The Kinks SOMETHING ELSE BY UK LP 1967 RARE MONO PRESS NPL18193 NEAR MINT-

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THE KINKS - SOMETHING ELSE BY THE KINKS

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT MINUS CONDITION

OUTSTANDING SLEEVE!!!

FIRST MONO PRESS A-1M/B-1M

• CATALOGUE:PYE NPL 18193
• MATRIX: NPL18193 A-1*M / B-1*M
• SIDE ONE HAS THE LETTER 'M' CROSSED OUT. IT SITS IN THE MATRIX NUMBER AND WOULD HAVE READ NMPL 181193 
• SIDE 2 HAS MPL18193 B-1*M CROSSED OUT
• OTHER DEAD WAX INFO: SIDE ONE HAD THE LETTER 'B' AT 9 O'CLOCK AND 1 OR I AT 3 O'CLOCK. SIDE TWO HAS 'C' AND 1 OR I

THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE FIND. A TRUE 1967 MONO PRESSING OF THIS RARE ALBUM BY THE KINKS. THE MONO PRESSINGS IN 1967 ARE FAR RARER THAN THE STEREO ISSUES DUE TO MOST AUDIOPHILES MAKING THE SWITCH FROM MONO TO STEREO. THE BEATLES SGT. PEPPER IS ALSO FROM THIS SAME YEAR AND HAS THE SAME RARITY IN MONO.

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE PASTEL PINK LABELS ARE IN LOVELY CONDITION. THESE LABELS SHOW SPINDLE MARKS LIKE VIRTUALLY NO OTHER LABEL, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT YES THERE ARE ABOUT 8-10 ON EACH SIDE, BUT THEY REALLY CAN ONLY BE SEEN WHEN ANGLED INTO A STRONG LIGHT.

THE BLACK AREA AND TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED ON BOTH SIDES, AND THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

SUPER HEAVY ORIGINAL 1960'S PYE VINYL THAT BARELY FLEXES. THE DISC HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE AND LOOKS SUPERB.IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS VIRTUALLY FLAWLESS WITH JUST A COUPLE OF VERY FINE AND TOTALLY SUPERFICIAL HANDLING LINES SLIGHTLY VISIBLE.

UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE THE USUAL FINE WISPY HAIRLINES, AND A FEW MORE NON SOUNDING HANDLING LINES

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 ALL MY LISTINGS. I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS OUT THERE WILL WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THEY ARE CONSIDERING LAYING OUT MONEY ON. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS DISC PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES.

FIRSTLY THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE MEANING THAT THE PLAY IT HAS RECEIVED BEFORE TODAY WAS COMPLETED ON A TOP SYSTEM WITH A STYLUS CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN.

THE CRYSTAL CLEAR MONO REPRODUCTION IS INCREDIBLE. CLEAN, CLEAR AND CRISP, THERE CANNOT BE ANY BETTER WAY TO HEAR THIS 1967 VINYL. IT'S A LOUD AND POWERFUL REPRODUCTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH,  AND IT PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION ..

THERE IS NO HEAVY CRACKLING AT AT POINT, NOR ANY LOUD CLICKS AT ALL

THERE IS SOME VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND WHICH CAN ONLY BE HEARD DURING THE QUIETER MOMENTS AND SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES. THERE ARE ALSO SOME RANDOM LITTLE TICS AND POPS HERE AND THERE, MOST OF WHICH ARE BARELY AUDIBLE, UNLESS YOU SIT 18 INCHES FROM YOUR SPEAKERS AS I DO WHILST TYPING THIS OUT

SO HERE WE HAVE AN EXTREMELY CLEAN ORIGINAL MONO PRESSING OF A REALLY RARE ALBUM

I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THE PLAYTHROUGH NEAR MINT MINUS

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO IT, AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH

THE SLEEVE

A REALLY HARD SLEEVE TO GET IN COLLECTIBLE CONDITION, DUE TO THE UNLAMINATED AND POWDERY SILVER FINISH TO THE SLEEVE, WHICH IS SO EASILY RUBBED AND WORN.

THIS IS THE GENUINE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE WITH THE FLIPBACKS

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS REMAINED FLAT AND IS FREE FROM ANY PEN MARKS . THE DELICATE SILVER SURFACE HAS REMAINED IN EXCELLENT ORDER, WITH JUST SOME VERY MILD SIGNS OF HANDLING.

THERE IS JUST ONE FEELABLE SMALL LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE IN THE LOWER SECTION, ONE ALONG THE TOP, AND TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NONE OF THEM ARE DEEP OR HAVE AFFECTED THE SHAPE OF THE SLEEVETHERE IS JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE BY THE WAY OF A SLIGHTLY DARKER THAN GREY BARELY VISIBLE RING WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE ON THE FRONT, AND NO THUMB LINES EITHER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE VERY MARGINAL SHELF WEAR, MAINLY AT THE RIGHT CORNERS, WITH JUST A FEW SPECKS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH ELDEWHERE

THE SPINE HAS THE TAPERED ENDS AND IT IS HERE RIGHT AT THE VERY TIPS TOP AND BOTTOM THAT THERE IS ALSO LIGHT RUBBING.

THE SILVER COLOUR HAS BEEN RETAINED EVERYWHERE ELSE ALONG THE SPINE, WHICH IS ALSO IN SUPERB FLAT CONDITION ALL THE WAY ALONG, WITH JUST ONE SEMI FINGER TO THUMB SQUASH.

ALL OF THE DELICATE BLACK TEXT IS I00% COMPLETE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE  HAS IMMACULATELY STUCK DOWN FLIPBACKS, WITH JUST ONE LITTLE NICK TO THE EDGE OF THE TOP ONE

ONCE AGAIN THE SILVER SURFACE IS IN TOP CONDITION AND UNRUBBED. TWO TINY LINES ON THE BOTTOM EDGE ARE THE ONLY ONES ON THIS SURFACE. ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND COMPLETELY UNRUBBED

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP WITH A FEW TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS TO SHOW WHERE THE VINYL WAS REMOVED A NUMBER OF TIMES

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS

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

GARRY