Wishbone Ash UK DEBUT LP PINK/RED 1ST PRESS 100% MINT-

£ 160

$ 212

£ 160 Sold For

Jul 8, 2011 Sold Date

Jul 1, 2011 Start Date

£ 19 Start price

21 Number Of Bids

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Description

WISHBONE ASH - DEBUT ALBUM

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY EVER!!! CONDITION

CATALOGUE:MKPS 2014
MATRIX: 7-224 / 7-225
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 4D BK/ 3C BK4

THE SUPERB DEBUT ALBUM FROM WISHBONE ASH. IN THE BEST CONDITION IMAGINABLE. IT IS IN SUBLIME CONDITION, BOTH THE VINYL AND THE SLEEVE

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 PINK AND RED LABEL IN SUPERB 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 SPIDER LINES AROUND 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 ARE BUT A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES. 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 AMAZINGLY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE , NOR ARE THERE ANY CLICKS

I CANNOT EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD AND VINYL NOISE OR EVEN STATIC AND ONLY HEARD 2-3 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY

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

THE SLEEVE

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

NEAR IMMACULATE. CLEARLY THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN PROTECTED SINCE NEW IN A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE. THERE IS NO LOSS OF COLOUR WHATSOEVER, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, NO CREASE LINES, AND ONLY FOUR SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NO THUMB LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE EITHER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE THE MOST MINUSCULE SHELF WEAR, AND THE OPENING EDGE IS AS NEW JUST RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST ONE THUMB NAIL NICK. CLEARLY THE LP HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE FOR VIRTUALLY ALL OF IT'S LIFE.

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND THIS IS VERY UNUSUALLY , BECAUSE MOST COPIES WILL BE FLATTENED. THERE ARE NO FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHES, AND ALL OF THE DELICATE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED. THE ONLY WEAR IS THE TOP TIP WHICH HAS RECEIVED A TINY NICK

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. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TINY LITTLE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB LINES CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NEAR PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER SURFACES WITH JUST A SHADE OF VERY LIGHT RUBBING TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES

THIS IS THE ROBERT STACE SLEEVE

THE BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION TO MATCH THE REST OF THE PACKAGE. THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAS PLACED A NUMBER IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER WHICH WAS USED TO CATALOGUE THIS ALBUM. AT LEAST IT IS NOT ON THE SLEEVE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS

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

GARRY

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