Ringo Starr Beatles RINGO 1973 UK LP 1ST UNPLAYED MINT

	£		21
	$		28

RINGO STARR - RINGO

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED (UNTIL TODAY) CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:APPLE PCTC 252 
• MATRIX: YEX 925-1U / YEX 926-3U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 PA / 4 GOG 
• THESE ARE ALL FIRST PRESS INDICATORS

THIS LP AND SLEEVE IS IN THE MOST AMAZING CONDITION POSSIBLE. I JUST CANNOT BELIEVE THAT RINGO'S MOST POULAR ALBUM SHOULD REMAIN UNPLAYED. AND TO HAVE THIS VERY FRAGILE SLEEVE IN MINT CONDITION CAN ONLY MEAN ONE THING. THE LP HAS JUST BEEN STORED AWAY INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FROM NEW.

SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET AN ABSOLUTE GEM HERE

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE PICTURES AND COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS. THE WHITE STAR IS PURE WHITE ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE ON BOTH SIDES BEING UNRUBBED. THERE ARE NO  SPIDER LINES AT ALL NEAR THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THE LP HAS BEEN PLAYED. I.E NEVER!! THE LP IS ALSO VERY TIGHT TO PLACE OVER MY SPINDLE

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES, IT LOOKS AS GOOD TODAY AS IT DID WHEN IT WAS FIRST PRESSED IN 1973

EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, APART FROM THE VERY ODD WISP. THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE BEST COPY OF THIS LP YOU WILL EVER COME ACCROSS IN MY OPINION

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 OF THE OTHER TRACKS THAT ON OFFER. THE REPORDUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMOSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.THE CLARITY OF THE STERERO REPRODUCTION IS JUST PURE FIRST PRESS. IT IS WITHOUT A DOUBT A STUNNING AUDIO PERFORMANCE FROM THE VINYL.

NO BACKGROUND NOISES OR CLICKS, NO DISTORTION, AND NOT EVEN THE SLIGHTEST BIT OF STATIC, JUST PERHAPS 2 TINY DUST POPS THROUGHT THE ENTIRE PLAY. I CAN ONLY GIVE THIS THE HIGHEST COLLECTIBLE GRADE POSSIBLE. IT IS THAT GOOD!!

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT !!!

THE SLEEVE

A VERY DELICATE AND HARD TO FIND PRISTINE SLEEVE, AND THE REASON FOR THIS IS THAT IT WAS MADE IN EXACTLY THE SAME MANNER AS THE WHO'S QUADROPHENIA. THAT IS A VERY SOFT DELUXE CARD OUTER SURFACE AND AVERY HEAVY LARGE BOOK STAPLED INTO THE SOFT SPINE.IN FACT IT WAS MADE BY THE SAME DUTCH COMPANY THAT MADE THE SLEEVE FOR THE WHO, SO REALLY ITS NO SURPRISE

THIS USUALLY RESULTS IN DAMAGE TO THE SOFT OUTER SKIN OF THE FRONT OR BACK SURFACE, AND A BOOK WHICH DUE TO IT'S OWN WEIGHT AND POORLY FIXED STYLE HAS COMPLETELY COME WAY FROM THE SPINE

AMAZINGLY THE FRONT SURFACE OF THE SLEEVE IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON IT. NO HEAVY CREASES, NO LIGHT CREASES, NO CREASE LINES, NO BENDS AND DEFINITELY NO LOSS TO THE COLOURS WHATSOEVER. NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE, AND INCREDIBLY NOT EVEN ANY OF THE TINY LINES THAT ARE USUALLY FOUND NEAR THE SPINE. THE TOP LEFT CORNER HAS THE BAREST TOUCH OF RUBBING, BUT CAN HARDLY BE SEEN.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH UNWORN, AND THIS IS BECAUSE THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN KEPT INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE SINCE NEW.

THE SPINE IS PRISTINE, AS NEW WITH ALL OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THIS IS VERY RARE AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED THIS CARD IS SO SOFT AND DELICATE, AND MOST I HAVE SEEN HAVE BEEN VERY BADLY COLOUR WORN. NOT THIS ONE ITS PERFECT WITH JUST A MINISCLUE BIT OF RUBBING AT THE VERY TOP TIP

THE STAPLE IS PERFECTLY AFFIXED AND HASN'T RUSTED EITHER

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PUT TOGETHER. IT CLEAR THAT THIS LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE.

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN IN SUPERB CONDITION,ANOTHER SUPERB EXAMPLE OF WHAT GOOD SHOULD LOOK LIKE

IT IS ALSO WORTH POINTING AGAIN OUT THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN A TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE ON EITHER FRONT OF BACK SURFACES.

OPENING THE GLATEFOLD REVEALS THE PRISTINE INNER PANELS, AND THE LARGE 24 PAGE BOOK (NEARLY THE SAME SIZE AS THE SLEEVE) WHICH IS IN MINT CONDITION

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN MINT ORIGINAL UNSPLIT CONDITION

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT MINUS

YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO UPGRADE FROM THIS VAULT COPY OF THIS SUPERB 1973 FIRST PRESS

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

GARRY