Emeson Lake & Palmer PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION Label Error UK 1st MINT

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EMERSON LAKE & PALMER- PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY!!!! MINT!!! CONDITION

FIRST BLACK LABEL PRESS A1U / B1U

OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS SLEEVE

MUSEUM GRADE COPY

FINAL UPGRADE COPY

THIS ALBUM HAS A MISSPRESSED LABEL. I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE LIKE THIS BEFORE NOR CAN I FIND ANY EXAMPLE OF ANY THAT HAVE BEEN SOLD OVER THE YEARS

 THAT HAVE THIS ERROR. SIDE TWO AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURES HAS THE LABEL PRINTED WITH THE RIM WORDING AND THE PINK i, BUT THE ENTIRE

 TRACK LISTING IS MISSING COMPLETELY

• CATALOGUE:ISLAND HELP 1
• MATRIX: HELP1 A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 3 GMA/ 1 GGO
• ' PORKY ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE
• ' PECKO ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE TWO

  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 AND PINK LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. ALL COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND THE BLACK AREAS ARE STILL PURE BLACK. NO MARKS OR STAINS AT ALL ON  ANY PART OF THE LABEL.THE PINK i LOGO IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION

THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY CLEAR AND LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED ON THE SIDE THAT ACTUALLY HAS IT

THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN AND THERE IS JUST ONE MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE HOLE ON EACH SIDE

THE VINYL

THE  VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. YOU CAN TELL THAT IT IS VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED JUST BY LOOKING AT HOW THE RECORD STILL GLEAMS. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE SURFACE EITHER, AND IT IS FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT,AND ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO THE SPOTLIGHT ARE THERE A COUPLE OF NEAR INVISIBLE WISPY HAIRLINES .

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.

HERE YOU ARE ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE WHOLE LP BEFORE YOU BID, AND I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE THE TIME AND OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.PRESS THE PLAY BUTTONS ABOVE AND YOU WILL HEAR EXACTLY HOW THIS ALBUM PERFORMS. THIS IN MY OPINION IS BETTER THAN ANY DESCRIPTION

THIS VINYL PLAYS ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. THERE IS NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER.

IT'S INCREDIBLE WHEN YOU THINK HOW MANY SILENT OR NEAR SILENT PASSAGES ON ANY E.L.P ALBUM THERE ARE THAT THERE CAN BE NO BACKGROUND, BUT HERE WE HAVE A TRULY MAGNIFICENT COPY OF THIS ALBUM IN EVERY WAY

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR ANY LOUD CLICKS, AND INCREDIBLY FOR AN ISLAND PRESSING OF THIS YEAR, NO VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER

A COUPLE OF SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN ONE OR TWO SPOTS ONLY, AND NO MORE THAN 2-3 OF THE TINIEST DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SUPERB VINYL MINT!!!

I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS A BETTER COPY OUT THERE

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

THE SLEEVE

ORIGINAL  FIRST ISSUE HOWARDS UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD

THE FRONT SURFACE ON THIS SLEEVE HAS REMAINED IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION . THERE IS NOT ONE SPECK OF COLOUR LOSS ANYWHERE, OTHER THAN A LITTLE SLIVER JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND THIS IS BECAUSE THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW.

NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND NOT ONE LINE NEAR THE SPINE. NONE EITHER ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THERE ARE TWO MINUSCULE SPECKS OF RUB TO THE FRONT SEALED EDGE, AND A PIN PRICK OF WHITE IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER ON THE TIP

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

INCREDIBLY THE TOP EDGE IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION, FULLY COLOURED WITH ONLY A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TIPS. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A LITTLE RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER AND A FEW SLIVERS ALONG THE SURFACES

THE SPINE ITSELF IS ALSO IN FIRST CLASS CONDITION WITH ALL OF THE TYPEFACE BEING INTACT AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. ALL OF THE DELICATE BROWN COLOUR IS THERE AWITH A SPECK OF RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS, AND A COUPLE TINY FLECKS ON THE LEADING EDGE AT THE BOTTOM

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP, AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO ABSOLUTELY MINT!! INNER PANELS

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS GOOD AS THE FRONT SURFACE AGAIN WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR INTACT, ONLY ONE SMALL LINE AND THAT IS SITUATED ON THE OPENING EDGE NEAR THE TOP CORNER

THE ORIGINAL BLACK DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. UNMARKED AND UNDAMAGED, AND UNSPLIT. STILL VERY FLAT WITH JUST A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT WRINKLES

I AM VERY PLEASED TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!!

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

GARRY