PAUL McCARTNEY "Band On The Run" 1973 UK 1st PRESS MINT

	£		180
	$		239

 
PAUL McCARTNEY "Band On The Run" 1973 UK 1st PRESS MINT -1/-1 MATRIX, G&L COVER, INNER + 2 POSTERS - TOP COPY

PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS
Band On The Run


ORIGINAL UK EMI (PAS 10007) FIRST PRESSING (December 1973) OF PAUL McCARTNEY'S CLASSIC "Band On The Run" LP IN BEAUTIFUL, BARELY PLAYED CONDITION (the labels show less than a handful of light spindles and the vinyl surfaces are unmarked) AND IT'S COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL CUT-CORNER TEXTURED INNER SLEEVE, THE 'POLAROID' POSTER AND THE 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE' PRINTED SINGLE MATT SLEEVE DATE CODED '7312' (1973, December) - FANTASTIC COPY

THIS IS A SUPERB UK FIRST PRESSING WHICH PLAYS FLAWLESSLY (ON MY SYSTEM - AT A LOUD VOLUME!) WITH CRYSTAL CLEAR, DEEP, RICH, WARM AND BEAUTIFULLY CLEAN AUDIO REPRODUCTION - NOT A RARE LP BY ANY MEANS (AS IT SOLD MILLIONS) BUT TO FIND A FIRST PRESSING IN SUCH WONDERFUL CONDITION IS PRETTY EXCEPTIONAL
MATRIX NUMBERS: YEX 929 - 1 / YEX 930 - 1
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 3/GRD and 3/GMP

SIDE 1: Band On The Run / Jet / Bluebird / Mrs. Vandebilt / Let Me Roll It
SIDE 2: Mamunia / No Words / Helen Wheels / Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me) / Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five

LABELS: The labels are clean, bright and unmarked with less than a handful of light spindles - beautiful, barely played copy
VINYL Visual: The vinyl still retains its original deep, like-new, glossy sheen and is unmarked (under a very bright light there are some superficial sleeve hairlines but these have absolutely no audio consequence)
VINYL Audio: Outstanding audio quality throughout. This LP is beautifully recorded with a strong vibrant sound - gorgeous rich, warm delivery, crystal clear with great bass. On playback at a loud volume (which is how I always listen to my LPs prior to listing and it's always a great pleasure to return to this one) there are no scratches, no sticks or jumps, no surface noise and no clicks or pops - this is a beautifully clean pressing with silent run-ins and track divisions and the audio delivery is sensational throughout playing to the highest possible standard with all frequencies bright and clear, no groove-wear and no distortion (it's barely been played) and very critically graded MINT for audio (it's flawless) - this is a really fantastic copy which plays to perfection
SLEEVE: The single matt G&L cover is also in great shape. The edges show a little storage rubbing but nothing major and the (very thin) spine (which is 'pinched' at the top and bottom) displays all text clear and bold. There is a little rubbing to the surfaces showing as light record impression but overall, this is a very fine example of this easily worn/rubbed untreated sleeve - EXCELLENT
INNER SLEEVE: The original textured G&L lyric inner is also in great condition. It's clean, fresh and unmarked with no creases but there is the beginning of a small split to the bottom edge (2 cms) but it's very small (the record is now housed in a new inner to prevent anymore knifing to the original during transit). EXCELLENT
POSTER: The large Polaroid poster is in MINT condition - I don't think it has ever even been opened (there are 2 copies of the poster so the second is a nice bonus)

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OUTSTANDING *COMPLETE* UK FIRST PRESSING OF THIS CLASSIC WHICH DELIVERS SENSATIONAL MINT AUDIO THROUGHOUT - FANTASTIC COPY AND VERY, VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED INDEED
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