Rory Gallagher IRISH TOUR 74 UK 1st 1 PLAY 100% MINT-

	£		27
	$		35

RORY GALLAGHER - IRISH TOUR 74

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY!!! / UNPLAYED  CONDITION

1ST UK PRESS ON POLYDOR

• CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2478-070
• SET NUMBER: 2659 031
• MATRIX:2478070 A//2 420 0 1 3 / B//3  0 1 4  / 2478071 A//2  420 0 1 2 / 2478071 B// 2 420 0 1 3
• KIP ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 4

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. AND TRY AS I MIGHT I CANNOT SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND ANY OF THE HOLES. INFACT THERE IS STILL RESIDUAL VINYL SHARDS INSIDE

THE VINYL

STUNNING MINT CONDITION DISCS THAT GLEAM LIKE NEW.

THE SURFACE IN DAYLIGHT IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS ON BOTH VINYLS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE. I AM CERTAIN THAT THESE DISCS HAVE REMAINED UNPLAYED, OR PLAYED JUST THE ONCE AT MOST

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 ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAISE I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE LP'S BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THESE TWO DISCS ARE ABSOLUTELY MAGNFICENT FROM START TO FINISH. ALL OF THE PASSAGES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SILENT ARE SILENT, INCLUDING THE RUN INS AND RUN OUTS.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO ANY PART OF THE VINYL PLAYTHROUGH SHOWING THAT IF INDEED THE DISCS HAVE BEEN PLAYED BEFORE, THEN IT WAS COMPLETED WITH AN UNWORN AND CORRECTLY WEIGHTED STYLUS

THE DISCS PLAY ABSOLUTELY PERFECTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER

NO CLICKS AND NO VINYL NOISE EITHER

I HEARD MAYBE 4 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH, AND A COUPLE OF RANDOM SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC

TRULY A PRIZED PAIR OF DISCS AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THEM MINT MINUS

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

THIS IS A REALLY HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN GREAT CONDITION. THE DELICATE SILVER FRONT SURFACE IS PRONE TO ALL SORTS OF DAMAGE. THE POOR DESIGN ALWAYS ALLOWED THE SILVER TO LOOK SHABBY AFTER ONLY A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE MOST USUAL FLAW IS SEVERE RING WEAR, MAINLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SLEEVE IS MADE OUT OF THIN CARD AND THE SILVER SURFACE IS EASILY FLAWED, SO MOST YOU WILL SEE WILL HAVE A LARGE GREY RING AROUND THE SURFACE OF THE SLEEVE.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY CLEAN. CERTAINLY NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AMAZINGLY JUST ONE TINY LINE NEAR THE SPINE

THERE IS SOME LIGHT RINGWEAR WHERE THE LP HAS PRESSED INTO THE THIN CARD, BUT CERATINLY NOT HALF AS MUCH AS MOST YOU WILL SEE

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES APART FROM ONE TINY THUMB NAIL LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE TOWARDS THE LOWER EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR

THE SPINE WHICH IS ANOTHER PART OF THE SLEEVE THAT ALWAYS LOOKS TERRIBLE,  THIS COPY ALL OF THE SILVER STILL INTACT,APART FROM A LITTLE RUBBING TO THE BOTTOM TIP.  THE DELICATE RED TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNWORN

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO FLAT AND CLEAN WITH AGAIN THAT LIGHT IMPRESSION FROM THE LP'S. ALSO THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAS PLACED A TINY PEN MARK NEXT TO SOME OF THE TRACK LISTINGS

THE OPENING EDGES ARE STILL VERY SHARP WITH JUST A FEW SMALL THUMB NAIL NICKS WHERE THE LP'S HAVE BEEN REMOVED A FEW TIMES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PAIR OF NEAR MINT INNER PANELS, WITH JUST THOSE LITTLE PEN MARKS AGAIN BY THE TRACK LISTING

THE ORIGINAL POLYDOR POLY LINED INNER SLEEVES ARE UNSPLIT AND VERY FLAT WITH JUST A LIGHT AGING TO THE VERY  EDGES WHERE THE GLUE HAS DRIED OVER TIME

HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY