Yes FRAGILE UK LP 1ST RED/PLUM SUPERB 100% MINT-

	£		164
	$		217

YES - FRAGILE

Last week I had the pleasure of listing a stunning copy of Fragile! Incredibly I have managed to secure another copy in the same magnificent condition

RED/PLUM UK ORIGINAL 1-2 PLAY MINT CONDITION!!!

• CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC 2401 019
• MATRIX: 2401019 A//1 2 1 3 / B//1  1 1 1 2
• FIRST PRESS 

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RED AND PLUM LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE IMMACULATE AND UNWORN. AND THE WHITE BAND ACROSS THE MIDDLE IS STILL PURE WHITE AND STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. A DETAILED EXAMONATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST TWO MINISCULE SPIDER LINES, SHOWING WHY THIS VINYL IS IN THE SUPERB CONDITION THAT IT IS.

THE VINYL

AN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE , GLEAMING AS NEW DISC THAT HAS LOST NONE OF IT'S LUSTRE. IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT AND EBEN WHEN EXAMINED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMNINATION, THERE IS JUST NOTHING TO SEE , IT REALLY IS IMMACULATE

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 AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIIDERS 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 WITHOUT ANY BLEMISHES ON BOTH SIDES, AND THE FIRST THING TO ELIMINATE IS AN ISSUE WITH DISTORTION. THERE IS ABSOLOUTELY NONE, MEANAING THAT THE ONE PLAY THAT THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED  WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS BOTH CRYSTAL CLEAR AND LOUDLY MIXED

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION REALLY CANNOT BE FAULTED AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD EXACTLY HOW IT WAS INTENDED

THERE IS NOT A JOT OF BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO CLICKS

IF I AM BEING ULTRA PICKY THEN THERE ARE A COPULE OF SECONDS OF VINYL NOISE IN ONE OR TWO RANDOM SPOTS, AND A COUPLE OF RANDOM AND BARELY AUDIBLE LITTLE DUST POPS

ANOTHER ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC YES ALBUM

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED AND DELICATE GATEFOLD SLEEVE . THIS IS SUCH A HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN THIS SORT OF CONDITION. THE FACT THAT IT IS UNLAMINATED USUALLY ASURES  SEVERE COLOUR LOSS TO THE DELICATE BLUE SURFACE. THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY CLEAN. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE. THE BLUE SURFACE IS TOTALLY UNBLEMISHED, UNRUBBED .. JUST ONE TINY LINE ACROSS THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, ALSO THE BOTTOM TWO CORNER TIPS ARE RUBBED

THERE IS NO RING WEAR WHATSOEVER ON ANY PART OF THE SLEEVE, NOT EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE JUST TWO MINUSCULE LINES CLOSE TOGETHER BY THE SPINE

THE TOP EDGE  HAS JUST A COUPLE OF WHITE FLECKS SHOWING THROUGH THE DELICATE BLUE SURFACE , AND A SMIDGEN OF RUBBING TO THE CORNER TIPS, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A TINY BOT MORE SHELF WEAR IN A COUPLE OF SMALL PATCHES

THE SPINE ITSELF IS JUST  NEAR PRISTINE. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, AND APART FROM A COUPLE OF PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE COLOUR, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. A TINY BIT OF RUBBING TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE IS JUST RAZOR SHARP AND LOOKING AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED AND PUT TOGETHER. A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS ARE ALL THAT IS EVIDENT

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN A SUPERB CONDITION, AGAIN NO CREASING OR CREASE LINES, AND  NOT EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE WHICH YOU WOULD USUALLY EXPECT TO SEE HERE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE MINT CONDITION INTERIOR PAIR OF SURFACES.WITH A MINT CONDITION BOOKLET PROPERLY ATTACHED TO THE SLEEVE

THE INNER SLEEVE IS IN IMMACULATE WHITE CONDITION, ANWITH BARELY A CREASE LINE

THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT MINUS

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

GARRY