John Lennon IMAGINE UK LP 1ST 100% -1U/-1U 100% MINT-
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JOHN LENNON - IMAGINE
IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION
1ST PRESS - APPLE WITH THE -1U MATRIX NUMBERS
COMPLETE WITH POSTER AND CARD
- CATALOGUE:APPLE PAS 10004
- MATRIX: YEX 865-1U / YEX 866-1U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 7 RDT / 2 RAP
- PORKY ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1
- PECKO ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE LABELS ARE JUST MAGNIFICENT, NO HANDLING MARKS OR STAINS. . THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE CREAMY WHITE AREAS ARE BEAUTIFULLY WHITE, AGAIN NO MAN MADE MARKS, THERE ARE JUST TWO REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE INDICATING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS HAS BEEN PLAYED, AND YOU HAVE TO LOOK REALLY HARD TO SEE THEM AT ALL
THE VINYL
THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES, AND ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO MAKE OUT A FEW 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 NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I HAVE BECOME CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMOSTRATE JUST HOW IT DOES SOUND. THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO RECORDING IS PURE FIRST PRESS, AND EVERY NOTE CAN BE HEARD CRIPSLY AND CLEANLY WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION.
THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND ONLY THE BAREST TRACE OF LIGHT VINYL NOISE AT THE START OF SIDE 2. OTHER THAN THIS TWO TINY ROTATIONAL LITTLE TICS ON THE INTRO TO THE SECOND TRACK ON SIDE 2
A SUPERB PLAYTHROUGH AND ONE THAT GRADES MINT MINUS
BUT DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE IN SUPER CONDITION
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND IN GLEAMING CONDITION. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASE LINES, JUST A COUPLE OF LIGHT LINES ACROSS THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER.
THERE IS NO RING WEAR AND ONLY IF YOU ANGLE THE SLEEVE INTO A STRONG LIGHT IS THERE A SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE.
THERE ARE A FEW TINY LAMINATE LINES CLO9SE TO THE SPINE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR OF ANY DESCRIPTION
THE SPINE IS ALSO UNBLEMISHED, WITH THE TAPERED ANDS HAVING NO DAMAGE TO THEM WHATSOEVER, AND WITH EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, PLUS ALL OF THE LAMIATE PERFECTLY INTACT. NO SQUASHING OF THE SPINE AT ALL EITHER
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND JUST BY LOOKING AT THIS YOU CAN TELL THE RECORD HAS NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES. THERE ARE
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE EXACT SAME CONDITION AS THE FRONT
THIS RELEASE HAS THE PLAIN PATENTS APPLIED FOR INNER SLEEVE WHICH IS IN UNSPLIT AND WHITE CONDITION WITHOUT AND CREASES
THE ORIGINAL ISSUE POSTER IS IN MINT CONDITION, AS IS THE POSTCARD
THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS AND THE CONTENTS MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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