David Crosby IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME UK LP

	£		31
	$		41

DAVID CROSBY - IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME

• CAT:2401 005
• MATRIX: 2401 055 A/1 - B/1
• RED AND PLUM ATLANTIC LABELS
• FIRST UK PRESS

THE RECORD LABELS

THE FIRST PRESS PLUM AND RED LABELS. HERE WE HAVE A PAIR OF PRISTINE MINT EXAMPLES. EACH OF THE TWO COLOURS IS VIBRANT AND RICH IN COLOUR. THE SURFACE OF THE LABEL IS BOTH SMOOTH AND SLIGHTLY TEXTURED AS ALL ORIGINAL ISSUES ARE. THE WHITE BAND ACCROSS THE MIDDLE IS PURE WHITE AND UNSOILED, AND THE BLACK LETTERING IS 100% CLEAN AND CLEAR WITH NO WEAR OR RUBBING ENSURING EVERY LETTER CAN BE CLEARLY READ. THE SPINDLE HOLE HAS JUST 2  SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

ABSOLUTELY NEAR PRISTINE GLOSSY BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL. REMOVING IT FROM THE SLEEVE AND GENTLY AND CAREFULLY EXAMINING THE DISC REVEALS A  NEAR SPOTLESS SURFACE. THIS VINYL APPEARS EXACTLY HOW A NEW VINYL WOULD HAVE LOOKED BACK IN 1969 WHEN THIS DISC WAS ORIGINALLY PRESSED. ETCHED INTO THE RUN OFF WAX ARE THE DIGITS THAT IDENTIFY THIS ALBUM AS AN EARLY PRESS. NAMELY THE CATALOGUE NUMBER 2401005 A-1 / B-1.  THE VINYL DISPLAYS NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF VERY FINE HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES.

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT HEARING THE ALBUM IS BETTER THAN ALL MY WORDS, AND SO I HAVE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS ME TO RECORD SOUNDBITES FOR YOU TO LISTEN TO

I HAVE RECORDED FOUR SECTIONS OF THIS ALBUM INCLUDING THE RUN IN AND OPENING TRACK TO BOTH SIDES, AND ONE FURTHER TRACK FROM EACH SIDE ALONG WITH THE PRECEEDING LINKING GROOVE, THIS SHOULD ALLOW YOU TO MAKE A JUDGEMENT ON THE QUALITY OF THE ALBUM, AND IN PARTICULAR WHAT THE SILENT PASSAGES SOUND LIKE.

I AM CERTAIN YOU WILL AGREE THAT THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS SUPERB VINYL IS OF A HIGH COLLECTIBLE NATURE

THERE IS JUST THE VERY ODD BIT OF VERY VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND IN THE QUIETEST PASSAGES, BARELY AUDIBLE UNLESS YOU SIT AS CLOSE TO THE SPEAKERS AS I DO. THE SECOND RECORDING HAS A LITTLE BIT IN IT SO YOU WILL BE ABLE TO JUDGE JUST HOW MINUTE AND UNDETECTABLE IT REALLY IS. I HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE.THERE IS ALSO A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT POPS IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS.

THE SLEEVE

THE OVERALL GRADING OF THE SLEEVE IS NEAR MINT

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE VERY DELICATE SLEEVES THAT GETS WORN AND TORN, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS A NON LAMINATED AND TEXTURED GATEFOLD. IT IS RARE TO FIND ONE IN WHAT I WOULD CLASS COLLECTIBLE CONDITION, BUT HERE WE HAVE ONE THAT HAS BEEN PRESERVED FROM NEW IN A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE, AND THEREFORE HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME AND IS UNWORN

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT, CLEAN AND TOTALLY FREE FROM ANY CREASES, CREASE LINES, RIPS, STAINES OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD SPOIL THE SURFACE. THERE AREN'T EVEN ANY SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE THE MOST MARGINAL SHELF WEAR. NOTHING ALONG THE FLAT EDGE, JUST A SMIDGEN ON THE CORNER TIPS. THE SPINE WHICH USUALLY GETS WORN TO THE POINT WHERE THE TYPEFACE CANNOT BE READ, IS IMMACULATE.

THE OPENING EDGEIS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS TO SHOW THAT THE RECORD HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE JUST A COUPLE OF TIMES EVER.

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS IMMCULATE AS THE FRONT, AND IT'S WORTH ALSO POINTING OUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO COLOUR LOSS OR RINGWEAR TO EITHER THE FRONT OR REAR SURFACES.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PERFECT, PRISTINE INNER SURFACE. INCIDENATLLY THIS IS THE FIRST PRESS MACNEILL SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCELLENT UNSPLIT CONDITION

THE RECORD HAS BEEN PRESERVED IN A NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE, THE ORIGINAL IS INCLUDED AND LEFT INSIDE THE SLEEVE. THE LP WILL BE SENT VERY CAREFULLY PACKAGED AND I WILL PLACE THE LP OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION. YOUR NEW PURCHASE WILL ALSO COME HOUSED IN A NEW STIFF PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.

SO ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A VERY VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE ALBUM IN THE MOST SUPERB CONDITION IMAGINABLE, SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE, AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY