Status Quo MA KELLYS GREASY SPOON UK LP1ST W POSTER NM-

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STATUS QUO - MA KELLY'S GREASY SPOON

IN SUPERB CONDITION

VERY FIRST PRESS WITH THE ULTRA RARE POSTER

• CATALOGUE:PYE NSPL 18344
• MATRIX: NSPL18344 A-1 * T / B-1 * T
• FIRST PRESS INDICATORS

THIS IS THE THRID ALBUM FROM STATUS QUO AND A VERY RARE EXAMPLE OF A VERY FIRST PRESS WITH THE NIGH ON IMPOSSIBLE TO GET POSTER

IN 1969 QUO WERE NOT SELLING RECORDS, THEY HAD DECIDED TO DISTCH THEIR BUBBLEGUM IMAGE OF THE 1698 MATCHSTICK MEN SOUND, AND INSTEAD PROBABLY OUT OF FRUSTRATION DECIDED TO GIG IN THEIR EVERYDAY CLOTHES (DENIM) AND GROW THEIR HAIR LONG TO SHED THIS PSYCHADELIC IMAGE

THEY PLAYED IN PUBS AND CLUBS UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY PLYING THEIR FAVOURED BOOGIE SHUFFLE AND TO THEIR SURPRISE THE FANS LOVED IT, AND 1N 1970 THE NEW STATIS QUO WAS BORN.

HERE IS THEIR FIRST ALBUM WITH THE THEN NEW SOUND.

THE VERY FIRST AND ONLY THE VERY FIRST ISSUES CAME WITH A SMALL BUT STURDY POSTER. THIS POSTER FEAUTRED THE FIFTH MEMBER OF THE BAND ROY LYNES WHO SHORTLY AFTER LEFT THE BAND. IT IS VERY RARE TO FIND THIS NOWADAYS AND HAS BECOME EXTREMELY COLLECTIBLE

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE FIRST PRESS PYE LABELS WERE THE PASTEL COLOUR ONES YOU SEE HERE. THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT AND LATER PRESSES WITH DIFFERENT LABELS. THIS IS THE GENUINE FIRST ISSUE.

THE BLUE COLOUR IS UNMARKED AND APART FROM A SMALL SEMI CIRCLE STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE

THE BLACK LOGO AND TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THERE ARE SOME SMALL SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE SHOWING LIMITED PLAY OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS

THE VINYL

THE RECORD HAS RETAINED MOST OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTER AND SHEEN. IT IS ALSO A FIRST PRESS PYE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL

THERE ARE TWO SURFACE HANDLING LINES WHICH I HAVE TAKEN PICTURES OF. ONE ON EACH SIDE . SEE BELOW FOR FULL DETAILS

OTHER THAN THIS THE ONLY OTHER LINES ARE THE WISPY ONES THAT CAN ONLY BE SEEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION

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 AM NOW DOING WITH EVERY LP THAT I LIST. I AM CONVINCED IT'S WHAT BIDDERS WANT

SO LETS START WITH THESE TWO SURFACE LINES. ONE APPEARS ON TRACK 4 OF SIDE ONE (SHY FLAY), AND THE OTHER SMALLER ONE ON THE LAST TRACK SIDE 2 (IS IT ME)

THE SECOND SOUNDBITE STARTS AT TRACK 4 SO YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT ONE EASILY. THE LAST SOUNDBITE PLAYS OVER THE SMALLER LINE WHICH ACTUALLY IS ONLY RUNNING ACCROSS ABOUT 1 MINUTE OF THE TRACK

SO PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM. WHAT YOU WILL HEAR FIRSTLY IS A CRISP CLEAR AND CLEAN AND LOUD STEREO REPRODUCTION. THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND ANYWHERE, AND NO FRYING BACON OR LOUD CLICKS ETC

THERE IS SOME VERY LIGHT VINYL NOISE DURING THE RUN IN TO BOTH SIDES, AND OCASIONALY IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES. THE FINAL THIRD OF THE FIRST SOUND BITE FEATURES 'EVERYTHING' THE SLOW TRACK AND THE QUIETEST ONE, SO LISTENING TO THAT WILL GIVE YOU A GREAT PERCEPTION OF THE WHOLE LP. THE TWO LINES PLAY OVER WITHOUT A HITCH

OTHER THAN WHATS ALREADY MENTIONED THERE ARE SOME TINY DUST POPS AT RANDOM, BUT PLEASE  LISTEN CAREFULLY AND YOU BE THE JUDGE

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AS NEAR MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED , SINGLE SLEEVE FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE

THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. DUE TO BEING A VERY THIN AND FLIMSY COVER

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN THERE IS NO LOSS OF BLACK TO THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER.THE WHITE AREAS ARE STILL VERY WHITE AND THERE IS NO LOSS OF COLOUR OR RUBBING TO THIS DELICATE SURFACE

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, JUST A FEW TINY ONES NEAR THE SPINE AND ONE THIN ONE RUNNING ACCROSS THE TOP LEFT CORNER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE ONLY THE BAREST TRACE OF SHELF WEAR. THE BOTTOM CORNERS SHOW LIGHT RUBBING AND THERE IS ONE SMALL SCUFF HALFWAY ALONG THE TOP EDGE

THE SPINE IS VERY THIN, BUT HERE WE HAVE EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS TO SHOW THAT THE RECORD WAS REMOVED A FEW TIMES IN THE LAST 40 YEARS

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST PRISTINE. THERE IS NO RECORD SHAPE OR RING WEAR EITHER ON THIS SLEEVE

THE POSTER IS IN PRISTINE UNBLEMISHED CONDITION

THE POLY LINES INNER SLEEVE IS UNSPLIT ANS IN GREAT CONDITION

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS  SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS

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

GARRY