Paul & Linda McCartney RAM UK LP YEX 837-1 / 838-1 Played Twice MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		49
	$		65

PAUL & LINDA McCARTNEY - RAM

STUNNING MINT MINUS AUDIO

MINT MINUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE PAS 1003
• MATRIX: YEX 837-1 / 838-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 14 GRM / 3 GRA

 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE APPLE LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE DARK GREEN A SIDE HAS A RICH DEEP COLOUR THAT FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.THERE IS NO RUBBING OR ANY STAINING OR PEN MARKS ANYWHERE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION, BEING PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE WHITE HALF APPLE SIDE IS ALSO AS YOU WOULD WANT IT, WITH THE VULNERABLE WHITE AREAS STILL PERFECTLY WHITE, AGAIN THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECT. I CAN SEE ONLY TWO SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED.

THE VINYL

THE RECORD HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND I CANNOT SEE ANY MARKS AT ALL ON THE SURFACE. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS. EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW SWIRLY SURFACE WISPS (FROM A CLEANING CLOTH) TOTALLY NON SOUNDING

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 FIMNISH SO THAT AS A POTENTIAL BIDDER YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR THE EXACT ALBUM YOU MAY BID ON. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS RECORD SOUNDS. 

THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY. 

THE CLARITY IS JUST FANTASTIC, EVERY NOTE CAN BE HEARD PIN SHARP, AND THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ALL.

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

ALL I HEARD WERE A COUPLE OF VERY RANDOM AND BARELY AUDIBLE DUST POPS, AND PERHAPS THE ODD SECOND OF STATIC ONCE OR TWICE, BUT SERIOUSLY THIS PLAYS TO VIRTUAL PERFECTION

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO AS VERY VERY CLOSE TO MINT

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND UNMARKED  THE LAMINATE STILL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND THERE IS NO FLAKE OR PEEL TO THE SURFACE. THERE ARE ALSO NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE. NO DENTS OR BENDS, AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

NO RING WEAR OR EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE.

THERE ARE FOUR MINUSCULE LAMINATE PRESSURE LINES SPACED OUT ALONG THE SPINE. ONE TINY ONE ON THE TOP EDGE, ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR. SMOOTH TO THE TOUCH ALL THE WAY ALONG ALL FOUR SURFACES, WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER TIP ON THE TOP EDGE.

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND STILL PROPERLY PROTECTED BY THE LAMINATE.  THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS A TINY PAPER NICK AT THE VERY TOP

THE OPENING EDGE IS JUST MAGNIFICENT, RAZOR SHARP AND NO THUMB NAIL NICKS EITHER

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INNER NON LAMINATED SURFACE, WITH A PERFECT INNER SPINE. UNLIKE MANY COPIES THERE ARE NO PAPER SNAGS ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. THIS IS USUALLY FOUND DUE TO THE LAMINATE STRIPS AT THE BOTTOM BEING HOT WHEN THE SLEEVE WAS PACKAGED MEANING THAT THE TWO SIDES STUCK TOGETHER. NOT SO ON THIS IMMACULATE EXAMPLE

 I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE MINT MINUS

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

GARRY