Elton John ELTON JOHN 1970 SELF TITLED UK LP 1ST A3/B1 UNPLAYED MINT MINUS

	£		150
	$		199

ELTON JOHN - ELTON JOHN (1970)

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED!!!! MINT MINUS!!! CONDITION

OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS SLEEVE

FINAL UPGRADE COPY

very 1st press with Pye matrix numbers

• CATALOGUE:DJM  DJLPS 406
• MATRIX: DJLPS 406 A-3*T / B -1

I AM GOING TO BE LISTING OVER THE COMING WEEK A SMALL BATCH OF VERY HIGHLY GRADED COLLECTIBLE VINYLS. MOST ARE IN UNPLAYED / ONE PLAY MINT/ MINT MINUS CONDITION. AND WOULD BE CONSIDERED FINAL UPGRADE COPIES 

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLACK LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ON THEM AT ALL. THE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.. THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. EVEN USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS I AM UNABLE TO SEE ANY SPIDER LINES WHATSOEVER

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THIS IS A FIRST PRESS HEAVYWEIGHT DISC IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL IS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES.AND ON SIDE TWO SOME NON SOUNDING DULL EMBEDDED STREAKS

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 BECAUSE AN UNPLAYED DISC DOESN'T GUARANTEE A MINT REPRODUCTION. I DO GUARANTEE THOUGH THAT MY 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.

PYE AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES WERE ALL PRESSED ON THE SAME HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL DURING THE LATE 60'S AND EARLY 70'S AND MOST PRESSINGS HAD SOME VINYL NOISE EMBEDDED INTO THE ACTUAL PRESS. I AM PLEASED TO SAY THAT THIS COPY HAS ONLY THE MOST OCCASIONAL MINUTE TRACE TRACE AND THIS IS ONLY AUDIBLE  IN A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES 

THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS WITH EVERY NOTE BEING CRISP AND CLEAR. CERTAINLY NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS

OTHER THAN THE TINY BIT OF PYE NOISE I HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED THERE IS JUST THE VERY ODD SPECK OF STATIC HERE AND THERE IN A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS WHATSOEVER THROUGH THE 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

FIRST ISSUE E. J DAY AND CO FULLY TEXTURED (INSIDE AND OUT) GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THIS SLEEVE IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION AS MOST COPIES ARE VERY WORN AND RUBBED. HERE WE HAVE A PRISTINE AND PERFECT SPECIMEN ON OFFER

THE FRONT SURFACE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE, WITH NO LOSS OF THE DELICATE  COLOUR, AND A PERFECTLY FLAT AND UNBLEMISHED IMAGE. THE BROWN TEXTURED SURFACE IS JUST PRISTINE AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO EVIDENCE OF ANY RING WEAR OR EVEN A TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE. IT LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS MADE.

INCREDIBLY THERE IS NOT ONE LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE . NONE AT ALL ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES,AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THIS IS THE BEST MOST PERFECT SPINE I HAVE EVER SEEN ON THIS SLEEVE. THEY ARE ALWAYS WORN BUT ON THIS COPY JUST A COUPLE OF WHITE PIN PRICKS VISIBLE  ON THE TIPS. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE CAN BE A CLEANER COPY OF THIS SLEEVE OUT THERE!!

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE BROWN TEXTURED SURFACE JUST PERFECT

THE OPENING EDGE IS PERFECT. RAZOR SHARP AND AS NEW.THIS IS THE ONLY ARE WITH A LESS THAN PERFECT FINISH AS THERE IS A VERY LIGHT WAVE TO THE EDGE WHERE THE SLEEVE HAS NOT BEEN PASTED TOGETHER PERFECTLY, BUT THIS IS A VERY VERY MINOR ISSUE ON AN OTHERWISE PERFECT SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS MAGNIFICENT THE FRONT,  NO LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND NO RUBBING TO THE COLOURS, PRISTINE IN EVERY WAY

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS. UNUSUALLY NO CREASE LINES NEAR THE INNER SPINE SURFACE

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB UNSPLIT CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS, NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES, A WHITE UNBLEMISHED SURFACE

THIS IS PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO GRADE 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