Ringo Starr RINGO 1973 UK LP 1st Press APPLE PLAYS 100% MINT HEAR

	£		45
	$		59

FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com

I have acquired a Ringo Starr collection, where the original owner had two copies of each title. Looking at the one set in particular it would appear that he had one for playing and one for storing.

They were all housed in a proper record case so no chance to get damaged

I am going to release these one per day in the original release order, so starting on Saturday 18th May with the Debut album

If you want the best copy that money can buy then look no further

RINGO STARR - RINGO

TOTALLY MINT - UNPLAYED UNTIL TODAY

NEAR MINT SLEEVE AND MINT BOOK

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE APPLE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS, AND A BASE COLOUR THAT IS UNBROKEN AS IT STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH SHOWS ONE SPIDER LINES ON ONE SIDE AND NON ON THE OTHER.  THE  GREEN TYPEFACE  IS PRISTINE.

THE VINYL

GLEAMING FIRST PRESS DISC THAT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THE LP STILL LOOKS PERFECT

THE TEST PLAY

THE FIRST THING TO SAY ABOUT THIS LP IS THE THAT STEREO REPRODUCTION IS CRYSTAL CLEAR AND EVERY NOTE HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION THROUGH GROOVE WEAR, WHICH OF COURSE THERE SHOULDN'T BE ON AN UNPLAYED VINYL.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS OF ANY DESCRIPTION

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER

THE VINYL PLAYS SUPERBLY ANDTHE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT

NO POPS OR TICS ANYWHERE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT 

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO IT AND MAKE A JUDGEMENT AGAINST YOUR OWN PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED MATTE GATEFOLD SLEEVE IN SUPERB CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION. FIRSTLY THERE IS NO LOSS OF COLOUR ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE . THERE IS A VERY THIN AND BARELY SPOTABLE FINE SCRATCH LINE RUNNING FROM THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER INTO THE LETTER 'N' ON THE MIRROR IMAGE OF RINGO

OTHER THAN THIS THE COLOURS ARE JUST PERFECT. NO RUBBING ANYWHERE WHICH IS UNUSUAL ON THIS SLEEVE

THERE ARE NO CREASES WHATSOEVER ON THIS SURFACE EITHER, AND NO FOLDS OR BENDS.

THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THE TOP EDGE SHOW A TINY SPECK OF RUB ON THE REAR SURFACE IN THE MIDDLE AND A DOT ON THE REAR LEFT CORNER

THE BOTTOM EDGES ONLY HAVE A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR IS RUNNING FROM TOP TO BOTTOM WITH PERFECT TYPEFACE AND UNRUBBED ENDS. THE COLOUR IS ALSO UNFADED, AND THE STAPLES HAVE NOT RUSTED AND ARE FIRMLY IN PLACE

THE OPENING EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP AND SHOWS WHY THE RECORD WAS JUST NOT REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPER CONDITION AS THE FRONT. JUST FOUR SMALL PRESSURE LINES ON THE BOTTOM EDGE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT INNER PANELS

THE BOOK IS FIRMLY STAPLED IN PLACE AND THE PAGES ARE PERFECT

THE PLAIN INNER SLEEVE IS THE CORRECT ONE FOR THE FIRST PRESS. NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND NONE OF THE SEAMS ARE SPLIT

A MAGNIFICENT  EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND FULLY JUSTIFIES A NEAR MINT GRADE