Wishbone Ash PILGRIMAGE UK LP 1ST PRESS NMINT

	£		26
	$		34

WISHBONE ASH - PILGRIMAGE

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

Relisted due to non paying and now non registered Ebayer

• CATALOGUE:MDKS8004
• MATRIX: 7-LNMG-244 2L/ 7-245 1L
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 B M/ 1 B I

THE SUPERB SECOND ALBUM FROM WISHBONE AND ARGUABLY THEIR BEST

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

FIRST PRESS LABELS ON EARLY MCA LP'S CAME IN THREE TWO TONE COLOURS, AND EACH ONE IS A VALID FIRST PRESS AS THEY WERE PRODUCING ALL THREE AT THE SAME TIME. THERE IS PINK AND RED, YELLOW AND RED, AND BROWN AND RED.

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

THERE ARE JUST 2-3 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE INDICATING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED SINCE  1971

THE VINYL

THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND HAS LOST NONE OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE.THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF BARELY VISIBLE HANDLING LINES WHEN THE LP IS OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION

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 FOUR THREE MINUTE EXCERPTS  FROM THIS  ALBUM,  I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, I HAVE ALSO RECORDED THE LINKING GROOVES TO THE START OF THE OTHER TRACKS THAT ON OFFER. THE REPORDUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS

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

THERE ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES JUST A FEW RANDOM AND TINT TINY DUST POPS, NO MORE THAN 4-5 THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PLAY, AND THE ODD SECOND OR TWO OR VERY LIGHT STATIC

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

THIS NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS RARELY FOUND IN ANYTHING OTHER THAN 'WORN OUT' CONDITION. THIS ONE HOWEVER IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOURS WHICH ARE OFTEN FOUND RUBBED AWAY ON MOST COPIES. THERE IS ALSO NO EVIDENCE OF ANY RING WEAR, WHICH IS ANOTHER PROBLEM THIS SLEEVE SUFFERS WITH.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS, AND THE SMALL LINES THAT GATHER CLOSE TO THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST FOUR. THERE IS  A REALLY SMALL PAPER NICK TO THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, WHICH I ACTUALLY NEARLY MISSED, LOOKS LIKE A STICKER MAY HAVE BEEN REMOVED AT SOME POINT AND CAUGHT THE LAST LITTLE BIT.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE THE MOST MINISCULE SHELF WEAR,  THE OPENING EDGE VERY VERY  SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS. CLEARLY THE LP HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE FOR VIRTUALLY ALL OF IT'S LIFE.

THE SPINE IS UNUSUALLY PRETTY FLAT AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS A VERY VERY TINY TRACE OF SHELF WEAR, BUT NOTHING SERIOUS.

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

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A TOTALLY PRISTINE  INNER SURFACE .

THIS IS THE FIRST PRESS UK SLEEVE AS NOTED BY THE HIPGNOSIS WORDING ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TYPEFACE.

THE BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION JUST A SMALL CREASE IN THE CORNER WHERE IT HAS BEEN TUCKED INTO THE SLEEVE BADLY

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY