Carole King WRAP AROUND JOY UK LP 1ST PRESS A1/B1 BARELY PLAYED MINT AUDIO

	£		19
	$		25

CAROLE KING - WRAP AROUND JOY

SUPERB MINT !!! PLAYTHROUGH!!!

OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS!!! SLEEVE

BARELY PLAYED IN 33 YEARS

      CATALOGUE:ODE 77024

• MATRIX:ODE77024 A1 / B1

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SILVER AND WHITE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE JET BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST 2-3 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE, AND STILL SOME VINYL AROUND ONE SIDE OF THE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISC, AND IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES

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. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE 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 ALBUM SOUNDS. IN PARTICULAR THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT

THERE ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHICH IS UNUSUAL ON PYE RECORDINGS

NO MORE THAN THE ODD SEMI SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC , AND JUST ONE TINY DUST POP THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF AGAINST THE STANDARDS YOU PERSONALLY SET

A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE THAT PLAYS TO AN INCREDIBLE MINT  !!!! STANDARD.

THE SLEEVE

ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT FULLY TEXTURED SINGLE SLEEVE FROM MACNEILL PRESS

AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT SLEEVE TO FIND IN A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE CONDITION, BECAUSE THE TEXTURED SURFACE CAN WEAR VERY BADLY AND ON MOST COPIES THE SPINE IS JUST WORN OUT. NOT THIS ONE THOUGH IT IS AS NEW!!!. PLUS THE FACT THAT IT IS A LIGHT COLOUR USUALLY MEANS SERIOUS GRIME AND HANDLING BUT HERE THERE IS NONE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE !!!! THE TEXTURED SURFACE IS FREE FROM ANY WEAR OR RUBBING WHATSOEVER AND ALL OF THE BEIGE IS PURE BRILLIANT AND UNMARKED  IS THERE ARE NO CREASES OR BENDS AND NO HEAVY CREASE LINES EITHER. AND INCREDIBLY ABSOLUTELY ZERO!!! LINES NEAR THE SPINE  NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. THE FOUR CORNERS ARE PERFECTLY SHARP AND SQUARE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR AND NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER. AGAIN THIS IS UNHEARD OF

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH IMMACULATE WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR RUNNING PERFECTLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A BETTER EXAMPLE OF THE EDGES AS THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF RUB EVEN TO THE CORNER TIPS. FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS REMAINED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FOR ALL THESE YEARS

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE GREY TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE BEIGE WHITE SURFACE AGAIN IS JUST PERFECT WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY DENTS AND A SPECK OF WHITE ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND CLEARLY SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN  PRISTINE LIKE THE FRONT. ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE RETAINED AND LIKE THE FRONT THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO CREASE LINES ANYWHERE, NOT EVEN ONE NEXT TO THE EDGES. JUST IMMACULATE!!

THE CARD LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IS IN FLAT AND 100% UNSPLIT.THE THUMB NOTCH HAS A TINY NICK TO ONE END, AND NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS  SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!!!!

IF YOU WIN AN LP AUCTION OF MINE THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL GET IN TERMS OF PACKING AND DELIVERY.

I TREAT EVERY ALBUM WITH THE RESPECT IT DESERVES. THE FIRST THING IS THAT I REMOVE THE LP FROM THE SLEEVE AND PLACE IT INTO A BRAND NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE TO PROTECT NOT ONLY THE LP BUT THE SLEEVE AS WELL. THE LP IS PLACED BEHIND THE SLEEVE AND THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE LOCATED BACK INSIDE THE SLEEVE.

THE ALBUM IS PLACED INSIDE A BRAND NEW THICK PVC OUTER SLEEVE. NOT SOME FLIMSY POLY THING, A PROPER COLLECTORS PVC SLEEVE.

I USE THE TOUGHEST CRUCIFORM BOXES TO PLACE THE LP INTO AND INCLUDE ONE VERY HEAVY DUTY STIFFENER INSIDE THE BOX AS WELL. THE OUTSIDE OF THE BOX WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL STIFFENERS PLACED ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK SURFACES OR AS MANY AS NEEDED TO ENSURE THE CORNERS CANNOT GET DAMAGED OR THE BOX BENT.

FINALLY THE LP IS SENT EITHER SIGNED FOR, TRACKED AND SIGNED FOR DEPENDING ON WHICH SERVICE IS AVAILABLE FOR EACH COUNTRY.

FINALLY THE TRACKING NUMBER IS UPDATED ON EBAY UPON MY RETURN FROM THE POST OFFICE

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

GARRY