Elton John SELF TITLED 1970 UK LP 1st Press A1/B1 MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO

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ELTON JOHN - ELTON JOHN (1970)

MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO

OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS SLEEVE

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

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 IS JUST ONE TINY SPIDER LINE 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 

NO HAIRLINES, NO MARKS JUST A PERFECT MINT DISC

THE TEST PLAY

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  A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES IN THE FORM OF A LITTLE BARELY AUDIBLE 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 AUDIO MINT MINUS

PLEASE LISTEN TO IT AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

FIRST ISSUE E. J DAY AND CO HEAVILY 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 A 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.
NO COLOUR FADE

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE ALL SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB ON A COUPLE OF THE TIP ENDS

THERE ARE INCREDIBLY NO PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE . 

NONE AT ALL ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES,AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGES ARE BOTH IMMACULATE. THE BROWN COLOUR FULLY RUNS FROM CORNER TO CORNER WITH  REAR RIGHT TIP ENDS SHOWING A PIN PRICK OF RUB

THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE EQUALLY PERFECT 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 

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 PERFECT INNER PANELS

THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE 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