Jon Anderson ( YES) OLIAS OF SUNHILLOW UK LP 1ST PRESS 3-4 PLAYS NEAR MINT

	£		33
	$		44

JON ANDERSON - OLIAS OF SUNHILLOW

IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED PLAYED NEAR MINT CONDITION

MINT MINUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC K50261
• MATRIX: K50261 A11E / B10
• THESE ARE THE FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE PICTURE LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE IMMACULATE AND UNWORN. SO IS THE WHITE TYPEFACE. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS ALSO UNWORN, AND EVEN USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS I AM ONLY ABLE TO DETERMINE 3-4 TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS, AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO SPOT SOME WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES

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 BECAUSE IN 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 LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS. THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY. A SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE REPRODUCTION WHATSOEVER

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND ONLY THE OCCASIONAL SECOND OR TWO OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A FEW OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

NO DUST POPS HEARD ANYWHERE DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED AND TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH THE ROGER DEAN ARTWORK. THIS IS SUCH A HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN THIS SORT OF CONDITION. THE FACT THAT IT IS UNLAMINATED AND TEXTURED USUALLY ASSURES THE SEVERE COLOUR LOSS TO THE DELICATE  SURFACE. THE ONLY WAY TO ENSURE THAT THIS COULD NOT HAPPEN WAS TO PROTECT IT FROM DAY ONE INSIDE A PLASTIC SLEEVE .

I AM DELIGHTED TO SAY THAT THE LP'S ORIGINAL OWNER HAD THE FORESIGHT TO DO JUST THAT. AND HERE WE HAVE WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A  NEAR PERFECT SLEEVE.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY CLEAN. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE. THE BEAUTIFUL TEXTURED SURFACE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY RETAINED .

THERE ARE FOUR NEAR INVISIBLE  LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

NO RING WEAR AND NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER

THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOUR RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER AND EVEN THE CORNER TIPS ARE TOTALLY UNRUBBED. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS ONLY A LITTLE RUBBING TO THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER TIP

THE SPINE IS 100% FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED. THE COLOUR IS ALL PRESENT AND UNRUBBED. ONLY THE VERY TIP AT THE TOP SHOWS A MINUSCULE SPECK OF WHITE. ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS JUST AS NEW!! RAZOR SHARP AND LOOKING AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED AND PUT TOGETHER. FURTHER PROOF THAT THE RECORD HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE.

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION THAT ANY COLLECTOR TO COULD WISH TO HOPE FOR. NOT ONE BLEMISH, LOSS OF COLOUR OR LINES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE MINT CONDITION INTERIOR SET OF FOUR OF SURFACES.

FINALLY THE PICTURE CARD  INNER SLEEVE WHICH HISTORICALLY COMES SPLIT IS IN  MINT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE THREE SEAMS. THE OPENING EDGE REMAINS IMMACULATE AND THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES.

A REAL TREAT TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS

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

GARRY