IS HERE THAT THE RING WEAR IS USUALLY AT IT'S WORST, BUT ON THIS SLEEVE NOT A JOT!!

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A TRULY PRISTINE PAIR OF PANELS

THE BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN IMMACULATE NEAR MINT CONDITION

WITHOUT THE SMALL STICKER REMOVAL I WOULD HAVE GRADED THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS, WITH IT BEING THERE I AM HAPPY WITH A NEAR MINT MINUS GRADE

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

GARRY