Elton John ELTON JOHN 1970 SELF TITLED UK LP TRANSLUCENT RED ONE PLAY MINT MINUS

	£		194
	$		257

ELTON JOHN - ELTON JOHN (1970)

IN MAGNIFICENT 3-4 PLAY MINT MINUS!!! CONDITION

OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT SLEEVE

 RED TRANSLUCENT VINYL

• CATALOGUE:DJM  DJLPS 406
• MATRIX: DJLPS 406 A-4 / B -1

I HAVE ACQUIRED A COLLECTION OF RECORDS FROM SOMEONE WHO PLACED THEM INTO POLY OUTER SLEEVES FROM THE DAY OF PURCHASE. THE VINYLS HAVE BEEN PLAYED 3-4 TIMES ONLY AND ARE ALL IN AMAZING CONDITION

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. THERE ARE ONLY 3-4 TINY SPIDER LINES NEXT TO THE SPINDLE HOLE.

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 TWO TINY HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES ONE ON EACH SIDE

THE VINYL IS ALSO PLUM TRANSLUCENT WHICH CAN ONLY BE SEEN WHEN PLACED IN FRONT OF A STRONG LIGHT

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.

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 BAREST TRACE IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES IN THE FORM OF A LITTLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND

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

THERE ARE JUST A FEW  TINY STATIC TICS AND ONE DUST POP THROUGH THE ENTIRE 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 TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

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

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY 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.

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE ALL SHARP AND SQUARE

THERE ARE INCREDIBLY NO LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE . NONE AT ALL ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES,AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE HAD AT SOME POINT SPLIT ABOUT 2 INCHES. IT WAS OF COURSE LONG BEFORE THE DAYS OF PRITT STICK SO THE USUAL METHOD OF REPAIR WAS SELLOTAPE. THIS IS STILL IN PLACE . IT WILL COME OFF WITH LIGHTER FLUID BUT I HAVE LEFT IT FOR THE NEW OWNER TO MAKE THAT CHOICE,

THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS JUST A COUPLE OF TINY WHITE SPECKS VISIBLE

THE SPINE IS PRISTINE IT IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND AMAZINGLY EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE UNRUBBED.

THE OPENING EDGE IS PERFECT. RAZOR SHARP WITH A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF BURRING

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. JUST THAT BIT OF SELLOTAPE ACROSS THE TOP EDGE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PERFECT INNER PANELS

THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITEINNER 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  NEAR MINT

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