Paul McCartney Beatles - RAM UK LP 1ST 1-2 PLAY NMINT

	£		64
	$		85

PAUL MCCARTNEY - RAM

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

• CATALOGUE: APPLE PAS 1003
• MATRIX:YEX 837-1 / 838-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 3 P / 4 MO

FIRST OF ALL I WOULD LIKE TO CLEAR UP WHAT I MEANT BY UNDAMAGED SLEEVE.

THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND COPY THAT I HAVE EVER COME ACCROSS WHERE THE INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD WAS NOT BLEMISHED. TO EXPLAIN: THE SLEEVE WAS PUT TOGETHER AND NEARLY EVERY COPY HAD A SMALL LIP OF STICKY TAPE USED TO SEAL THE BOTTOM EDGE OVERLAPPING ONTO THE SURFACE OF THE INNER PANELS. WHEN THE GATEFOLD WAS CLOSED THE TWO SIDES AT THE VERY BOTTOM THEREFORE STUCK TOGETHER, AND WHEN THE GATEFOLD WAS NEXT OPENED IT PULLED THE SURFACE OF BOTH SIDES AWAY FROM EACH OTHER AND LEFT WHITE PATCHES WHERE THE SMALL RIPS OCCURRED. JUST CHECK COPIES YOU COME ACCROSS AND YOU WILLSEE WHAT I MEAN. SOME ARE WORSE THAN OTHERS BUT THIS COPY DIDN'T HAVE THE OVERLAPPING TAPE AND IS THUS PERFECT. AS I SAY IT'S ONLY THE SECOND ONE I HAVE EVER COME ACCROSS

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 1 SMALL SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED.

THE VINYL

THE RECORD IS MADE OF A VERY VERY HEAVY VINYL IT IS ROCK SOLID AND HARDLY FLEXES AT ALL, PROVING THAT THIS IS A FIRST PRESS (AS WELL AS THE MATRIX AND MOTHER NUMBERS). IT HAS RETAINED VIRTUALLY ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND I CANNOT SEE ANY MARKS AT ALL ON THE SURFACE. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF SMALL MARKS THAT ARE OTHERWISE INVISIBLE

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 DECIDED WITH ALL LISTINGS WHERE PRACTICAL TO RECORD THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. IT HAS OFTEN BEEN SAID THAT BUYING FROM EBAY IS A RISK DUE TO THE HIGH NUMBER OF SELLERS WHO MISDESCRIBE RECORD CONDITION. A VERY VALID POINT AS WELL. BUT HERE YOU ARE ABLE TO NOT ONLY READ ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE LP'S THAT I OFFER FOR SALE, BUT TO ACTUALY HERE THE COMPLETE DISC IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME. THE EXTRA TIME THIS TAKES ME TO COMPLETE THIS WILL I HOPE ENABLE POTENTIAL BIDDERS TO WANT TO COME BACK TO LISTEN TO MORE OF MY ALBUMS UP FOR AUCTION

 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 DISC 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.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 PERFECTION

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS LP NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

FULLY 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 AMAZINGLY ONLY TWO SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM AMY SHELF WEAR, AND THE SPINE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND STILL PROPERLY PROTECTED BY THE LAMINATE.  THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

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

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INNER LAMINATED SURFACE.

THE ORIGINAL APPLE INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION, JUST A LITTLE BROWNING DOWN EACH EDGE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE MINT MINUS

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

GARRY