Paul McCartney 1970 UK DEBUT SOLO LP Played Just Once EVER FINAL UPGRADE MINT

	£		53
	$		70

PAUL MCCARTNEY - McCARTNEY

 MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT AUDIO

WITH ONE OF THE BEST MINT MINUS SLEEVES YOU WILL FIND

• CATALOGUE: APPLE PCS 7102
• MATRIX:YEX 775 A-3U /  776 B-3U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 AG / 1 GAD

  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 VERY 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 ONE MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING, THAT THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED.

THE VINYL

THE RECORD STILL HAS ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE, AND LOOKS MAGNIFICENT. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS ON THE DISC,AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TO BE FLAWLESS AND EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE.

THE LP HAS ONLY EVER BEEN PLAYED ONCE AND HAS SAT INSIDE THE SLEEVE FOR 49 YEARS

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 ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW CRISP AND CLEAN THE DISC SOUNDS. THE ALBUM PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, AND CERTAINLY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT, WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY, JUST THE WAY IT WAS INTENDED

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NOT EVEN ANY STATIC. THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT

I HEARD NO MORE THAN ONE TINY DUST POP THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT. AN INCREDIBLE ALBUM AND IN MY OPINION A FINAL UPGRADE COPY

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH, AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS SLEEVE THAT I EVER HAD THE PLEASURE TO HOLD. THE FRONT SURFACE IS USUALLY FOUND WITH THE LAMINATE IN A POOR CONDITION, BUT NOT THIS ONE, IT'S IMMACULATE, AND GLEAMING

IT HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FROM NEW AND THIS IS THE REASON FOR IT'S INCREDIBLE CONDITION

FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE.STILL SHINES LIKE A MIRROR. FLAT AND CLEAN AND NO HEAVY CREASE LINES, NO BENDS EITHER. THERE ARE JUST TWO MINUSCULE ALMOST INVISIBLE LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. THERE IS ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE MINUSCULE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

NO RING WEAR AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH THE TOP LEFT TIP HAVING A REALLY MINUSCULE LINE ACROSS IT.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT, AND THE COLOUR FULLY RUNS FROM CORNER TIP TO CORNER TIP, AND EVEN THE TIP ENDS REMAIN UNDAMAGED

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, WITH EVERY LETTER OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE TIP ENDS ARE UNBLEMISHED. THERE IS ONE SMALL BLACK MARK JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM TIP

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST ONE TINY THUMB NAIL NICK TO SHOW THAT THE LP WAS REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE A COUPLE OF TIMES.

THE REAR SURFACE IS NEARLY AS SPECTACULAR AS THE FRONT, JUST FIVE MTINY LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES ANYWHERE. ONCE AGAIN THE LAMINATE ABSOLUTELY GLEAMS. THERE IS THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE VISIBLE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF FULLY LAMINATED INNER PANELS WHICH ARE IN MINT CONDITION AND FREE FROM ANY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. AND UNLIKE MANY COPIES THERE IS NO PAPER SNAG ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, LIKE A LOT OF COPIES WHERE THE GATEFOLD WAS CLOSED BEFORE THE LAMINATE WAS PROPERLY DRY 

THE PLAIN WHITE SLIGHTLY TEXTURED INNER SLEEVE IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNCREASED AND UNSPLIT, WITH JUST A SHADE OF AGEING TO THE SEAMS

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!!!!

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

GARRY