Jimi Hendrix THE CRY OF LOVE UK LP 1ST PRESS TRACK A1/B1 2-3 PLAYS MINT MINUS

	£		63
	$		83

JIMI HENDRIX - THE CRY OF LOVE

IN MAGNIFICENT 2-3 PLAY MINT MINUS!!! CONDITION

A STUNNING COLLECTIBLE  WITH A TOP CONDITION SLEEVE

CATALOGUE: TRACK 2408 101

MATRIX NUMBERS :2408101 A//1 1 1 1 9 / B//1  1 2 7

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE  MATT BLACK LABEL IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLES.

THE SILVER LOGO AND TYPEFACE WHICH IS OFTEN FOUND RUBBED AWAY IS IN PERFECT CONDITION , WITH EACH LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED THIS IS THE EARLIEST PRESS , LATER REISSUED ON THE POLYDOR LABEL AFTER HENDRIX BECAME COLLECTIBLE FOLLOWING THE ELECTRIC LADYLAND ALBUM RELEASED LATER IN 1968.

THERE ARE JUST TWO RIDICULOUSLY SMALL SPIDER LINES, AND ONE LONGER ONE ON SIDE TWO, CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE, SHOWING THAT THIS INCREDIBLE ALBUM HAS HAD JUST THE TWO OR THREE PLAYS FROM NEW

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. IT GLEAMS LIKE IT WAS JUST PRESSED AND THERE IS NO FOGGING OR ANY MARKS  EITHER . EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW VERY VERY WISPY LINES THAT ARE OTHERWISE INVISIBLE. A SUPREME FIRST PRESS

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 LP FROM START TO FINISH BECAUSE I AM CERTAIN THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORDS BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

I HOPE YOU AGREE THAT THE REPRODUCTION FROM THIS ALBUM IS JUST BRILLIANT. PURE FIRST PRESS AND THE DISC PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH. TRYING TO FIND A GREAT COPY OF THIS ALBUM IS VERY HARD  AND MOST COPIES ARE TRASHED WITH SLEEVES TO MATCH. HERE WE HAVE WHAT I CAN ONLY DESCRIBE AS A NEAR FAULTLESS PERFORMANCE.

THE FIRST THING TO NOTE IS THAT THE SOUND IS DISTORTION FREE APART FROM THE GUITAR WORK THAT SHOULD SOUND DISTORTED OF COURSE. THIS SHOWS THAT THE LP WAS PLAYED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY TRACKED STYLUS, AND ONE THAT WASN'T DAMAGED OR WORN EITHER.

SECONDLY THERE IS NO FRYING BACON OR LOUD CLICKS AND JUMPS. I DON'T KNOW WHY HAVE MENTIONED THAT AS I WOULD NEVER LIST ANY ALBUM THAT DID THAT ANYWAY, BUT JUST IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING.

I SAID NEAR FAULTLESS IN MY DESCRIPTION, BUT I AM BEING VERY PICKY HERE. THERE IS THE ODD BIT OF WHAT I CAN ONLY DESCRIBE AS LIGHT STATIC  IN SOME OF THE QUIETEST SPOTS ( JUST A FEW EXAMPLES) I HAVE ONLY MENTIONED THIS BECAUSE WHERE I SIT TYPING THIS OUT I AM NO MORE THAN 12 INCHES AWAY FROM MY SPEAKERS, AND AS I MOVE AWAY TO NORMAL LISTENING DISTANCE I CAN'T HEAR ANY OF IT. BUT ANYWAY IT IS BARELY AUDIBLE EVEN AT THE SHORT DISTANCE. I ALSO HEARD NO MORE THAN TWO SMALL DUST POPS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PLAY .THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE VINYL SO ANY AUDIBLE STUFF IS IN THE PRESS.

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS BEAUTIFUL VINYL MINT MINUS!!!

PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT HAVE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS. THE COLOUR HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED AND LOOKS SUPERB ALL OVER. NO HEAVY CREASES, CREASE LINES OR BENDS.

THERE ARE JUST TWO TINY LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP EDGE HAS SOME LIGHT SHELF RUB TO THE FRONT, BUT FREE FROM ANY ON THE REAR. THE RIGHT CORNER TIP END IS ALSO LIGHTLY RUBBED. THE BOTTOM EDGE  JUST HAS A LITTLE RUBBING TO THE TWO CORNERS

THE SPINE IS NEAR  PERFECT. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED AND THE ONLY AREA OF COLOUR RUB IS AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS, AND A PIN PRICK OR TWO ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE.

THE  OPENING EDGE  IS RAZOR SHARP AS IT POSSIBLY COULD BE,WITH AND DEPICTS WHY THIS LP HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE UNPLAYED FOR MANY YEARS.

THE REAR SURFACE HAS THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE BUT THE COLOURS ARE IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. AGAIN JUST A COUPLE OF TINY LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO NEAR PRISTINE INNER PANELS WITH JUST A LITTLE MARK ON THE TOP OF THE LEFT PANEL

THE  POLYLINED INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT AND CLEAN . UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED. THERE IS SOME GLUE AGEING TO THE SEAMS

THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES  NEAR MINT MINUS

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

GARRY