Paul McCartney The Beatles RAM UK LP 1st NEAR MINT
  £   46
  $   61

 


£ 46 Sold For
Jun 2, 2009 Sold Date
May 26, 2009 Start Date
£   19 Start price
9   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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LED ZEPPELIN - LED ZEPPELIN

 

  • CAT:PAS 10003
  • MATRIX: YEX 837-1 / YEX 838-1
  • MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 TG / 4 LA

 

 NEAR MINT FIRST PRESS OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM!!!

PAUL MCCARTNEY'S SECOND SOLO ALBUM

THE RECORD LABELS

THE DARK GREEN APPLE FIRST PRESS LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE GREEN IS VERY VERY DEEP AND UNBLEMISHED. THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY CLEAR AND UNWORN, AND THE WHOLE THING IS FREE FROM ANY STAINS OR HANDLING MARKS. THE WHITE SIDE IS OBVIOUSLY MORE DELICATE BEING WHITE, BUT AGAIN THERE ARE NO BLEMISHES ON THIS SIDE EITHER. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS COMPLETELY UNWORN, AND THE TELL TALE SPIDER LINES NUMBER JUST 3-4 SIGNALLING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS SUPERB ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED IN ITS 38 YEARS

THE VINYL

TYPICAL HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE VINYL HAS RETAINED VIRTUALLY ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN, AND LOOKS SUPERB. EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE NO MORE THAN A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES WHICH ARE NOT VISIBLE IN NORMAL LIGHT. IT IS VERY CLEAR TO ME THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS FINE ALBUM HANDLED IT WITH EXTREME CARE

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT HEARING THE ALBUM IS BETTER THAN ALL MY WORDS, AND SO I HAVE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS ME TO RECORD SOUNDBITES FOR YOU TO LISTEN TO

I HAVE RECORDED SIXSECTIONS OF THIS ALBUM INCLUDING THE RUN IN AND OPENING TRACK TO BOTH SIDES, AND TWO OTHER TRACKS FROM EACH SIDE INCLUDING THE LINKING GROOVE PRECEEDING WACH ONE. THIS IS SO YOU ARE ABLE TO JUDGE HOW THE SILENT PASSAGES SOUND.

AS WITH ALL BEATLES FIRST PRESS LP'S THE PRODUCTION IS SECOND TO NONE, AND THIS IS NO EXCEPTION. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION WHICH MEANS THAT THE FEW PLAYS THE ALBUM HAS RECEIVED HAVE BEEN DONE WITH A DECENT STYLUS, AND NOT ONE THAT WAS WORN OR TOO HEAVY. EACH TRACK PLAYS TO PERFECTION WITH OUT ANY INTERFERENCE FROM ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLING OR CLICKS AND POPS. THERE IS JUST THE VERY ODD AND BARELY AUDIBLE SECOND OR TWO OF STATIC, BUT THE ONLY REASON I CAN HEAR IT IS BECAUSE I SIT 8 INCHES FROM MY SPEAKERS WHILST TYPING THIS OUT.

THIS IS WITHOUT DOUBT A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC 1971 MCCARTNEY ALBUM, AND WOULD GRACE ANY RECORD COLLECTION

 

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

THE OVERALL GRADING OF THE SLEEVE IS NEAR MINT

THIS SLEEVE HAS A DESIGN FAULT WHICH USUALLY CAUSES A PROBLEM IN THE SHAPE OF BOTH SIDES OF THE GATEFOLD STICKING TOGETHER, AND WHEN THE GATEFOLD IS OPENED ONE SIDE COMES AWAY AND IS STUCK TO THE OTHER SIDE. THIS IS BECAUSE THE LAMINATE IS ONLY WRAPPED ONTO THE FRONT AND BACK SURFACE AND A LIP OF LAMINATE WAS FLAPPED OVER AND STUCK TO THE INNER GATEFOLD PANEL. THE ADHESIVE SPREAD OVER THE INNER SURFACE OF THE LAMINATE AND MANAGED TO BECOME TACKY ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE LAMINATE OVERLAP, SO THAT WHEN THE GATEFOLD WAS CLOSED, THE TWO SIDES STUCK TOGETHER. THIS IS TRUE FOR EVERY FIRST PRESS SLEEVE I HAVE SEEN. THIS ONE HOWEVER, HAS SKILLFULLY BEEN SEPERATED USING LIGHTER FLUID, AND HAS THEREFORE RESULTED IN A DAMGE FREE SLEEVE. SUPERB!!!

THE FRONT LAMINATED SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, NOR ARE THERE ANY CREASE LINES APRT FROM ONE SMALL THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE. EVEN THE SMALL LINES THAT YOU USUALLY FIND CLOSE TO THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST TWO SMALL ONES.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY FREE FROM ANY WEAR, AND THE SPINE IS JUST PERFECT. THE TYPEFACE IS BOTH CLEAR AND UNWORN.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP , AND CLEARLY IDENTIFIES THAT THE RECORD HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE MORE THAN A FEW TIMES

THE REAR LAMINATED SURFACE IS AS MAGNIFICENT AS THE FRONT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A SUPERB UNDAMAGED (AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED) UNLAMINATED INNER SURFACE. THE SURFACE IS ALSO FREE FROM ANY STAINING OR HANDLING

 

THE RECORD HAS BEEN PRESERVED IN A NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE, THE ORIGINAL IS INCLUDED AND LEFT INSIDE THE SLEEVE. THE LP WILL BE SENT VERY CAREFULLY PACKAGED AND I WILL PLACE THE LP OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION. YOUR NEW PURCHASE WILL ALSO COME HOUSED IN A NEW STIFF PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.

SO ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A VERY VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE ALBUM IN THE MOST SUPERB CONDITION IMAGINABLE, SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE, AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY

 

 





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