Paul McCartney & Wings BAND ON THE RUN 1973 RARE UK EXPORT YZEX MATRIX MINT
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WINGS - BAND ON THE RUN
THE MEGARARE UK MADE EXPORT ISSUE
APPLE LABEL
OUTSTANDING MINT PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION
EX++ SLEEVE WITH MINT POSTER
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CATALOGUE:APPLE PAS 1007
- MATRIX: ZYEX 929-3 / 930-3 (ETCHED NOT STAMPED)
- TEXTURED LABEL
- SMALL CIRCLE INDENT ON LABEL
- BLAIRS ETCHED ON DEAD WAX
- APPLE LOGO ON LABEL
WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS PROBABLY THE RAREST ISSUE OF BAND ON THE RUN. PRESSED IN THE UK FOR EXPORT PURPOSES. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS TO IDENTIFY ON THIS LP, THAT IT WILL TAKE A LITTLE CAREFUL READING TO APPRECIATE THE DIFFERENCES
FIRSTLY THIS IS A GENUINE FIRST ISSUE BAND ON THE RUN, BECAUSE ONLY THE VERY FIRST PRESSES HAD THE APPLE LOGO ON THE LABEL ABOVE THE CATALOGUE NUMBER AT 3 O'CLOCK, ALL OTHER REISSUES OMITTED THIS LOGO.
NEXT THE LABEL ITSELF ON ALL OF THE STANDARD UK PRESSES IS SMOOTH. THIS LABEL IS TEXTURED
THIRDLY THE LABEL ON THE STANDARD ISSUE HAS A SMALLER CIRCLE SURROUNDING THE SPINDLE HOLE WHICH IS RIDGED AND IS PROUD OF THE LABEL. THIS EXPORT LABEL HAS A GROOVED CIRCLE CUT INTO THE VINYL
NEXT COMES THE MATRIX NUMBER WHICH ON A FIRST PRESS WILL HAVE A STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER. THE EXPORT COPY IS ETCHED INTO THE WAX
ALSO THE MATRIX NUMBER ON EVERY UK PRESS STARTS WITH THE FAMILIAR EMI MATRIX LETTERS 'YEX' FOLLOWED BY 929-1 OR 2, AND 930-1 OR 2. THIS EXPORT MATRIX NUMBER HAS THE LETTER 'Z' IN FRONT MAKING THE MATRIX READ 'ZYEX-929-3'
THE -3 MATRIX IS UNIQUE TO THIS PRESS ONLY
FINALLY THE MASTER CUTTER CHRIS BLAIR HAS ETCHED HIS 'BLAIRS' INTO THE DEAD WAX. AGAIN THIS IS NOT ON ANY OTHER COPY OF BAND ON THE RUN
THEREFORE IS AM PROUD TO PRESENT A VERY SPECIAL COPY OF BAND ON THE RUN. THE UK EXPORT COPY IN ABSOLUTELY NEAR MINT!!!! CONDITION
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE APPLE PICTURE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THERE IS NOT A MARK ON THEM AND EVERYTHING IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN.THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS UNRUBBED. THE TEXTURED SURFACE IS A VERY DEEP BLACK
THERE IS ONE MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINE BY THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING VERY LIMITED PLAY
THE VINYL
A BEAUTIFUL HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL, THAT GLEAMS LIKE NEW. LOOKS LIKE IT WAS JUST PRESSED.THIS IS A HEAVYWEIGHT DISC AND NOT LIKE THE LATER REISSUES WHICH WERE ULTRA FLIMSY
IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS .UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THE RECORD STILL LOOKS MINT
THE TEST PLAY
PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN TO THE RECORDINGS AND I SURE YOU WILL AGREE WITH ME THAT THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT AN ABSOLUTELY SUBLIME COPY.
NO BACKGROUND NOISES, NO CRACKLES, POPS OR STATIC WHATSOEVER. JUST A MAGNIFICENT EXPORT FIRST PRESS QUALITY WITH A PRODUCTION THAT IS BOTH CRISP AND CLEAR.
A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE INCREDIBLE PRODUCTION AND STEREO CLARITY IS THE SAX SECTION ON 'BLUEBIRD'
NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY. MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THIS HAS RECEIVED WAS CONDUCTED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR STATIC
NO TICS OR POPS
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN THOUGH AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE.
IT IS A FACT THAT 99% OF THESE SLEEVES ARE IN POOR AND WORN CONDITION. BEING AN UNLAMINATED SLEEVE WITH A ROUGH DUSTY BROWN SURFACE , MOST YOU WILL SEE ARE SERIOUSLY RING WORN, AND CREASED, MOST PARTICULARLY ALONG THE PERIMETER EDGES
THIS ONE IS WELL ABOVE THE NORM
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN
THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT NONE OF THE BROWN SURFACE HAS BEEN RUBBED AWAY AND SECONDLY THERE IS NO RING WEAR WHATSOEVER.NOR ARE THERE ANY SIGNS OF RECORD SHAPE EITHER, JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF IMPRESSION UNDER THE TOP EDGE
THERE ARE NINE TINY PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE. THREE ON THE TOP EDGE, THREE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGE IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. FULLY COLOURED AND HAS THE SPINE WORDING HERE AS WELL
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION JUST A MINUSCULE SPECK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP
THE SPINE IN ADDITION IS ALSO NEAR PERFECT. TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE BROWN COLOUR IS THERE AND EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS ARE PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED AS IS THE WHITE TYPEFACE.
THE OPENING EDGE HAS A TINY BIT OF FEATHERING
THE REAR SURFACEHAS A FEW TINY EDGE PRESSURE LINES AND ONE LIGHT CREASE LINBE OVER THE TOP RIGHT CORNER
THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE WITH THE ANGLED CORNERS IS INCLUDED AND IS ALSO IN UNSPLIT CONDITION. NO CREASES OR WRINKLES. THE TOP EDGE HAS A THUMB NOTCH WHICH ON THIS COPYHAS A SMALL BIT MISSING ON THE LEFT ANGLE THE PICTURE SIDE IS UNMARKED AND THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF STAINS OR ANY AGEING WHATSOEVER
THE POSTER IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION. POSSIBLY NEVER HAVING BEEN OPENED THE FACTORY FOLD LINES ARE RAZOR SHARP
THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES EX++
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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