Paul McCartney Wings VENUS AND MARS 1975 UK LP Complete + Tour Programs & Ticket

	£		58
	$		77

WINGS - VENUS AND MARS

IN MAGNIFICENT  ONE PLAY MINT CONDITION

'A PORKY PRIME CUT'

COMPLETE WITH POSTERS AND STICKERS

FINAL UPGRADE MUSEUM GRADE SET!!!

THIS ALBUM INCLUDES 

A CONCERT PROGRAM FROM THE VENUS AND MARS TOUR, 

A WINGS IN CONCERT SHOW SOUVENIR , 

AND A TICKET STUB FROM THE SEPTEMBER 9TH CONCERT AT THE SOUTHAMPTON GAUMONT

• CATALOGUE:PCTC 254
• MATRIX: YEX 945-2U / 946-3U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 HA/ 4 MP
• A PORKY PRIME CUT IN SIDE 1 DEAD WAX
• M ROOM ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2
• WITH THE FIRST ISSUE POSTERS
• WITH THE FIRST ISSUE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE
• WITH THE FIRST ISSUE CIRCULAR STICKER AND PLANET SIXES STRIP

A PORKY PRIME CUT WAS THE MASTER RECORDING DESCRIPTION THAT WAS USED BY GEORGE PECKHAM TO INDICATE A FIRST CUT

FULLY TEST PLAYED PRIOR TO LISTING 

The tour program is in perfect condition. Placed inside the album sleeve upon return from the gig. It is a multi-fold style and when fully opened has 6 panels.

It is un-creased, and has no rips or tears and no marks or stains

There is an even rarer 'Show Souvenir' that accompanies the set. It is entitled Wings In Concert and  states that it is designed for 'Your Further Enjoyment Of The Show'

It is 8 pages with an orange cover and has detailed information about each band member

The final item is the ticket stub from the concert held on September 9th 1975 some 4 months after the LP was released

This stub is also in perfect condition

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE CAPITOL LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE JET BLACK SURFACE IS RICH AND VIBRANT, AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE

THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY CLEAR AND FULLY LEGIBLE.

THERE IS ONE MICROSCOPIC  SPIDER LINE ON THE SPINDLE HOLE AND NO EVIDENCE OF ANY MORE PLAY WHATSOEVER

THE VINYL

A BEAUTIFUL  VINYL, THAT HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE

IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS NOT A MARK ON IT, A GLEAMING HEAVYWEIGHT FIRST PRESS THAT IS MARK FREE, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS STILL NOTHING TO SEE, APART FROM ONE TINY LITTLE NON SOUNDING HANDLING LINE. A PRISTINE AND MINT CONDITION DISC

PLAYING THE RECORD

I WAS IN TWO MINDS AS TO WHETHER TO PLAY THIS UNPLAYED SET, BUT AS UNPLAYED DOESN'T GUARANTEE MINT I WANTED TO TEST THE VINYL. I DO GUARANTEE THAT MY TEST PLAY WILL GO UNDETECTED

THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, QUITE BRILLIANT!

EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD AS IT WAS INTENDED

THE LP PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. THERE IS NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT. NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND INCREDIBLY NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC WHICH YOU WOULD EXPECT ON ANY VINYL

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

I DIDN'T HEAR ANY MORE THAN TWO DUST POPS AT ALL THROUGHOUT THE PLAY

THIS IS WITHOUT DOUBT A HIGH GRADE COLLECTABLE AND I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT !!!

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THIS SLEEVE IS A GENUINE FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE WHICH CAN BE IDENTIFIED IN A FEW WAYS. FIRSTLY THE SLEEVE IS MADE OF ONE PIECE OF CARD NOT TWO LIKE LATER ISSUES. THIS CARD IS FOLDED AND STUCK TOGETHER WITH ONE FLIPBACK INSIDE THE TOP EDGE

SECONDLY THE CARD IS WHITE ON THE INSIDE

THIRDLY THE INNER SLEEVE ON THE FIRST PRESS HAS A THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP OF THE OPENING EDGE FOR EASIER REMOVAL OF THE ALBUM

THE FRONT SURFACE IS JUST IMMACULATE. ONE OF THE PLUSSES OF THIS SLEEVE IS THE THICKNESS OF THE CARD USED TO CREATE IT, WHICH RESULTED IN FEW COPIES HAVING RING WEAR. HOWEVER IT'S WEAKNESS IS IN THE POWDERY UNLAMINATED SURFACE WHICH IS PRONE TO RUBBING.

THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN KEPT INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL COLOUR.THERE IS NOT ONE SPECK OF COLOUR LOSS OR RUB WHATSOEVER.

NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES BY THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGES ARE MINT. NO LOSS OF COLOUR TO EITHER SURFACE, AND THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED

THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN   MINT CONDITION. TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. THE COLOURED SURFACE IS JUST IMMACULATE.

PRISTINE TYPEFACE AND PERFECT TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS

THE OPENING ADGES ARE STILL RAZOR SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS PERFECT AS IT POSSIBLY COULD BE. NO RUBBING. NO CREASES. NO SMALL LINES NEAR ANY OF THE EDGES, AND NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO BEAUTIFUL AND IMMACULATE INNER PANELS.RICH UNMARKED SURFACE WITH COLOURS THAT ARE BOTH UNWORN AND VIBRANT. INFACT THEY WONT LAY FLAT SO EVIDENCE OF VERY LITTLE HANDLING

THE TWO OPENING EDGES ARE ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP, AND IT'S OBVIOUS FROM EXAMINING THEM THAT THE LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN PERFECT CONDITION .

NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS,(THIS HAS A HISTORY OF HAVING THE BOTTOM SEAM SPLIT),  AND NO WEAR TO THE OPENING EDGE, NONE ON THE  BOTTOM EDGE. THE THUMB NOTCH IS ALSO IMMACULATE AND UNDAMAGED

JUST A SLIGHT IMPRESSION OF RECORD SHAPE

THE TWO POSTERS ARE IN MINT CONDITION, HAVING NEVER LEFT THE SLEEVE. THE FIRST ISSUE POSTERS ARE MADE FROM A HEAVIER PAPER THAN LATER ISSUES AND THE PAPER IS NOT SO GLOSSY ON FIRST ISSUES. 

THE FOLD LINES AR RAZOR SHARP ON BOTH

THE OFTEN MISSING CIRCULAR STICKER IS ALSO PRISTINE, AND FINALLY THE COMPARATIVE PLANET SIZE STRIP IS  THERE AND ALSO PERFECTLY MINT!!.

AN INCREDIBLE  EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING IT MINT

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

GARRY