Fairport Convention FULL HOUSE UK 1ST 'POOR WILL' NM-
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FAIRPORT CONVENTION - FULL HOUSE
PINK ISLAND 1ST PRESS
RARE POOR WILL AND THE HANGMAN SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9130
- MATRIX:ILPS 9130 A 3 / B 3
THIS ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS OF FULL HOUSE HAS THE SLEEVE ERROR' POOR WILL AND THE HANGMAN'
THIS TITLE WAS ADDED TO THE SLEEVE BY ACCIDENT, WHERE THE ACTUAL TRACK USED WAS 'DOCTOR OF PHYSICK'
LATER SLEEVES WERE CORRECTED AND IT IS COMMON TO SEE A BLACK BLOCK IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THE REAR SURFACE WHERE THIS ERROR WAS CORRECTED
THE POOR WILL SLEEVE IS VERY RARE!!!
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE SUPERB TEXTURED PASTEL PINK ISLAND LABELS ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. NO COLOUR LOSS AND NO MARKS OR STAINS AND A COLOUR THAT FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.
THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED, AS IS THE BLACK BLOCK LOGO, AND THERE ARE JUST A 4-5 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING A LIMITED AMOUNT OF PLAY SINCE 1970
THE RECORD
SUPERB HEAVYWEIGHT DISC THAT STILL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS FLAWESS. EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST SOME WISPY HAIRLINES VINSIBLE
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 DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID, THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH REALLY WELL. THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS. SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AND A CRACKING DISTORTION AND CRACKLE FREE PERFORMANCE.
THOSE THAT KNOW EARLY ISLAND PRESSES WILL APPRECIATE THAT THERE IS USUALLY A SMIDGEN OF VINYL NOISE IN THE PRESS, BUT HERE THIS EXAMPLE HAS ONLY THE BAREST TRACE.
SO THE RECORD PLAYS WITHOUT DISTORTION OF FRYING BACON. WHAT IT DOES HAVE IS SOME OF THE VERY LIGHT ISLAND 'VINYL NOISE' INA FEW OF THE QUIETER SPOTS, AND I HEARD NO MORE THAN 2 DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH.
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB
PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THIS SUPERB PRESSING AND BE THE JUDGE
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT MINUS
THE SLEEVE
FULLY TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEEVE FROM THE E.J DAY GROUP LTD
OFTEN FOUND SEVERELY RUBBED THIS VERY DELICATE TEXTURED SLEEVE ISI REALLY HARD TO FIND IN A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE CONDITION
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN. AND IS IN TOP CONDITION THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR DENTS EITHER. EVEN THE SMALL LINES THAT GATHER NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTIRCTED TO JUST TWO SMALL ONES.
THE DELICATE COLOURS ARE ALMOST PRISTINE WITH SOME WEAR THE THE SPINE EDGE, WHERE THE TAN EDGE HAS SOME WHITE CHIPS SHOWING THROUGH. OTHER THAN THIS THERE IS JUST VERY VERY MILD HANDLING TO THE VERY PERIMITER EDGES
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE ONLY VERY LIGHTLY RUBBED AT THE CORNERS, AND A COUPLE OF PIN PRICK CHIPS ELSEWHERE
THE SPINE HAS SUSTAINED SOME CHIPS TO THE TAN SURFACE WHICH HAS ENSURED THAT A LITTLE OF THE TYPEFACE HAS GONE MISSING
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP AND AS NEW.WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG THE EDGE
THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS SPECIAL AS THE FRONT, AGAIN NO HEAVY CREASING AT ALL, AND JUST ONE SMALL LINE NEAR THE SPINE.NO RING WEAR EITHER
THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER IS UNSPLIT, JUST LIGHTLY WRINKLED
ITS A REAL SHAME ABOUT THE SPINE, BECAUSE THE REST OF THE SLEEVE IS WELL ABOVE THE NORM, AND LOOKS SUPERB. HAD THE SPINE BEEN IN THE SAME CONDITION AS THE REST OF THE COVER I WOULD HAVE BEEN GRADING IT NEAR MINT, AS IT IS WITH THE CHIPPED SPINE, I HAVE TO GRADE THIS EXCELLENT PLUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
