The Who QUADROPHENIA 1973 UK 2LP 1st Press W/BOOK MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT

	£		129
	$		171

THE WHO - QUADROPHENIA

1973 UK 1st Press COMPLETE WITH BOOKLET

PLAYED JUST ONCE FROM NEW

MAGNIFICENT MINT AUDIO

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• SET NUMBER 2657 013
• CATALOGUE:TRACK 2406-111 
• MATRIX: 2406110  A//2 420 1 1 1/ B//2  1 4 1/ 2406111 A//1   1 1 / B v 2    1 5 2

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

ALL 4 LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. 

THE JET BLACK BASE COLOUR HAS REMAINED FREE FROM ANY RUBBING OR BLEMISHES, AND THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. 

THIS COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION AND EVERY LETTER IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. 

THE TRACK LOGO WHICH CAN RUB AND WEAR BADLY IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION ON ALL 4 SIDES. 

A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLES REVEALS THAT  THERE IS JUST ONE TINY SPIDER LINE NEXT TO THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

BOTH DISCS GLEAM LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. 

ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO SEE, BACKING UP THE FACT THAT THIS INCREDIBLE SET HAS UNTIL TODAY REMAINED JUST ABOUT UNPLAYED!!!

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. SOMETHING I HAVE DECIDED TO DO WITH ALL OF THE LP'S THAT I LIST IN FUTURE. I AM CERTAIN THAT MY CUSTOMERS NEW AND OLD WILL APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY OF BEING ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THE RECORDS SOUND LIKE AND NOT JUST RELY ON A DESCRIPTION. THE WAY FORWARD FOR EBAY VINYL SALES I BELIEVE

THE LP'S PLAY THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ON ALL SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THESE DISCS SOUNDS. THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY, WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD TO PERFECTION

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB. NO CRACKLES, CLICKS OR POPS

THERE IS JUST NOTHING TO MAR THE BRILLIANCE OF THESE DISCS. IF I WAS TO BE INCREDIBLY PICKY THEN I CAN SAY THAT I HEARD A LITTLE LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGOUND IN A COUPLE OF PLACES ON DISC TWO

THERE CANNOT BE A BETTER EXAMPLE OF THIS DOUBLE ALBUM ANYWHERE ON THE PLANET, AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SIT BACK AND LISTEN TO THE COMPLETE ALBUM

I AM REALLY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS UNPLAYED / 1 PLAY SET MINT!!!

TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF THOUGH AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

WELL WHERE TO BEGIN WITH THIS SLEEVE?

IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT MOST COPIES FOR SALE, YOU WILL NOTICE IMMEDIATELY THAT THE SLEEVE LETS THE RECORDS DOWN, NO MATTER HOW GOOD THE VINYL IS. THERE ARE MANY REASONS FOR THIS, SO LETS TAKE A LOOK AT WHY THIS IS SUCH A HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION.

THE FIRST THING IS THAT THE SLEEVE IS MANUFACTURED FROM A VERY SOFT CARD. (ALL VERY FIRST PRESS SLEEVES WERE PRINTED IN HOLLAND) 

WHEN YOU TOUCH IT YOU CAN ALMOST GET THE SENSE THAT IT MADE OF SOMETHING LIKE PHOTO PAPER. THE SURFACE FEELS ALMOST SLIMY TO THE TOUCH. 

THIS DELICATE SURFACE IS THEREFORE PRONE TO SEVERE WEAR, USUALLY THE MOST NOTICEABLE BEING RING WEAR, WHERE THE WHITE OUTLINE OF THE RECORDS HAVE CREATED A HIDEOUS RING ON BOTH THE FRONT AND THE BACK COVER. 

BEING THIS SOFT AS WELL MEANS THAT ANY STICKER THAT WAS ON THE SURFACE, IF REMOVED IT LIKELY TO TEAR AWAY THE TOP SURFACE. AND OF COURSE THE FACT THAT THE SLEEVE IS NOT LAMINATED MEANS IT IS PRONE TO STAINS AND HANDLING. 

THE SPINE ALSO SUFFERS BADLY, AND MANY MANY COPIES ARE BENT, SQUASHED, FRAYED, SPLIT, OR COMPLETELY SHELF WORN.

INSIDE THE SLEEVE THERE IS A VERY VERY HEAVY BOOKLET WHICH WAS STAPLED INTO THE SPINE. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW ROUGH PAGE TURNS TO JOLT THIS LOOSE AND TEAR IT FROM THE SOFT SPINE. OR MORE COMMON THAN THAT IF THE SLEEVE IS LEFT UNPROTECTED, AND BY THAT I MEAN NOT HOUSED IN A PLASTIC SLEEVE, THEN THE WEIGHT OF THE BOOK GRADUALLY PULLS DOWN ON THE STAPLES WHICH EVENTUALLY GIVE WAY AND THE WHOLE BOOK COMES ADRIFT, WHICH IS WHY MANY COPIES, THE BOOK WILL BE FOUND HOUSED INSIDE THE SLEEVE WITH THE RECORDS. ANYWAY SORRY FOR THE HISTORY LESSON, BUT I WANTED TO GET ACROSS JUST HOW NEAR IMPOSSIBLE IT IS TO FIND ONE IN MINT CONDITION

THIS COPY IS IN SUPERB CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND ONLY HAS A VERY MILD SHADOW OF RING WEAR. CERTAINLY NOT LIKE MOST COPIES ANYWAY.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY, OR EVEN LIGHT CREASES TO THIS SURFACE, AND MOST AMAZING OF ALL IS THE FACT THAT THERE ARE NO SMALL CREASE LINES NEAR THE SPINE WHATSOEVER, AND THIS IS JUST UNHEARD OF. THE ONLY INCREDIBLY MINOR BLEMISH IS A TINY SCUFF OF WHITE VISIBLE JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE

THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES ALONG THE TOP EDGE, THREE MINUSCULE ONES ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE VIRTUALLY FREE FROM AMY SHELF WEAR WITH JUST A FEW FLECKS OF WHITE VISIBLE AND A LITTLE RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS

THE LARGE WIDE SPINE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. FLAT AND FREE FROM ANY SQUASHING. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE A FEW FLECKS OF  WHITE ON THE LEADING EDGES, AND A LITTLE RUB AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

THE TWO OPENING EDGES ARE BOTH RAZOR SHARP, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF BURR EACH ONE, AND BEARING IN MIND JUST HOW SOFT THIS CARD IS, THAT IS QUITE SPECIAL.

THE REAR SURFACE IS SUPERB NO CREASES, OR LOSS OF COLOUR OR RING WEAR. JUST PERFECT.NOT EVEN ANY OF THE SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD WITH SOME CARE REVEALS A NEAR PRISTINE FRONT AND BACK PANEL WITH A PERFECTLY ADHERED BOOK. 

THE TWO ORIGINAL INNER POLY LINED SLEEVES ARE IN MINT CONDITION. FLAT AND UNCREASED AND NO SEAM SPLITS ETC.

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY