Wishbone Ash 1970 UK DEBUT LP 1st Press Dogbone Labels FINAL UPGRADE MINT

	£		130
	$		172

WISHBONE ASH - DEBUT ALBUM

MAGNIFICENT MINT!!! AUDIO

RARER MOORE AND MATTHES UK SLEEVE IN MINT CONDITION

FINAL UPGRADE EXAMPLE

• CATALOGUE:MKPS 2014
• MATRIX: 7-224 / 7-225
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2B U/ 3 BU

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THIS IS THE PINK AND RED LABEL IN MINT CONDITION. BOTH COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND THE PINK BAND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE REMAINS UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

I CANT EVEN SEE ANY MORE THAN ONE MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINE BY THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THIS ULTRA HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND HAS LOST NONE OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE.THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE SURFACE OF THIS DISC, AND IT LOOKS FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, PERHAPS A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE WISPY LINES. CLEARLY AN IMMACULATELY CARED FOR RECORD

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 NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I 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

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 VINYL SOUNDS. THE CLARITY IS THERE FOR ALL TO HEAR, AND IT'S PURE FIRST PRESS.

I JUST CANNOT FAULT THIS AUDIO REPRODUCTION WHATSOEVER. THERE IS CERTAINLY NO DISTORTION AT ALL, AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE , NOR ARE THERE ANY CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, AND NO STATIC. THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT

NO POPS OR TICS, JUST PERFECT CLEAR STEREOPHONIC AUDIO

THIS VINYL CANNOT BE BETTERED IN ANY WAY IN MY OPINION AND I AM ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED TO GRADE THIS SUPERB ORIGINAL MINT!!!

DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A FULL LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

 In my opinion this is the best example of this sleeve that you are likely to find anywhere, even in someones collection. it is as perfect as can be!!

THIS NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS RARELY FOUND IN ANYTHING OTHER THAN 'WORN OUT' CONDITION. THIS ONE HOWEVER IS IN SUPERB CONDITION.THERE ARE ALSO TWO VERSIONS OF THIS SLEEVE ATTRIBUTED TO UK COPIES. ONE IS THE AMERICAN SLEEVE WHICH MANY UK COPIES WERE PLACED INTO AND SOLD HERE IN THE UK, BUT THE RARER SLEEVE IS THE MOORE AND MATTHES UK SLEEVE, WHICH IS THE ONE ON OFFER HERE . THE MORE COMMON UK SLEEVE IS THE ROBERT STACE GATEFOLD

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS SLEEVE IS JUST IMMACULATE. 

NO LOSS OF COLOUR OR AND SHELF WEAR AT ALL. AGAIN THIS IS ENTIRELY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SLEEVE WAS PROTECTED FROM DAY ONE INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE

I HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE AS GOOD AS THIS WITH ALL OF THE COLOURS AS GOOD AS THE DAY THE SLEEVE WAS PRINTED AND PUT TOGETHER. ABSOLUTELY NOT ONE SPECK OF RUB, AND NO RING WEAR, RECORD SHAPE OR EVEN RECORD IMPRESSION.

USUALLY THE LEADING EDGES OF THE SPINE WILL BE SHELF WORN AND NOT SHARP AND SQUARE, BUT THIS COPY IS JUST PERFECT ON BOTH EDGES. NOT SQUASHED LIKE MOST EITHER, AND TO TOP IT OF THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE EITHER ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR OR ANYWHERE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

ANOTHER THING THAT USUALLY HAPPENS TO THIS SLEEVE IS THAT WHERE THE SPINE GETS FLATTENED THE FRONT COVER OVERHANGS THE REAR COVER AND THAT RESULTS IN BURRING OF THE OPENING EDGES

THE FOUR CORNER TIPS ARE MINT, SHARP AND PERFECTLY SQUARE

THE TOP EDGES ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION, WITH JUST A LITTLE TINY BIT OF WHITE FLECKING ALONG THE COLOURS WITH JUST A FEW FLECKS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH HERE AND THERE. THERE IS A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TIP ENDS ONLY. THE BOTTOM EDGES WHICH YOU WOULD EXPECT TO BE SHELF RUBBED ARE IN FACT IN PRISTINE CONDITION AND THAT INCLUDES THE CORNER TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE IS AS NEW JUST RAZOR SHARP. CLEARLY THE LP HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE FOR VIRTUALLY ALL OF IT'S LIFE.

NOW WE COME TO THE SPINE. THE SPINE IS FLAT AND THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL , BECAUSE MOST COPIES WILL BE FLATTENED, AND SQUASHED. THIS COPY HAS A VERY WIDESPINE AND IT IS PRISTINE.I CANNOT EVER REMEMBER SEEING ONE AS GOOD AS THIS APART FROM IN THE SHOP BACK IN 1970. IF I WANTED TO BE PICKY THERE ARE A FEW MICROSCOPIC WHITE SPECKS ON THE SMALL BROWN SECTION AT THE TOP, BUT THAT WAS PROBABLY LIKE THAT FROM 1970. ITS FLAT, PERFECTLY CLEAN, DEEP RICH COLOURS. NO RUBBING, NO LINES, NO FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS, PERFECT TYPEFACE AND TOTALLY UNBLEMISHED TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT, AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY RECORD SHAPE LIKE MOST COPIES YOU WILL SEE. 

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER SURFACES . NONE OF THE USUAL CREASE LINES BY THE SPINE. ALSO THE SLEEVE WITH NOT LIE FLAT, WHICH PROVES THAT IS HAS HARDLY EVER BEEN OPENED UP

THE BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION TO MATCH THE REST OF THE PACKAGE. 

 I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT 

IT REALLY IS THAT GOOD

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

GARRY