Three Dog Night SUITABLE FOR FRAMING UK LP 1ST STATESIDE 1969 PLAYS NEAR MINT-

	£		51
	$		68

THREE DOG NIGHT - SUITABLE FOR FRAMING

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY CONDITION

1969 ORIGINAL UK PRESS

• CATALOGUE:STATESIDE SSL 5013
• MATRIX: SSL5013 A-2G / B-1G
• FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 R / 1 A (REALLY EARLY 1ST PRESS)

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE PASTEL ORANGE LABELS  LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION, THE COLOUR IS UNBLEMISHED  AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO CLEAR AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST TWO MINUSCULE AND BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED.

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND HAS LOST NONE OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. THERE ARE NO MARKS AT ALL ON THE SURFACE, AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE SOME SWIRLY WISPY LINES TO BE SEEN.

 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 . THIS IS SOMETHING I AM NOW DOING WITH ALL OF 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 MY CUSTOMERS

THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE CLARITY OF REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB. THE CRYSTAL CLEAR INSTRUMENTATION AND VOCALS ARE PURE FIRST PRESS. THERE IS CERTAINLY NO GROOVE WEAR TO THIS  RECORDING WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN SOME DISTORTION TO THE SOUND. THERE IS NONE.

THE STEREO MIX IS ALSO MAGNIFICENT, AND RECORDED AND MIXED LOUDLY, RESULTING IN AN OUTSTANDING AUDIO PLAYTHROUGH

SO NOT ONLY IS THERE NO DISTORTION, THERE IS NO SEVERE BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS EITHER

THERE IS SOME VERY LIGHT  VINYL NOISE WHICH CAN ONLY BE HEARD DURING THE QUIETEST OF PASSAGES,LIKE SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES, AND ONLY THEN IF YOU ARE CLOSE TO THE SPEAKERS.MORES AT THE START OF EACH SIDE.

I CAN'T SAY THAT I HEARD ANY MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT MINUS

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, AND NON LAMINATED FLIPBACK GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES. THERE ARE JUST FOUR  LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE,ONE OF WHICH IS QUITE DEEP, TWO LIGHT ONES ALONG THE TOP EDGE, BUT NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH TOTALLY UNWORN, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT

THE SPINE IS  PRISTINE. ALL OF THE LAMINATE PERFECTLY INTACT EVEN DOWN TO THE TAPERED ENDS. THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT SUPERB AS THE FRONT. THE FLIPBACKS ARE PERFECTLY ADHERED AND THERE IS ONLY A VERY LIGHT SLIVER OF WHITE SHOWING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TOP ONE, AND THE TOP OF THE BOTTOM ONE.

THE DELICATE BLACK AND WHITE SURFACE IS UNRUBBED AND THE ONLY BLEMISH IS ONE LIGHT CREASE LINE RUNNING DOWN NEAR THE OPENING EDGE FOR A COUPLE OF INCHES

THE PLAIN WHITE AND CORRECT INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT AND UNCREASED CONDITION. ALSO NO SPLITS TO THE SEAMS

I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS

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

GARRY