The Moody Blues THE PRESENT UK LP 1ST PRESS ONE PLAY EVER MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		48
	$		64

THE MOODY BLUES - THE PRESENT

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS!!!  CONDITION

OUTSTANDING  MINT MINUS !!!!  SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:THRESHOLD TXS 140
• MATRIX: PZAL17878 A//1 v 420 1 5 / B//1 v 420 1 1
• ' THE ROBOT' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX

I HAVE JUST COME ACROSS A COLLECTION OF 70'S VINYL THAT BELONGED TO A COLLECTOR WHO PURCHASED LP'S AND 90% OF THE TIME DIDN'T PLAY THEM AT ALL!!!. A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF THE COLLECTION WERE STILL IN THE SHOP CARRIER BAGS OR PAPER BAGS (BOOTS / W.H.SMITH ETC). TO SAY THAT THIS COLLECTION IS IN PERFECT CONDITION IS ALMOST AN UNDERSTATEMENT!. THE SLEEVES MATCH THE RECORDS AND ARE ALSO IN THE MOST AMAZING CONDITION. AND MOST HAVE PERFECT CORNERS WITH EVEN THE CORNER TIPS UNRUBBED!!!

I WILL BE RELEASING THESE OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS A FEW A DAY. HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET 40 YEAR OLD VINYL IN THE SAME CONDITION AS IT WAS IN THE SHOP!!!

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE PASTEL BLUE LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS AND THE  BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS ONE MINUSCULE  SPIDER LINE NEAR THE SPINDLE HOLE,

THE VINYL

ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE DISC.NOT A FINGERMARK ANYWHERE, AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM JUST A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES AND ONE ULTRA FINE HANDLING LINE ON THE FINAL TRACK

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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

I DECIDED TO PLAY THIS PREVIOUSLY UNPLAYED DISC, AS UNPLAYED DOESN'T GUARANTEE A MINT PLAYTHROUGH. I DO GUARANTEE THAT MY CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL GO UNDETECTED

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PERFECT WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD CLEARLY AND CLEANLY AS WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED

NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE EITHER, NOR ANY LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND JUST THE ODD SPLIT SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES AND MOST SILENT PASSAGES.

I DIDN'T HEAR ANY MORE THAN 1-2 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH  MINT MINUS !!!     IT IS THAT GOOD

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

THE SLEEVE

STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS SEMI LAMINATED  GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE IS NO RUBBING TO THE COLOUR AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, OR BENDS . NO MARKS OR STAINS . RICH AND VIBRANT ALL ACROSS THE SURFACE

THERE ARE JUST TWO MICROSCOPIC LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR , NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER

THE TOP EDGE IS JUST PRISTINE WITH ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOUR INTACT AND RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER WITHOUT BLEMISH. THE RIGHT CORNER TIP END HAS ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB UNWORN CONDITION.

THE IS SPINE FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, PRISTINE COLOURS THAT ARE UNMARKED AND THIS INCLUDES THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS. THE GREEN TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND TOTALLY AS NEW.

THE REAR SURFACE  IS EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS THE FRONT. AGAIN NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT INNER PANELS

THE  BLUE POLY LINED  IS INCLUDED AND IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION .  NO STAINS OR CREASES.

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE  MINT MINUS !!!

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

GARRY