The Who WHO'S NEXT UK LP 1ST MG12888 A1/B2 TWO PLAYS FROM NEW PLAYS NEAR MINT
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THE WHO - WHO'S NEXT
IN MAGNIFICENT 2 PLAY NEAR MINT!!! CONDITION
OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS !!! SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:TRACK 2408-102
- MATRIX: 2408102 A//1 420 1 1 / B//2 V 420 1 2 2 7
- FIRST PRESS MATRIX
- ALSO HAS MG12888 ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX ON SIDE ONE
- ' HIDDEN CODE ' IN THE CLOUDS ON THE SLEEVE
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
SUPERB JET BLACK TRACK LABEL WITH SILVER LOGO AND TYPEFACE. THE BASE COLOUR IS UNBLEMISHED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER LOGO AND TYPEFACE IS UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST TWO TO THREE SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS SUPERB VINYL HAS BEEN ON A TURNTABLE
THE VINYL
THE DISC HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND GLEAMS LIKE NEW. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TO BE FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE AND A COUPLE OF HANDLING LINES ON SIDE TWO
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 DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MT CUSTOMERS
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 SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY. THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR LOUD CLICKS.
THERE IS A LITTLE VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD VERY OCCASIONALLY IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND MOST SILENT PASSAGES ON SIDE TWO
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
THERE ARE FOUR TINY STATIC TICS RIGHT AT THE START OF SIDE TWO AND PERHAPS A COUPLE MORE THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGHTHIS IS A REAL GEM
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST PURE FIRST PRESS WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD EXACTLY AS IT WAS INTENDED
IT'S A CRACKING ORIGINAL 1971 FIRST PRESS, AND IN A VERY VERY COLLECTIBLE CONDITION
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT!!!
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE FROM MACNEILL PRESS
FIRST ISSUE SLEEVES HAVE THE MACNEILL WORDING VERTICALLY ON THE BACK SURFACE , NEXT TO THE SPINE. THERE IS ALSO A CODE HIDDEN AMONGST THE CLOUDS ON THE FRONT SURFACE IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY PEN MARKS OR STAINS. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS. AND THE COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN RETAINED, WHICH IS UNUSUAL ON THIS SLEEVE WHICH HISTORICALLY HAS RING WEAR AND RUBBING.
THIS ONE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW AND IS JUST ABOUT THE BEST COPY I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS
THERE IS JUST ONE MINUSCULE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, WITH ALL OF THE LIGHT BLUE COLOUR FULLY RETAINED AND RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND EVEN THE CORNER TIPS HAVE REMAINED UNBLEMISHED.
THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS THE TINIEST SPECK OF RUB TO EACH CORNER
THE SPINE HAS THE CORRECT TAPERED ENDS, AND IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION, AND IS VERY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED WITH JUST ONE TINY FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSION THE JET BLACK BASE COLOUR IS IMMACULATE AND THERE IS NO RUBBING WHATSOEVER. EVEN THE TIP ENDS TOP AND BOTTOM ARE UNRUBBED.
THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND SHOWS WHY THE LP HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE FOR ALL THESE YEARS
THE REAR SURFACE HAS THREE TINY LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE, BUT THAT'S ALL. THE JET BLACK SURFACE IS IMMACULATE. NO LOSS OF COLOUR WHATSOEVER
THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IS FLAT UNCREASED CONDITION. NO SPLITS TO THE SEAMS, JUST A FEW LIGHT GLUE AGE SPOTS ALONG THE TOP EDGE
THE SLEEVE GRADES MINT MINUS WITH EASE
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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