Rory Gallagher IRISH TOUR 74 UK 1st PRESS 2LP SET 2-3 PLAYS NEAR MINT AUDIO

	£		48
	$		64

RORY GALLAGHER - IRISH TOUR 74

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT!!! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

1ST UK PRESS ON POLYDOR

EXCELLENT PLUS SLEEVE!!!

• CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2478-070/ 071
• SET NUMBER: 2659 031
• MATRIX:2478070 A//2 420 0 1 2 4 / B//3 420  0 1 2 2  / 2478071 A//2  420 0 1 1 8 / 2478071 B//2 420 0 1 1 9 
• 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. THERE ARE 2-3 TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE, SHOWING HOW LITTLE THIS SET HAS BEEN PLAYED

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 ALL THAT IS VISIBLE ARE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES FROM SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL. TOTALLY NON SOUNDING!!

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, BECAUSE 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 PLAY ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENTLY FROM START TO FINISH.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO ANY PART OF THE VINYL PLAYTHROUGH SHOWING THAT WHAT LITTLE THE DISCS HAVE BEEN PLAYED BEFORE WAS COMPLETED WITH AN UNWORN AND CORRECTLY WEIGHTED STYLUS

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

NO LOUD CLICKS AND NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER

A FEW ODD SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN SOME SILENT PASSAGES, AND NO MORE THAN 3-4 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS NEAR MINT

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

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 EASILY 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, RESULTING IN A SEVERE GREY OR WHITE RING OF REMOVED COLOUR.

THIS ONE DOES HAVE A LITTLE OF THIS BUT NOT AS SEVERE AS THE VAST MAJORITY OUT THERE

THE FRONT SURFACE STILL RETAINS A LARGE PROPORTION OF THE ORIGINAL SILVER WITH THE TWO USUAL RINGS OF GREYING VISIBLE AND LIGHT PATCHY DULLING OF THE SURFACE

THERE ARE THREE SMALL LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. THREE SMALLER ONES ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES.. NO THUMB LINES AGAINST THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, AND ALL OF THE DELICATE SILVER FINISH IS INTACT AND RUNNING FROM TIP END TO TIP END. THERE IS A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TIP ENDS ONLY

THE SPINE WHICH IS ANOTHER PART OF THE SLEEVE THAT ALWAYS LOOKS TERRIBLE,  USUALLY MOST OF THE SILVER HAS RUBBED AWAY BUT DUE TO THE PROTECTION AFFORDED IT FROM NEW THIS SPINE IS NEAR PRISTINE. TOTALLY FLAT WITH JUST A COUPLE OF LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS. THE SILVER IS 95%  INTACT WITH JUST A LITTLE RUB TO THE BOTTOM TIP AND ONE TINY NICK TO THE SILVER ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE/

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO FLAT AND CLEAN WITH JUST THREE SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE AND ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE, PLUS A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

THE OPENING EDGES ARE STILL VERY SHARP WITH JUST A TINY PATCH OF BURRING AT THE VERY TOP

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PAIR  MINT INNER PANELS, ALL OF THE DELICATE SILVER IS THERE AND THESE COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER.

THE ORIGINAL  INNER SLEEVES ARE UNSPLIT

HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY