Yes TIME AND A WORD 1970 UK LP 1st Press Red And Plum labels NEAR MINT - LISTEN
  £   66
  $   88

 


£ 66 Sold For
Aug 14, 2022 Sold Date
Aug 7, 2022 Start Date
16   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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GG Supersounds is  operated by two very experienced Ebay vinyl sellers. Itsthevinylcountdown (over 3000 feedback) and gazwoz (over 10,000 feedback)
We have joined forces to offer the FINEST VINYLS on eBay! We have a gigantic collection that we are slowly listing over the coming months, and probably years!
This collection consists of thousands of 7" vinyls and LPs  that have remained in mint  / un-played condition.  
This is a huge project for us and this will ongoing for a few years we suspect so please bookmark our page and keep checking back as new items will be listed daily
Due to the incredible condition of the collection , they will only be sent tracked and signed and thus insured
Also items are sent, IN MOST CASES, from two separate towns due to the task. From Bognor Regis (7" vinyls and high end rare LPs) , and from Horsham (Classic titles LPs), so we are not always able to combine shipping

YES - TIME AND A WORD

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

COMPLETE WITH  LYRIC INSERT


FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED

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  • CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC 2400 006
  • MATRIX: 2400006 A v 1  1 1 / B v 2  1 1 5
  • FIRST PRESS
  • LYRIC INSERT

TIME AND A WORD WAS THE SECOND ALBUM FROM YES. RELEASED IN MID 1970 ON THE RED AND PLUM ATLANTIC LABEL.

 

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.

 THERE ARE JUST 2-3 SPIDER LINES SHOWING THAT THE ALBUM HAS BEEN BARELY PLAYED

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN . 

IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL IS  FLAWLESS  

UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE ARE JUST A FEW  WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES. 

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.

RECORDED SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO JUDGE THE QUALITY FOR YOURSELF

THIS SUPERB FIRST PRESS PLAYS ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER

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

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE NOR ANY LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE JUST THE ODD SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD ONLY IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND ONE OR TWO OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

I HEARD NO MORE THAN ONE MINUSCULE DUST POP THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT FOR THE PLAYTHROUGH

BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE

 THIS IS SUCH A HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN GREAT CONDITION DUE TO THE POROUS WHITE AND GREY SURFACE WHICH ATTRACTS DIRT AND GRIME LIKE A MAGNET

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. 

THERE IS A LITTLE HANDLING / AGEING TO THE VERY EDGES 

 PLUS A SMALL BIT OF RUB TO THE BLACK AREAS NEAR THE BOTTOM

THERE ARE FIVE PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. FOUR ALONG THE TOP EDGE. THREE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE IS  FREE FROM SHELF WEAR, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS BEEN SUBJECTED TO LIGHT RUBBING 

THE SPINE HAS THE TAPERED ENDS, IT HAS AGED AND HAS SOME FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS. THE TITLE IS A LITTLE RUBBED

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VIRTUALLY RAZOR SHARP WITH A TINY BIT OF FEATHERING ONLY

THE REAR SURFACE IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE FRONT. A LITTLE RUB AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM

THE LYRIC INSERT IS IN FLAT AND UNCREASED

THE SLEEVE GRADES  EXCELLENT PLUS

 

 

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


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