Groundhogs THANK CHRIST FOR THE BOMB UK LP 1ST BLUE A1/B1 PLAYS 100% MINT

	£		131
	$		174

THE GROUNDHOGS - THANK CHRIST FOR THE BOMB

IN ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT 1 PLAY MINT !!!!! CONDITION

ORIGINAL UK BLUE LIBERTY LABEL

• CATALOGUE:LBS83295
• MATRIX:LBS83295 A v 1  1 1 2 1  /  B v 1  1 1 2

A GENUINE FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM MUST HAVE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

THE SLEEVE MUST BE A HEAVILY TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE SLEEVE MUST BE MADE BY THE E.J.DAY GROUP

THE RIGHT PANEL INSIDE THE GATEFOLD HAS 'CLEARWATER CONCEPTIONS AT THE FOOT

THE LABELS MUST BE BLUE LIBERTY (BLACK IS A REISSUE)

THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST END A1/B1

AND TO BE A VERY VERY FIRST PRESS THE 2 DIGITS FOLLOWING THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST BOTH BE 1'S

THE INNER SLEEVE MUST HAVE 0370 IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER (MARCH 1970)

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE 2 SHADES OF BLUE ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE AND THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS JUST ONE ABSOLUTELY MICROSCOPIC  SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE  , SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED IN ITS 40 YEARS. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED.

IN FACT THERE ARE STILL SHARDS OF RESIDUAL VINYL INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

SUPERB GLEAMING ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT DISC IN SPOTLESS MINT CONDITION. . THE DISC GLEAMS IS FREE FROM ANY HANDLING MARKS ON EITHER SIDE. AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE , POSSIBLY A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES

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 WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE VINYL PLAYS ABSOLUTELY SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES.

THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT, AND THIS MEANS THAT THE FEW PLAYS THE LP HAS RECEIVED WERE COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

WHAT YOU WILL HEAR IS A DISTORTION FREE REPRODUCTION THAT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR, AND CRISP. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF BACKGROUND CRACKLE, OR EVEN ANY LOUD CLICKS

ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS IN THE LINKING GROOVES I HEARD A SECOND OF STATIC

ALSO THERE ARE NO MORE THAN 2-3 OF THE TINIEST AND BARELY AUDIBLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT, MINT MINUS AT THE ABSOLUTE WORST!!!

A TRULY MAGNIFICENT COLLECTIBLE COPY

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN THOUGH AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED AND VERY HEAVILY TEXTURED E.J DAY GATEFOLD SLEEVE 

TO ME THIS IS THE WORST TYPE OF SLEEVE FOR WEAR, DUE TO THE TEXTURED SURFACE .

HERE IS ONE THOUGH THAT HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME SUPERBLY WELL

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND DOES NOT HAVE ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. NO BENDS OR FOLDS EITHER. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALL AND ALMOST INVISIBLE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE.

THE TEXTURED SURFACE HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOURS AND THERE IS NO RUBBING OR SHELF WEAR. THERE IS ONE TINY BROWN DOT JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTRE POINT OF THE SPINE AND THAT'S ALL

NO LINES ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER

NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP EDGE IS FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS MILD RUBBING TO THE LEADING EDGE

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. ALL OF THE DELICATE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE RETAINED AND THE FACE IS STILL VERY FLAT WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY DIMPLES.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS MADE IN 1970

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN TOP UNMOLESTED CONDITION. NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE. NOT EVEN ANY OF THE LITTLE LINES NEAR THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS AN UNMARKED PAIR OF INNER PANELS

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS THE CORRECT INNER HAVING THE DATE 0370 (MARCH 1970) IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER.

UNSPLIT WITH WITH BARELY A WRINKLE AND STILL SUPERBLY WHITE

THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES  MINT MINUS!!!

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

GARRY