Elton John A SINGLE MAN UK LP 1ST PRESS UNPLAYED 100% MINT MINUS
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Description
ELTON JOHN - A SINGLE MAN
IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED MINT MINUS PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION
1ST ISSUE
OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS SLEEVE AND INNER
THE VERY LAST OF THE ELTON JOHN ALBUMS THAT I HAVE BEEN LISTING RECENTLY. THE ORIGINAL OWNER KEPT THEM INSIDE A LOCKED RECORD CASE AND THEREFORE THE SLEEVE HAVE BEEN VIRTUALLY PERFECTLY PRESERVED. THE VINYLS WERE ONLY EVER PLAYED BETWEEN ONE AND THREE TIMES
- CATALOGUE:ROCKET TRAIN1
- MATRIX: TRAIN1 A//2 UT 1 1 7 / B//2 U T1 2 1 C 2
- ' ISAAC RULES O.K ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE ROCKET LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ON THEM AT ALL. THE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THIS IS A FIRST PRESS DISC IN SUBLIME CONDITION. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL IS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE . A PURE MINT DISC
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 NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE LP BEFORE LAYING ANY BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.
I DECIDED TO PLAY THIS PREVIOUSLY UNPLAYED DISC, JUST BECAUSE UNPLAYED DOESN'T GUARANTEE MINT.
I DO HOWEVER GUARANTEE THAT MY ONE CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL GO UNDETECTED
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC IT SOUNDS.
THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS WITH EVERY NOTE BEING CRISP AND CLEAR. CERTAINLY NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND ONLY A COUPLE OF TINY SEMI SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES
I HEARD ABOUT 3-4 OF THE TINIEST DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS !!!!!
PLEASE LISTEN TO IT AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
UNLAMINATED AKENMAY GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE, WITH NO LOSS OF THE DELICATE COLOUR, AND A PERFECT SURFACE THAT HAS SUFFERED NO SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND PERFECTLY SQUARE.
THERE ARE JUST TWO MICROSCOPIC LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE, ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AT ALL
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH IS EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. FULLY COLOURED FROM CORNER TO CORNER WITH JUST A FEW TINY PAPER SCUFFS NEAR THE TOP LEFT CORNER AND A PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE RIGHT TIPS. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A LITTLE RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED, ALL OF THE COLOUR IS THERE WITH ONLY THE SMALLEST SPECK OF RUB TO THE TIPS. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP , SHOWING WHY THIS LP HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE ALL THESE YEARS
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS MAGNIFICENT THE FRONT,
THE ORIGINAL LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB UNSPLIT CONDITION. FLAT AND UNCREASED
THIS IS A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
