Moody Blues ON THE THRESHOLD OF A DREAM UK LP 1ST MINT

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	$		66

THE MOODY BLUES - ON THE THRESHOLD OF A DREAM

IN MAGNIFICENT  BARELY PLAYED CONDITION

FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE WITH A VERY VERY RARE WIDESPINE

• CATALOGUE:DERAM SML 1035
• MATRIX:ZAL-8827P-2W / 8828-2W 
• PLAYED 1-2 TIMES SINCE 1969

A QUICK WORD ABOUT THIS AMAZING COLLECTIBLE. FIRSTLY THE PRESSING MATRIX 2W. THIS IS ONLY SUPECEEDED BY A 1W MATRIX ENDING, AND WITH THIS ALBUM BEING MASS PRODUCED IT IS MORE THAN LIKELY THAT A 2W MATRIX WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL 1969 PRESSINGS. CERTAINLY ONLY THE FIRST ISSUES HAD A LAMAINATED SLEEVE WHICH BACKS THIS UP. IT'S ALSO WORTH POINTING OUT THAT THE LABELS ARE THE SAME AS THE LATER ONES WITH ONE EXCEPTION. THE BLACK BLOCK STEREO LOGO JUST BELOW THE SPINDLE HOLE. THIS YOU WILL ONLY FIND ON A FIRST ISSUE

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RED AND WHITE LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION. THE WHITE AREA IS VERY WHITE WITH JUST UNUSUALLY NO DISCOLOURISATION AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE. THE RED SECTION IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND CLEAR. THERE ARE JUST 1-2 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE INDICATING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY ALBUM HAVING RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE SURFACE AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES. THIS FIRST PRESS DERAM VINYL IS THE HEAVIEST AND MOST UNFLEXIBLE I HAVE COME ACCROSS ON ANY ORIGINAL UK PRESSING

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 WHOLE LP FROM START TO FINISH. I HAVE DECIDED THAT THIS EXTRA EFFORT AND TIME IS WORTH IT TO BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THE QUALITY OF THE VINYLS I OFFER. A VERY VALID ARGUMENT IS MADE  ABOUT BUYING FROM EBAY, WITH SELLERS MISDESCRIBING THE RECORDS THAT THEY OFFER. WELL HERE YOU CAN SEE, READ ABOUT, AND NOW HEAR WHAT YOU ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON. I HOPE YOU AGREE THIS IS THE WAY TO DO IT PROPERLY.

the lp plays to perfection all the way through both sides, for a 41 year old album to be in this kind of unplayed condition is quite astonishing i think!

THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUBLIME, WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION, NO CRACKLING, NO STATIC, AND NO CLICKS AND POPS, JUST A SLIGHT SECOND OF VINYL NOISE AS YOU LOWER THE STYLUS ONTO THE DISC IN THE RUN IN GROOVE,

CONSIDERING HOW MANY SILENT OR NEAR SILENT PASSAGES THERE ARE ON THIS ALBUM, TO HAVE ONE DEVOID OF ANY UNWANTED BACKGROUND IS JUST INCREDIBLE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS VINYL MINT!!!

THE SLEEVE

INCREDIBLE MINT SLEEVE, AND THE REASON IS SIMPLY THAT THE ALBUM HAS BEEN PROTECTED FROM NEW INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE

THIS IS THE FIRST WIDESPINE SLEEVE I HAVE SEEN, AND WHEN I SAY WIDE I MEAN W I D E!!!

THE FRONT SURFACE IS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING, NOT A MARK ON IT. IT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED CAR AND JUST LOOKS IMMACULATE. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE, AND INCREDIBLY NOT ONE SMALL LAMINATE LINE NEAR THE SPINE OR ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR,AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY INTACT

THE SPINE IS AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE THE WIDEST I HAVE EVER SEEN, AND IT IS JUST PRISTINE. TOTALLY FLAT AND ABSOLUTELY CREASE FREE, AND THERE IS NOT ONE SPEC OF LAMINATE PEEL OR FLAKE. YOU COULD NEVER GET A BETTER SPINE THAT THIS. THE TWO STAPLES THAT HOLD THE BOOKLET IN PLACE ARE ALSO IN MINT CONDITION (NO RUST)

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP. WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS

THE REAR SURFACE ALSO GIVES AWAY THE FACT THAT THIS IS A FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE WITH THE SMALL ROUND WINDOW (PORTHOLE) WHERE THE COLOUR OF THE INNER SLEEVE SHOWS THROUGH TO DEPICT A MONO OR STEREO PRESSING. THIS ONE IS A BLUE INNER AND THEREFORE A STEREO PRESS. THE REAR GLEAMS AS NICELY AS THE FRONT, AND THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT THERE IS THE BAREST TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE HERE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS THE BOOKLET WHICH ON A FIRST ISSUE IS STAPLED INTO THE SPINE. LATER ISSUES WERE LOOSE INSIDE THE SLEEVE OPENING. HERE HOWEVER THIS FIRST ISSUE HAS THE CORRECTLY STAPLED BOOKLET AND IT IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. TOTALLY WHITE AND FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR BLEMISHES. THE TWO INNER PANELS OF THE GATEFOLD ARE ALSO IN SUBLIME CONDITION.

FINALLY THE BLUE AND WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS ABSOLUTELY FLAT AND UNCREASED AND FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT THIS RECORD HAS JUST NOT BEEN ANYWHERE NEAR A TURNTABLE. A 41 YEAR OLD MAGNIFICENT VINYL AND SLEEVE

THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES MINT MINUS

I WILL BE ON HOLIDAY WHEN THIS ENDS SO I AM HAPPY TO WAIT FOR PAYMENT UNTIL I CAN POST IT AROUND THE 10TH OF OCTOBER

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

GARRY