Paul McCartney & Wings WILD LIFE UK DEBUT LP NMINT-
  £   113
  $   150

 


£ 113 Sold For
Apr 29, 2010 Sold Date
Apr 22, 2010 Start Date
£   19 Start price
19   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description



PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS- WILD LIFE

IN SUPERB CONDITION

 

  • CATALOGUE: APPLE PCS 7142
  • MATRIX:YEX 871 - 1 1 / 872-1
  • MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 L / 4 T
  • THIS IS A VERY VERY EARLY PRESS

THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1971 AND RELEASED SHORTLY AFTER MCCARTNEYS SECOND ALBUM 'RAM'

IT IS THE FIRST EVER OFFEREING FROM THE GROUP OF MUSICIANS WHO WOULD BECOME WINGS, AND CREATE EVEN MORE MCCARTNEY HISTORY WITH CLASSICS LIKE BAND ON THE RUN, VENUS AND MARS TO NAME BUT TWO

 

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE 2 PICTURE LABELS ARE IN ABSOLUTELY PRITINE CONDITION. THERE IS NOT A MARK ON EITHER SIDE, AND NO COLOUR LOSS. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN. THERE IS JUST 1-2 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

SUPERB LOOKING UNMARKED VINYL. ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION CAN A SEE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES

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 FOUR COMPLETE TRACKS  FROM THIS  ALBUM,  I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, I HAVE ALSO RECORDED THE LINKING GROOVES TO THE START, AND END OF THE OTHER TRACKS THAT ON OFFER. THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS

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. THERE IS A TOUCH OF BERELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN SOME OF THE QUIETER SPOTS, AND A FEW TINY DUST POPS HERE AND THERE, BUT I HAVE RECORDED 4 GREAT EXAMPLES OF HOW THIS ALBUM SOUNDS SO PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN TO JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS LP NEAR MINT MINUS

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THIS HAS CLEARLY BEEN HOUSED IN A PLASTIC OUTER FOR MOST OF IT'S LIFE AS THERE IS ABSOLUTELY MINIMAL SHELF WEAR.

. THE FRONT SURFACE IS BEAUTIFUL. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS COLOUR AND THERE ARE NO MARKS WHATSOEVER ON IT. NO HEAVY CREASES, NO CREASE LINES OR BENDS, APART FROM ONE TINY AND HARD TO SPOY CREASE LINE ACCROSS THE VERY TIP OF THE TOP LEFT CORNER , AND JUST TWO OF THE SMALL LINES THAT FORM NEAR THE SPINE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE JUST THE BAREST TOUCH OF SHELF WEAR, AND THE SPINE IS THE FIRST PRESS TAPERED ENDED SPINE WHICH IS PERFECTLY FLAT AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS LEGIBLE.AGAIN WITH JUST A TRACE OF SHELF WEAR

THE OPENING EDGE ONCE AGAIN 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 MOSTLY WHITE BUT DOES HAVE A VERY LIGHT TINGE OF AGEING, ALONG THE PERIMETER EDGES. THIS SLEEVE WAS MADE OF VERY STIFF CARD, BUT SLIGHTLY MORE POROUS THAN MOST AND I HAVE NEVER EVER SEEN A PURE WHITE REAR SURFACE ON ANY COPY OF THIS THAT I HAVE HANDLED, AS THIS WHITE SURFACE IS PRONE TO THIS , HOWEVER THIS ONE IF FAR SUPERIOR THAN MOST I HAVE SEEN.THERE ARE 3-4 SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE ON THE REAR

THE YELLOW INNER SLEEVE IS THE ORIGINAL AND IS IN EXCELLENT UNSPLIT CONDITION

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

 

 

 

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

GARRY

 

 





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