Yes CLOSE TO THE EDGE UK LP 1ST TEXTURED V/EARLY NMINT
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Description
YES - CLOSE TO THE EDGE
IN SUPERB CONDITION
- CATALOGUE:ATLANTIX K50012
- MATRIX: K50012 A3 / B3
A REAL CLASSIC YES ALBUM. HARD TO FIND IN ANY SORT OF COLLECTIBLE CONDITION, PARTICULARLY THE SLEEVE WHICH IN THIS CASE IS IN MINT MINUS CONDITION. ALSO FINDING A TOP GRADE EARLY PRESS IS HARD, BUT HERE WE HAVE THE ULTIMATE CLOSE TO THE EDGE COPY
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE TWO ORANGE AND GREEN LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE IMMACULATE AND UNWORN. SO IT THE BLACK TYPEFACE. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS ALSO UNWORN, AND THERE ARE JUST 3 SPIDER LINES VERY CLOSE TO THE HOLE TO SHOW THAT THIS INCREDIBLE LP HAS ONLY BEEN ON A TURNTABLE JUST A FEW TIMES.
ALSO THE LABEL IS THE FIRST ISSUE ATLANTIC LABEL WITHOUT THE WARENER 'W' AT THREE O'CLOCK
THE VINYL
THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS, APART FROM ONE REALLY REALLY TINY LINE ON SIDE 2 TRACK ONE WHICH IS NO MORE THAN A QUARTER INCH (SURFACE ONLY AND NON SOUNDING). I SPOTTED IT ONLY WHEN I ANGLED THE LP INTO THE SUNLIGHT . EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES 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 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 SILENT BITS ARE NEAR SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY. THERE IS A VERY VERY LIGHT TRACE OF VINYL NOISE IN THE MOST QUIET OF SPOTS WHICH I HAVE CAPTURED IN THE RECORDINGS, BUT ABSOLUTELY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS WHATSOEVER. A PRECIOUS RECORDING IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED AND TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH THE ROGER DEAN ARTWORK. THIS IS SUCH A HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN THIS SORT OF CONDITION. THE FACT THAT IT IS UNLAMINATED AND TEXTURED USUALLY ASURES THE SEVER COLOUR LOSS TO THE DELICATE GREEN SURFACE. THE ONLY WAY TO ENSURE THAT THIS COULD NOT HAPPEN WAS TO PROTECT IT FROM DAY ONE INSIDE A PLASTIC SLEEVE (AND LEAVE IT THERE). I AM DELIGHTED TO SAY THAT THE LP'S ORIGINAL OWNER HAD THE FORSIGHT TO DO JUST THAT. AND HERE WE HAVE WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A PERFECT SLEEVE.
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY CLEAN. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE. THE BEAUTIFUL TEXTURED GREEN SURFACE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY RETAINED WITH JUST ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH ON THE TOP LEFT EDGE.
THERE IS NO RING WEAR WHATSOEVER ON ANY PART OF THE SLEEVE, AND AMAZINGLY AS WELL THERE ARE NO SMALL CREASE LINES ON ANY OF THE PERIMETER EDGES, NOT EVEN THE SPINE.
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR. MORE PROOF THAT THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN SECURED FROM NEW, AS THESE ON MOST COPIES ARE RUBBED AWAY.
THE SPINE ITSELF IS JUST IMMACULATE. NOT ONE SPECK OF COLOUR LOSS AND EVERY LETTER OF THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS JUST AS NEW!! RAZOR SHARP AND LOOKING AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED AND PUT TOGETHER. FURTHER PROOF THAT THE RECORD HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE.
THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION THAT ANY COLLECTOR TO COULD WISH TO HOPE FOR
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE MINT CONDITION INTERIOR PAIR OF SURFACES.
FINALLY THE FRAGILE GREEN INNER SLEEVE WHICH HISTORICALLY COMES SPLIT IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE THREE SEAMS. THE OPENING EDGE REMAINS UNFRAYED AND APART FROM AN ABSOLUTE SLIVER OF RECORD SHAPE THE INNER REMAINS UNCREASED
A REAL TREAT TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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