Paul McCartney PIPES OF PEACE UK LP ONE PLAY EVER 1ST PRESS PLAYS MINT MINUS

	£		74
	$		98

PAUL McCARTNEY  - PIPES OF PEACE

IN ONCE PLAYED MINT MINUS !!!!! CONDITION

MINT MINUS SLEEVE!!

VAULT CONDITION

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PCTC 1652301
• MATRIX:PCTC1652301 A-3U-1-1-1 / B-1U-1-3-1
• UTOPIA ETCHED IN RUN OFF BOTH SIDES

I HAVE ACQUIRED A COLLECTION OF RECORDS THAT BELONGED TO TWO RECORD COMPANY EXECUTIVES, AND AS SUCH HAVE EITHER NEVER BEEN PLAYED OR AT WORST ONCE OR TWICE. THEY ARE IN STUNNING CONDITION.

I WILL BE RELEASING THEM OVER THE COMING DAYS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE LABELS ARE IN ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE IS NOT A MARK ON EITHER SIDE, AND NO COLOUR LOSS.THE PARLOPHONE SIDE HAS A PERFECT DARK BASE COLOUR THAT FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WITH THE GOLD LETTERING BEING PRISTINE, UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE WHITE SIDE IS VERY WHITE, AGAIN WITH PERFECT TYPEFACE.

THERE IS ONLY ONE SMALL SPIDER LINE AROUND THE HOLE ON EITHER SIDE, SHOWING JUST HOW CAREFULLY THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN HANDLED, BARELY PLAYED

THE VINYL

SUPERBLY GLOSSY AS NEW DISC WHICH HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE, AND LOOK FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW WISPY LINES TO BE SEEN

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 AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY 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 MAGNIFICENTLY 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 STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD HOW IT WAS INTENDED.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY STAGGERING. A LOUD AND VERY POWERFUL STEREO REPRODUCTION, WITH EVERY NOTE AS CLEAR AS A BELL.

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT

A COUPLE OF SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES ON SIDE ONE, AND I HEARD NO MORE THAN ONE TINY DUST POP THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS LP MINT !!!!!!

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IN COMPLETELY SUPERB CONDITION.

THIS HAS CLEARLY BEEN HOUSED IN A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW. THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN. THERE HAS BEEN NO RUBBING TO THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER, AND THUS THERE IS NO COLOUR LOSS.

THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES OR BENDS OR RINGWEAR.

THERE ARE ZERO!! LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY UNWORN , ANOTHER SIGN THAT THIS HAS BEEN PROPERLY PROTECTED FROM NEW. EVEN THE TIPS ARE TOTALLY UNRUBBED

THE SPINE IS IMMACULATE. FLAT AND UNSQUASHED AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECT.NO COLOUR LOSS AND AGAIN THE TIP ENDS ARE UNRUBBED

THE OPENING EDGE  IS ' AS NEW' RAZOR SHARP, AND IT'S CLEAR THAT THE LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS SLEEVE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES EVER!!

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS PRISTINE AS THE FRONT IN EVERY WAY. THERE IS A TINY DING TO THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER TIP

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS

THE LYRIC CARD INNER SLEEVE WITH THE ROUNDED CORNERS, AND LARGE THUMB NOTCH, IS IN MINT CONDITION. PERFECTLY FLAT, NO CREASES, AND NO SEAM SPLITS.

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!!!!!

IF YOU WIN AN LP AUCTION OF MINE THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL GET IN TERMS OF PACKING AND DELIVERY.

I TREAT EVERY ALBUM WITH THE RESPECT IT DESERVES. THE FIRST THING IS THAT I REMOVE THE LP FROM THE SLEEVE AND PLACE IT INTO A BRAND NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE TO PROTECT NOT ONLY THE LP BUT THE SLEEVE AS WELL. THE LP IS PLACED BEHIND THE SLEEVE AND THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE LOCATED BACK INSIDE THE SLEEVE.

THE ALBUM IS PLACED INSIDE A BRAND NEW THICK PVC OUTER SLEEVE. NOT SOME FLIMSY POLY THING, A PROPER COLLECTORS PVC SLEEVE.

I USE THE TOUGHEST CRUCIFORM BOXES TO PLACE THE LP INTO AND INCLUDE ONE VERY HEAVY DUTY STIFFENER INSIDE THE BOX AS WELL. THE OUTSIDE OF THE BOX WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL STIFFENERS PLACED ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK SURFACES OR AS MANY AS NEEDED TO ENSURE THE CORNERS CANNOT GET DAMAGED OR THE BOX BENT.

FINALLY THE LP IS SENT EITHER SIGNED FOR, TRACKED AND SIGNED FOR DEPENDING ON WHICH SERVICE IS AVAILABLE FOR EACH COUNTRY.

FINALLY THE TRACKING NUMBER IS UPDATED ON EBAY UPON MY RETURN FROM THE POST OFFICE

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

GARRY