JOHN LENNON IMAGINE UK LP 1ST W/INSERTS MINT-
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JOHN LENNON - IMAGINE
STUNNING FIRST PRESS, WITH ALL INSERTS.
CATALOGUE:PAS 10004
MATRIX NUMBERS; YEX 865-2U / YEX 866-1U
STAMPERS: 5 110 / 10 426
THE INCREDIBLE IMAGINE LP FROM JOHN LENNON IS SUPERB ALL ROUND CONDITION.
THE SLEEVE
A FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE COVER, WHICH AS COLLECTORS WILL KNOW IS PRETTY THIN ON THESE FIRST PRESSINGS, AND DIFFICULT TO GET A REALLY GOOD ONE THAT HASN'T BEEN ABUSED IN SOME WAY. FIRSTLY THE LAMINATE IS 100% INTACT, AND THERE IS NO PEEL OR SPLIT ANYWHERE. THERE ARE ONE OR TWO VERY VERY SMALL LINES, BUT THESE ARE NON DETREMENTAL AND ARE HARDLY NOTICED. THE BACK OF THE SLEEVE SHOWS NO BLEMISHES AT ALL HOWEVER . THE SPINE IS VERY THIN BUT PERFECTLY FLAT AND AS NEW. THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NMINT
THE INNER SLEEVE IS PERFECTLY PRESERVED. IT HAS ALL THE LYRICS ON ONE SIDE, AND DETAILS OF THE BAND AND ARRANGEMENTS ON THE OTHER. NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS, AND IT WILL BE SENT OUT THIS WAY.
THE ORIGINAL POSTER IS TOTALLY INTACT AND IN NMINT CONDITION, AND FINALLY THE ORIGINAL POSTCARD IS IN THE SAME HIGH CONDITION AS THE REST OF THE INSERTS.
THE VINYL
THIS LP LOOKS A MILLION DOLLARS. TOTALLY GLOSSY AND HAS THAT "AS NEW" LOOK TO IT.
I SEE NO HANDLING MARKS WHATSOEVER, AND EVEN UNDER THE MOST INTENSE ILLUMINATION I CAN ONLY MAKE OUT A FEW VERY VERY LIGHT HAIRLINES. THIS IS SIMPLY A STUNNING LOOKING DISC. THE LABELS ARE PRISTINE, SHOWING NO SPINDLE HOLE WEAR AT ALL. EVEN CHECKING FOR SPIDER LINES REVEALS JUST A COUPLE AND THIS CLEARLY INDICATES HOW FEW PLAYS THIS DISC HAS HAD, AND AS IMPORTANTLY, HOW CAREFULLY THE DISC HAS BEEN HANDLED.
AS THOSE THAT BUY FROM ME REGULARLY KNOW. I ALWAYS CONDUCT THE DISTORTION TEST FIRST OF ALL. AS IF A RECORD IS WORN OUT I WILL NEVER EVER LIST IT ON EBAY. THE TEST INVOLVES PUCHING UP THE VOLUME REALLY LOUD TO LISTEN FOR ANY DISTORTION CAUSED BY GROOVE WEAR DUE TO A WORN STYLUS OR INDEED ONE THAT HAS HAD TOO MUCH TRACKING WEIGHT ON IT. LOUD VOLUME WILL SHOW THIS FLAW EVERY TIME.
I AM GLAD TO REPORT THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION AT ALL.
LIKE MOST EMI RECORDINGS, THE PRODUCTION IS SECOND TO NOE, AND QUITE FRANKLY HAS TO BE ON THIS LP, AS A VAST MAJORITY OF THE TRACKS ARE BALLADS AND HAVE TO HAVE SPOT ON MIXING AND PRODUCTION. I EXPECT NOTHING LESS FROM FIRST PRESS EMI RECORDINGS AND THIS IS NO DIFFERENT. CRYSTAL CLEAR SOUND, AND A GREAT STEREO SPLIT.
LASTLY I AM LISTENING FOR ANY UNWANTED NOISES. FROM NEAR SILENT RUN IN GROOVES THE VINYL PERFORMS SUPERBLY. AS I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, THE LP HAS BEEN VERY CAREFULLY HANDLED AND NOT PLAYED MORE THAN A FEW TIMES, AND THIS IS EVEIDENT IN THE PERFORMANCE IT GIVES WHEN PLAYING.
I AM ABLE TO MAKE OUT THE SLIGHTEST LITTLE BIT OF STATIC EVERY NOW AND AGAIN, AND EVEN ONE OR TWO LIGHT POPS DURING THE ENTIRE PERFORMANCE, BUT OTHER THAN THAT THIS LP PERFORMS AS NEW. A JOY TO LISTEN TO, AND A GREAT COLLECTIBLE COPY OF THIS CLASSIC LENNON ALBUM
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