Elton John GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 1st Press Red Translucent MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		57
	$		76

ELTON JOHN - GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD

IN MAGNIFICENT  MINT MINUS CONDITION

1ST PRESS RED TRANSLUCENT VINYL

SUPERB  NEAR MINT SLEEVE

INCREDIBLE 1ST PRESS IN UNPLAYED/ONE PLAY CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:DJM  DJLPD 1001
• MATRIX: DJLP1001 A2 / B 2 / C2 / D2

  TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

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 YELLOW DJM LOGO IS UNRUBBED AND THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. I DON'T SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLES ON ANY SIDE OF THE SET

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. IN DAY LIGHT BOTH DISCS LOOK FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE, AND ONE MINUSCULE NON SOUNDING SCUFF ON SIDE FOUR. THIS IS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THIS SET I HAVE EVER SEEN. IT LOOKS BRAND NEW. 

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 DOUBLE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS WITH EVERY NOTE BEING CRISP AND CLEAR. THERE IS A LITTLE EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE DURING PARTS OF TRACK ONE, SIDE ONE. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ON THE SURFACE OF THE DISC THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS WHATSOEVER. THIS IS THE ONLY TRACK THAT HAS THIS MINOR ISSUE, THE REST OF THE ALBUM PLAYS FAULTLESSLY

NO  BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE (OTHER THAN ALREADY NOTED)

NO STATIC EITHER WITH DEATHLY SILENT LINKING GROOVES

I HEARD JUST A COUPLE OF RANDOM LITTLE DUST POPS DURING THE WHOLE PLAY THROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

FIRST PRESS EUROALBUMS TRI-FOLD SLEEVE

IT IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE THAT A RECORD THAT WAS AS POPULAR AS THIS ONE AND SOLD SO MANY COPIES SHOULD HAVE REMAINED VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED FOR ALL THIS TIME. NEARLY EVERY COPY THAT I HAVE SEEN OVER THE YEARS HAS LOOKED TIRED WITH THE SLEEVE HAVING AGEING TO ALL PARTS, BUT HERE WE HAVE ONE THAT IS IN SUPERB CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND CLEAN AND THERE IS NOT ONE CREASE OR BEND ON IT ANYWHERE. THE UNLAMINATED SURFACE IS MINT AND UNRUBBED, NO COLOUR LOSS OR RING WEAR WHATSOEVER, AND NO GRUBBINESS FROM HANDLING EITHER. 

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THERE ARE FOUR MINUSCULE PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE AT ALL ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES ANYWHERE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO TWO CORNER TIP ENDS

THE SPINE WHICH IS USUALLY FOUND SQUASHED TO DEATH AND VERY WORN IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. THE TYPEFACE AND COLOURS ARE IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITON WITH A TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS AND LITTLE TO THE TYPEFACE AT THE BOTTOM 

 THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS IMMACULATE AS THE FRONT SURFACE, AGAIN NO CREASE LINES ANYWHERE LIKE THE FRONT NO LINES AGAINST ANY OF THE EDGES, JUST A REALLY TINY SCUFF ON THE LEFT EDGE AT THE TOP OF THE SURFACE

OPENING THE TRI FOLD REVEALS THE THIRD PART OF THE SLEEVE WITH THE SECOND OPENING EDGE. AND AT THIS POINT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT BOTH OPENING EDGES ARE RAZOR SHARP WITHOUT ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS WHATSOEVER.

THE INSIDE THREE PANELS ARE  IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. NO FOXING ON THIS COPY WHICH BLIGHTS MANY

THE TWO PLAIN INNER SLEEVES ARE UNSPLIT AND FLAT WITH SOME LIGHT CREASING TO A COUPLE OF THE CORNERS

I AM VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  NEAR MINT!!!!!!!