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 A FEW  TINY AND BARELY AUDIBLE DUST POPS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PLAY, AND THE ODD BIT OF VERY VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND

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 IN THE SPACE OF TWO MONTHS I HAVE FOUND 2 COPIES

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.

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 TWO BARELY VISIBLE ONES

 THERE IS NO COLOUR LOSS AT ALL ON ANY  PART OF THE FRONT, AND THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT. IT IS CLEAR THAT THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN PROTECTED FOR SOME CONSIDERABLE TIME WITHIN A PLASTIC OUTER

THE TOP EDGE HAS THE BARETS TRACE OF SHELF WEAR IN THE FORM OF A MINISCULE AMOUNT OF COLOUR LOSS.

THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A FEW PIN PIRCKS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH

THE SPINE ALSO HAS A SHADE OF SELF WEAR. AGAIN THIS IN CONFINED TO A FEW TINY CHIPS TO THE SURFACE, BUT THE TYPEFACE IS ALL 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

I AM HAPPT TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS

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

GARRY