Elton John TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION UK 1ST PLUM TRANSLUCENT LP PLAYS MINT MINUS

	£		77
	$		102

ELTON JOHN - TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS!!! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

1ST ISSUE PLUM TRANSLUCENT VINYL!!!

OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS FULLY TEXTURED SLEEVE WITH BOOK

I HAVE AN OUTSTANDING ELTON JOHN COLLECTION TO LIST OVER THE COMING THREE OR FOUR DAYS. 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:DJM  DJLPH 410
• MATRIX: DJLPH 410 A1 / B 2
• TEXTURED 1ST ISSUE SLEEVE

THE FIRST PRESSING WITH THE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE TEXTURED SLEEVE. TEXTURED BOTH ON THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE. COMPLETE WITH THE STAPLED LYRIC/SONG BOOK

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE JET 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. THERE ARE NO  SPIDER LINES AT ALL AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS VINYL HAS REMAINED POSSIBLY UNPLAYED FOR 43 YEARS

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THIS IS A FIRST PRESS HEAVYWEIGHT DISC IN SUBLIME 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 ONE ULTRA FINE ANGEL HAIR HANDLING LINE ON SIDE TWO

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.

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

MOST OF THESE PYE/DJM RED TRANSLUCENT VINYL'S HAVE SOME LIGHT EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE. THIS ONE HAS JUST THE ODD SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD ONLY IN A COUPLE OF I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS WHATSOEVER DURING 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 GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE WITH THE 1ST ISSUE TEXTURED SLEEVE BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE, WITH NO LOSS OF THE DELICATE  COLOUR, AND A PERFECT TEXTURED SURFACE THAT HAS SUFFERED NO LOSS OF COLOUR OR SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER

THERE IS ONLY ONE BARELY VISIBLE TINY LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE . NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TINY SCUFF TO THE COLOUR MAINLY ON THE BOTTOM LEADING EDGE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ANDS ALSO HAS A TINY SPECK OF RUBBING

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A TINY THUMB NAIL NICK TO THE LOWER FRONT EDGE, SHOWING WHY THIS LP HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE ALL THESE YEARS

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS MAGNIFICENT THE FRONT, ACTUALLY NO SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE OR OTHER EDGES AT ALL, JUST A TINY LITTLE BIT OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER  TIP

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A  PRISTINE PAIR OF TEXTURED INNER PANELS.

THE LYRIC SONG BOOK IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS AND NO CREASES 

THE ORIGINAL  INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB UNSPLIT CONDITION. FLAT AND UNCREASED

THIS IS A REAL RARITY AND A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  NEAR MINT

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY