Yes YESSONGS UK LP 1st Press A1-F1 1973 1-2 PLAYS EVER MINT MINUS AUDIO -LISTEN

	£		38
	$		50

YES - YESSONGS

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY CONDITION

SUPERB MINT MINUS / NEAR MINT / MINT MINUS PLAYTHROUGH

1ST ISSUE BOOK STYLE SLEEVE BY ROBOR

• CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC K60045
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• MATRIX: K60045 A1 / B1 / C1 / D1 / E1 / F1

A GENUINE 1ST PRESS YESSONGS MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

THE SLEEVE MUST HAVE THE WIDE SPINE AND THE GATEFOLD MUST OPEN UP LIKE A BOOK (LATER PRESSES ARE THE CONCERTINA STYLE)

THE FOLLOWING TYPE MUST BE IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THE REAR SURFACE. PRINTED AND MADE BY ROBOR LTD. PATENTS APPLIED FOR'

THE INNER SLEEVES MUST HAVE THE BLACK OUTLINE LARGE YES LOGO ONE ONE SIDE OF EACH OF THEM

THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST ALL END IN '1' AFTER EACH LETTER

THERE MUST NOT BE A 'W' LOGO AT THREE O'CLOCK ON THE LABELS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SIX ORANGE AND GREEN LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE IMMACULATE AND UNWORN.

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE WHITE BAND RUNNING THROUGH THE CENTRE OF THE LABEL IS ALSO PURE WHITE AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE

THERE ARE JUST 1-2 MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING EXACTLY WHY THIS LP SET HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED SINCE 1973

ALSO THE LABEL IS THE FIRST ISSUE ATLANTIC LABEL WITHOUT THE WARNER 'W' AT THREE O'CLOCK

THE VINYL

THE THREE DISCS HAVE ALL RETAINED THEIR ORIGINAL SHEEN, AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOK TOTALLY FLAWLESS. NO FINGERMARKS, NO SCRATCHES AND NO MARKS ON THE DISCS EITHER. EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES ON A COUPLE OF THE SIDES ONLY

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, SOMETHING I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED 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 FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO STATE IS THAT ALL THREE PLAY WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE SET WAS PLAYED WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS. IN ADDITION THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT, THERE IS DEFINITELY A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FIRST PRESSES AND ALL THE REST. THIS IS BY FAR A CLEARER, LOUDER CUT. EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD TO PERFECTION

THIS VINYL PLAYS TO VIRTUAL PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE SIX SIDES, WITH A SUPERB CRISP AND CLEAR SOUND.

RECORDS ONE AND THREE ARE JUST AS CLOSE TO MINT AS YOU CAN GET, WHILST DISC TWO WOULD GRADE NEARER NEAR MINT AS THERE ARE FEW LIGHT SPECKS OF STATIC IN THE FIRST FEW MINUTES

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, AND NO CLICKS, AND THERE ARE SO MANY NEAR SILENT PASSAGES ON YESSONGS THAT ANY PROBLEM WITH THE VINYL WOULD BE INSTANTLY SHOWN UP AUDIBLY. THE RUN OUTS ARE PRETTY SILENT AND I HAVE RECORDED THEM IN FULL

There are just 4-5 tiny static tics through the whole six sides

I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH MINT MINUS / NEAR MINT / MINT MINUS !!!

ANYWAY PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, LISTEN TO IT FOR YOURSELF AND BE THE JUDGE AND MEASURE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

A VERY HARD ALBUM TO FIND WITH A SLEEVE THAT DOESN'T LOOK AWFUL. THE BROWN POWDERY SURFACE IS USUALLY TERRIBLE AND RINGWEAR BLIGHTS THIS SLEEVE USUALLY!!! 

THE FRONT SURFACE ON THIS COPY IS FLAT AND IS FREE FROM ANY LARGE CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES. AND EVEN THE SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST THREE ONE OF WHICH IS MINISCULE

THE BROWN SURFACE IS IN UN-RUBBED CONDITION WITH JUST THE RIGHT AND BOTTOM PERIMETER EDGES SHOWING A SHADOW OF THE GREEN UNDER-SURFACE, AND THERE IS THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE WHEN THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

THERE IS A THIN LINE ACROSS THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER TIP, AND THE CORNER TIPS HAVE A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THEM

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE VERY VERY LIGHTLY SHELF WORN

THE HUGE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THIS SPINE IS USUALLY VERY RUBBED, BUT THIS COPY HAS A REALLY CLEAN AND VIRTUALLY PERFECT COLOURING WITH JUST A LITTLE RUB AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

THE  OPENING EDGES ARE ALL STILL VERY SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF REALLY SMALL THUMB NAIL NICKS ON EACH TO SHOW WHERE THE LP'S WERE REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE A COUPLE OF TIMES AND A LITTLE BURRING ON ONE OF THEM THAT PROTRUDES A LITTLE FURTHER THAN THE REST

THE REAR SURFACE IS THE ONLY AREA THAT HAS SUFFERED SOME CREASING. IF YOU LOOK IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE IS SOME CREASE LINES RUNNING ACROSS THIS AREA. THERE ARE THREE SMALL LINES AGAINST THE SPINE AND A THUMB LINE IN THE SPACE AREA

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS SIX VERY CLEAN INNER PANELS FEATURING ROGER DEAN'S ARTWORK, THERE IS A SMALL NICK AT THE BASE OF THE SPINE WHEN THE FIRST ONE IS OPENED

THE BOOKLET THAT COMES WITH THE SET IS ALSO IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION

FINALLY THE THREE INNER SLEEVES ALL HAVE THE YES LOGO'S ON THEM. ONE HAS LIGHTLY BROWNED, AND THEY HAVE A FEW LIGHT CREASE LINES IN SOME OF THE CORNERS

ALL THREE ARE  UNSPLIT

THE SLEEVE GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS WITH EASE

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

GARRY