Cat Stevens MONA BONE JAKON UK LP 1ST PINK i EX+
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CAT STEVENS - MONA BONE JAKON
IN SUPERB CONDITION
FIRST PRESS - PINK ISLAND LABEL
- CATALOGUE:ILPS 9118
- MATRIX: A2 / B2
- FIRST PRESS
VERY VERY SCARCE 1ST PRESS ON THE PINK ISLAND LABEL. THIS PARTICULAR PRESS HAS HAD ABOUT 4 PLAYS LIFETIME
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
PINK ISLAND LABELS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE WHERE THERE IS STILL SOME SHARDS OF RESIDUE VINYL FROM THE PRESSING. THE WHITE i IS TOTALLY WHITE. THERE ARE JUST 4 REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED
THE VINYL
FOR SOME REASON ISLAND VINYL WAS NEVER AS CLEAN AS SAY EMI VINYL. OFTEN THERE WAS VINYL NOISE ON MANY PRESSINGS AND WHILST THIS VINYL LOOKS PRISTINE WITH NO MARKS ON IT ANYWHERE, THERE IS A LITTLE BACKGROUND WHICH I WILL DETAIL BELOW.
THE VINYL HOWEVER GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED IS UNBLEMISHED, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY SOME WISPY SWIRLS 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 4 THREE MINUTE SECTIONS FROM THIS ALBUM. THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE INCLUDING THE DEAD WAX RUN IN. AND ONE FURTHER TRACK FROM EACH SIDE AGAIN INCLUDING THE LINKING GROOVE.
THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO PERFORMANCE IS SUPERB WITH EACH NOTE OF THE ACOUSTIC GUITAR BEING CLEARLY HEARD
THERE IS SOME VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND IN THE FORM OF RANDOM LITTLE POPS IN PLACES. I HAVE CAPTURED THIS IN THE RECORDINGS. BY RIGHT THIS LP SHOULD PLAY ABSOLUTELY PERFECTLY AS THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS, BUT AS I SAID SOME ISLAND VINYL JUST DID NOT REPRODUCE PERFECTLY.CERTAINLY THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, JUST THESE RANDOM POPS, BUT TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
ON THIS BASIS I CAN GRADE THE ALBUM AS EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT PLUS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE IN REALLY NICE CONDITION. THE PALE BLUE SLEEVE COLOURING USUALLY RUBS BADLY AND MOST COPIES THAT YOU SEE WILL BE TERRIBLY RINGWORN AND SHELFWORN. THE FRONT SURFACE IF THIS SLEEVE IS FLAT AND CLEAN. THE BLUE SURFACE HAS REMAINED MOSTLY UNRUBBED. THERE IS A SMALL AREA AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE SLEEVE WHERE THERE IS VERY LIGHT RECORD SHAPE, AND OTHER THAN THAT GENERAL LIGHT HANDLING. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS JUST A LIGHT LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE, AND SOME TINY LINES DOWN THE PERIMETER EDGES. THERE IS MINIMAL SHELF WEAR TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES. THE SPINE IS CLEAN AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP WITH JUST A FEW THUMB NAIL NICKS WHERE THE LP HAS BEEN REMOVED A FEW TIMES.
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERYBIT AS GOOD AS THE FRONT
THE INNER SLEEVE WHICH HAS THE LYRICS ON IT IS IN FLAT CLEAN CONDITION. IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE POLY LINED, BUT THE INNER LINING IS MISSING, PROBABLY CAME UNGLUED AS SO MANY DID. SHOULD NOT BE TOO MUCH PROBLEM TO REPLACE IT.
THE SLEEVE ITSELF IS UNSPLIT
THE SLEEVE GRADES EXCELLENT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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