Rare Bird EPIC FOREST UK LP 1972 1ST PRESS POLYDOR A1/B1 ONE PLAY MINT MINUS

	£		29
	$		38

RARE BIRD - EPIC FOREST

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS!!!! CONDITION

FIRST PRESS A1/B1

MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2442 101
• MATRIX:2442101 A//1 1 1 2 /  / B//1  1 1 1 

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE ORANGY RED POLYDOR LABELS ARE IN ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE IS NOT A MARK OR STAIN ON THEM. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES WHATSOEVER ON EITHER SIDE OF THE LABEL CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS HAD JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED. THERE ARE STILL SHARDS OF RESIDUE VINYL OUTSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE FROM THE ORIGINAL PRESS,

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS JUST PRISTINE. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT . IT GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE SURFACE AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE apart from a few wispy hairlines and one minuscule scuff

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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS ASERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT.

THERE IS NOT ONE SPECK OF DISTORTION TO THIS SOUND, ANYWHERE

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ALL

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER, AND A TOTALLY CRACKLE FREE REPRODUCTION

SOME BARELY AUDIBLE SPECKS OF VERY MILD STATIC IN A FEW RANDOM SPOTS

I DIDN'T HEAR ANY MORE THAN 2-3 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE EXAMPLE OF THIS ALBUM

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS VINYL MINT MINUS!!! 

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

THIS IS AN UNLAMINATED E.J.DAY GATEFOLD SLEEVE.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND AMAZINGLY FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES OR EVEN BENDS.

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

OFTEN ON THESE  NON LAMINATED SLEEVES, THE COLOURS GET RUBBED AND RINGWEAR APPEARS. THIS COPY HOWEVER HAS ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOURS AND ONLY SOME VERY MILD GREYING AROUND THE EDGES.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE VERY LIGHTLY RUBBED IN SMALL SPOTS. MORESO ON THE TOP EDGE, WITH  JUST A COUPLE OF PIN PRICKS OF WHITE ON THE BOTTOM. LIGHT RUBBING TO THE CORNER TIP ENDS

THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE COLOUR IS THERE,WITH ONE TINY SPECK OF WHITE ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE AND A LITTLE RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS.

THE OPENING EDGE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE RAZOR SHARP CONDITION, AND LOOKS AS GOOD TODAY AS IT WAS WHEN FIRST PUT TOGETHER BACK IN 1972

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AND PRISTINE AS THE FRONT, AGAIN NO HEAVY COLOUR LOSS, JUST THAT LIGHT GREYING NEAR THE EDGES.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS. THE DIE CUT SECTION ON THE LEFT PANEL IS PERFECT AND UNBLEMISHED

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND APART FROM THE VERY LIGHTEST BIT OF GLUE AGEING IS IN UNSPLIT AND NEAR PERFECT CONDITION. HAS THE CORRECT 0972 DATE PRINTED IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!!

AN ABSOLUTELY ASTOUNDING COPY OF THIS GREAT ALBUM, AND WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING

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

GARRY