Yes THE YES ALBUM UK LP 1ST ORANGE AND GREEN LABEL 3-4 PLAY MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		19
	$		25

YES - THE YES ALBUM

IN MAGNIFICENT 3-4 PLAY!!!! MINT MINUS!!!! CONDITION

OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC K40106
• MATRIX: K40106 A2 / B2
• THIS IS THE VERY 1ST PRESS ON THE GREEN AND ORANGE LABEL. THE A1/B1 MATRIX NUMBERS WERE ASSIGNED TO THE RED AND PLUM LABEL ORIGINAL PRESSING
• THE FIRST REISSUE HAD THE A2/B2 NUMBERS AND ALSO THE LABEL OMITTED THE WARNER LOGO AT 3 O'CLOCK 

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, THERE ARE 3-4 SMALL SPIDER LINES  ON THE LABEL, SHOWING JUST WHY THIS ALBUM HAS REMAINED VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED FOR AL THESE YEARS

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT THIS LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS, IT LOOKS TODAY SOME 39 YEARS ON AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING OTHER THAN A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE

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 WITH ALL MY LISTINGS IN THE FIRM BELIEF 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 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 LP SOUNDS.

THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND OF COURSE ON ANY YES ALBUM THERE ARE MANY SILENT PASSAGES.

THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY, WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.

NOT ONE SPECK OF BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

THE ODD SEMI SECOND OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES, AND NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE ANYWHERE

I HEARD JUST ONE TINY DUST POP THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS!!!

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 ASSURES SEVERE COLOUR LOSS TO THE DELICATE BLACK POWDERY SURFACE.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY CLEAN. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE. THE BLACK SURFACE IS TOTALLY UNBLEMISHED, UNRUBBED WITH JUST A SPECK OF WHITE SHOWING IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER ON THE TIP AND ONE TINY DING TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP

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

THERE ARE FOUR SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE EITHER. ALSO NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP EDGE IS FREE FROM SHELF WEAR WITH JUST ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE VISIBLE ON THE RIGHT TIP , WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT  CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE ITSELF IS JUST NEAR IMMACULATE. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, WITH EVERY LETTER OF THE WHITE TYPEFACE PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. NO RUBBING ANYWHERE, EVEN TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS.A FEW WHITE FLECK ON THE LEADING EDGES

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.NOT EVEN A THUMB NAIL NICK ANYWHERE ALONG IT

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN SUPERB CONDITION, JUST A COUPLE OF LINES BY THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE MINT CONDITION INTERIOR PAIR OF SURFACES.

THE INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT AND PURE WHITE. UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED

A REAL TREAT TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY