Elton John TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION UK LP 1ST A-1/B-2 ONE PLAY EVER MINT MINUS

	£		36
	$		47

ELTON JOHN - TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS!!! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

1ST ISSUE A-1 / B-2

OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS FULLY TEXTURED SLEEVE WITH BOOK

I AM LISTING A SMALL COLLECTION OF VINYLS THAT ARE IN UNPLAYED/ONE PLAY, MINT / MINT MIUS CONDITION AND CAN BE CONSIDERED AS FINAL UPGRADE COPIES

• CATALOGUE:DJM  DJLPH 410
• MATRIX: DJLPH 410 A1 / B 2
• TEXTURED 1ST ISSUE SLEEVE

THE FIRST ISSUE E.J DAY SLEEVE. TEXTURED ONLY ON THE OUTSIDE.(GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE ARE TEXTURED ON BOTH SIDES) COMPLETE WITH ADHERED SONG/LYRIC BOOK (GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE ARE STAPLED THROUGH THE SLEEVE)  - BOTH TYPES ARE ISSUED WITH THE FIRST PRESS VINYL

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 IS JUST ONE SPIDER LINE AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS VINYL HAS REMAINED VIRTUALLY 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  ONE ULTRA FINE ANGEL HAIR HANDLING LINE ON SIDE ONE AND SOME VERY LIGHT EMBEDDED DULL SHADOWS ON SIDE TWO

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 SPOTS

 I DIDN'T HEAR ANY MORE THAN TWO TINY 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 E.J.DAY SLEEVE WITH THE 1ST ISSUE TEXTURED SLEEVE

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 APART FROM A COUPLE OF TINY WHITE SPECKS WHERE THER ORIGINAL PRICE STICKER SAT

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO LINES 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 IS ONE TINY CHIP OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS  ALSO HAVE A TINY SPECK OF RUBBING

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

THE REAR SURFACE IS MINT,  NO SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE OR OTHER EDGES AT ALL, AND PERFECT UNRUBBED, UNMARKED COLOURS

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A  PRISTINE PAIR OF 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