Genesis AND THEN THERE WERE THREE 1978 UK LP 1st Press W/MERCH INSERT MINT MINUS
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Jun 15, 2025 Sold Date
Jun 8, 2025 Start Date
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  • FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com GENESIS - AND THEN THERE WERE THREE

    PLAYS TO A  MINT MINUS  GRADE 

    1ST PRESS 1978 - SMALL MAD HATTER A1/B1

    SLEEVE IS MINT WITH THE RARE MERCH / KNEBWORTH INSERT




    THE RECORD

     

    THE LABELS

    THE PINK HATTER LABELS ARE IN INCREDIBLE CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR IS TOTALLY  UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH HAS VISIBLE SPIDER LINES BY IT

    THE VINYL

    THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT CAME OUT OF THE PRESS. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOT A MARK ON IT,AND IT LOOKS FLAWLESS.

    UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO IT STILL LOOKS MINT

    THE TEST PLAY


    THIS  ALBUM PLAYS SUPERBLY WELL . THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE  REPRODUCTION. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR. 

    GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO THE RUN IN GROOVE ALL YOU HEAR IS NEAR SILENCE. NO CRACKLES ANYWHERE, AND THIS INCREDIBLE STANDARD IS MAINTAINED ALL THROUGH BOTH SIDES.

    THE RUN IN IS SILENT, THE LINKING GROOVES ARE  SILENT, AND THE RUN OUT IS  SILENT

    ALL I HEARD DURING THE PLAY WAS A COUPLE OF ONE SPOT ROTATIONS OF EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE IN ONE TRACK ON SIDE ONE AND A COUPLE OF TINY LITTLE BARELY AUDIBLE SPECKS OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND


    NO TICS OR POPS AT ALL

    PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE!

    I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT MINUS

     

     

     

    THE SLEEVE

     

    NON LAMINATED GLOSSY GATEFOLD SLEEVE FROM GOTHIC PRINT FINISHERS

    THE FRONT SURFACE HAS DEEP RICH COLOURS AND HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED AND UNFADED. THE SURFACE HAS PERFECT COLOURS FREE FROM AND MARKS WHATSOEVER

    NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

    NO CREASES, OR CREASE LINEZ ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE

    AN IMMACULATE EXAMPLE 

    NO PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE

    NO PRESSURE LINES ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
    THE FOUR CORNERS ARE STILL PERFECTLY SHARP AND SQUARE 

    THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FULLY COLOURED AND IMMACULATE WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY FLECKS OF WHITE SHOWING AND A DOT OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS


    THE SPINE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHING. THE BLUE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. BOTH ENDS ARE PRISTINE. NO COLOUR FADE AT ALL AND IT MATCHES THE FRONT AND BACK PERFECTLY

    THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS COLOUR RICH AS THE FRONT. AGAIN NO RECORD SHAPE OR RING WEAR AND NO EDGE PRESSURE LINES

    THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP

    OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT INNER PANELS

    INCLUDED IN ONLY THE VERY FIRST RELEASES WAS A FLYER WHICH HAD A T SHIRT OFFER ON ONE SIDE AND A KNEBWORTH BOOKING FORM ON THE OTHER. THIS IS VERY SCARCE AND THIS ONE IS MINT

    I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT  IT REALLY IS THAT GOOD



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

    GARRY


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