The Who QUADROPHENIA UK LP 1ST TRACK 100% MINT UNPLAYED

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THE WHO - QUADROPHENIA

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED 'OH MY GOD' CONDITION

INCREDIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS

• SET NUMBER 2657 013
• CATALOGUE:TRACK 2406-111 
• MATRIX: 2406110  A-1 / B-1 / 2406111 A-1 / B2

THE 1973 ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS OF QUADROPHENIA CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY THE -1 MATRIX NUMBERS. THIS IS THE CLOSEST I HAVE EVER SEEN TO A FULL -1 SET. MOST FIRST PRESSES HAVE A COUPLE OF -2 FOR EXAMPLE A2 B1 OR A1 B2 ON EACH DISC.IT HAS BEEN CLAIMED THAT THE -1 FULL SET IS IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE THE CORRECT FIRST PRESS HAS -2 ON SIDE 4 AS THIS SET DOES.

A FIRST ISSUE SET CAN ALSO BE TOLD BY THE LIGHTLY TEXTURED MATT BLACK LABELS NOT SHINY SMOOTH ONES. ALSO LATER RELEASES HAD A ROUGH RIDGE RUNNING ROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE LABELS, AND FINALLY THE VINYL IS FAR HEAVIER ON THE FIRST PRESS AND IT ALSO HAS BECAUSE OF THIS A SQUARER EDGE TO THE OUTER EDGE UNLIKE LATER THINNER DISCS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

ALL 4 LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE JET BLACK BASE COLOUR HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED, 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 NO SPIDER LINES WHATSOEVER, AND AN EVEN CLOSER LOOK REVEALS A SLIVER OF VINYL STILL INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE FROM THE FACTORY PRESS. SHOWING JUST WHY THIS LP SET HAS REMAINED UNPLAYED

THE VINYL

BOTH DISCS GLEAM LIKE NEW AND COULN'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 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 WHOLE DOUBLE ALBUM SET FROM START TO FINISH. I HAVE TAKEN THIS EXTRA TIME AND EFFORT IN A BID TO STEP UP WHAT GOOD LOOKS AND SOUNDS LIKE ON EBAY. IT HAS LONG BEEN SAID AND FAIRLY SO THAT BUYING VINYL ON EBAY IS A LOTTERY AS SELLERS CONTINUE TO MISDESCRIBE THE QUALITY OF THEIR ALBUMS OFTEN LISTED WITHOUT BEING ACTUALLY ABLE TO PLAY THEM. I THINK BUYERS ARE FED UP WITH BIDDING ON MINT ALBUMS TO FIND THEM ACTUAL A FAR LESS GRADE WHEN PLAYED. HERE THEN IS THE WAY FORWARD I BELIEVE AND I HOPE YOU THINK SO TOO

THE LP'S PLAY THROUGH BRILLIANTLY 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.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUERB. NO CRACKLES, CLICKS OR EVEN STATIC PRESENT ON ANY PART OF THE PLAYTHROUGH.

I WAS ALMOST TEMPTED NOT TO PLAY THESE VINYLS BUT MY ONE EXTREMELY CAREFUL PLAY WILL NOT AFFECT THE GRADE THAT THIS SET FULLY DESERVES

I MAY BE HEARD TWO TINY DUST POPS THROUGH ALL 4 SIDES, WHICH IS NOTHING AT ALL

THERE CANNOT BE A BETTER EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE SET ANYWHERE ON THE PLANET, AND I AM ENCOURAGING YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES

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

TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

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. 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 NOTICABLE BEING RING WEAR WHERE THE WHITE OUTLINE OF THE RECORDS HAVE CREATED A HIDDEOUS 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 ACCROSS JUST HOW NEAR IMPOSSIBLE IT IS TO FIND ONE IN MINT CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% FREE FROM ANY LOSS OF THE GREY COLOUR. IT HAS BEEN HOUSED IN A STRONG PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE SINCE 1973. THERE ARE NO HEAVY, OR EVEN LIGHT CREASES TO THIS SURFACE, ABSOLUTELY NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE, AND JUST ONE SMALL LINE NEAR THE SPINE JUST TO THE LEFT OF THE LETTER 'P'

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM AMY SHELF WEAR AND THIS AGAIN IS DUE TO THE PLASTIC COVER THAT HAS BEEN PROTECTING IT SINCE 1973

THE LARGE WIDE SPINE IS JUST AMAZING. DEFINITELY THE BEST ONE I HAVE EVER SEEN. NO COLOUR LOSS,APART FROM A PIN PRICK AT THE VERY TOP EDGE, NO CREASES OR ANY DAMAGE WHATSOEVER, AND EVERY SINGLE LETTER IS LEGIBLE. LOOKS SUPERB!

THE TWO OPENING EDGES ARE BOTH RAZOR SHARP, WITH JUST ONE TINY THUMB NAIL NICK TO EACH ONE, AND BEARING IN MIND JUST HOW SOFT THIS CARD IS, THAT IS QUITE SPECIAL.

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY LITTLE BIT AS BRILLIANT AS THE FRONT. AGAIN NO CREASES, OR LOSS OF COLOUR OR RING WEAR. JUST PERFECT.NOT EVEN ANY OF THE SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE

NOW THEN OPENING THE GATEFOLD WITH SOME CARE REVEALS A PRISTINE FRONT AND BACK PANEL WITH A PERFECTLY ADHERED BOOK. THE SPALES ARE STILL FIRMLY ATTACHED TO THE PAGES, AND THE BOOK IS PROPERLY FIXED INTO THE SLEEVE AND IS DAMAGE FREE. VERY RARE TO FIND LIKE THIS, BUT AGAIN THE STRONG PLASTIC SLEEVE HAS BEEN THE CAUSE OF THIS REAMINEG PERFECT

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 MINT MINUS 

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

GARRY