Budgie SQUAWK UK LP 1st BLUE BLACK LABELS 1L / 1L 3-4 PLAYS MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		215
	$		285

BUDGIE - SQUAWK

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

FIRST PRESS BLUE AND BLACK LABELS

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:MCA MKPS 2023
• MATRIX:7-LNMG-261-1L / 262-1L
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 H / 1 G
• FIRST PRESS INDICATORS

INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS AUDIO ON THIS CLASSIC 1972 BUDGIE VINYL

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLACK AND BLUE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. BOTH COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT, AND THE BLUE BAND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS UNRUBBED AND UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE,THERE ARE 3-4 VERY SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS HARDLY BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WHICH HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. THE SURFACE IS FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF BARELY VISIBLE HANDLING LINES 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 THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS BECAUSE 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

THIS SUPERB ALBUM PLAYS TO PERFECTION. BEING A HEAVY ALBUM THIS CAN DISGUISE A LOT OF CRACKLE AND UNWANTED STUFF, BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO LISTEN TO THE NEAR SILENT 'YOUNG IS A WORLD' ON SIDE 2 AS THIS CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES THE MAGNIFICENCE OF THIS VINYL

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND ANYWHERE DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH, MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE

THE ODD SECOND OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND, HEARD IN A C OUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES 

I HEARD NO MORE THAN TWO MINUSCULE LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

AN ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THIS FIRST PRESS RARITY FROM 1972

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

DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

FIRST ISSUE UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE WITH ROGER DEAN ARTWORK

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO STAINS OR MARKS. THE ORIGINAL COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN RETAINED AND THERE IS NO RUBBING WHATSOEVER

HO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND NO FOLDS OR BENDS EITHER.

THERE ARE JUST THREE TINY LINES RIGHT NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND JUST ONE SMALL THUMB LINE ABOUT THREE INCHES IN FROM THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR JUST A VERY VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE BOTH RETAINED VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR WITH ONLY THE RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS HAVING JUST A SPECK OF RUB TO THEM

THE SPINE IS MAINLY FLAT WITH A COUPLE OF LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS. THE WHITE SURFACE HAS AGED A LITTLE, BUT THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS VISIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE HAS A JET BLACK UNRUBBED BORDER AND THE REMAINING COLOURING IS ALSO PERFECT. A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD IMPRESSION AND A COUPLE OF TINY LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE

THE BLUE AND WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS  THE CORRECT INNER HAVING 4-72 (APRIL 1972) PRINTED IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. LIGHTLY AGED WITH SOME GLUE MOTTLING. UNSPLIT HOWEVER AND ONLY LIGHTLY WRINKLED

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!

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

GARRY