Jon Anderson ( YES) OLIAS OF SUNHILLOW UK LP 1ST PRESS ONE PLAY NEAR MINT
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JON ANDERSON - OLIAS OF SUNHILLOW
IN SUPERB ONCE PLAYED NEAR MINT CONDITION
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC K50261
- MATRIX: K50261 A9E / 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 UNABLE TO DETERMINE ANY 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, APART FROM ONE ULTRA FINE HANDLING LINE ON SIDE ONE (TOTALLY NON SOUNDING). UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION I AM ABLE TO SEE JUST 3-4 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 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 NEAR SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.
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
NO DUST POPS JUST A FEW RANDOM AND AGAIN BARELY AUDIBLE LITTLE TICS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH
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 SEVER 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 TWO NEAR INVISIBLE LITTLE 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 ALMOST ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOUR RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER WITH JUST THE TIPS AT EITHER SIDE LIGHTLY RUBBED. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A LITTLE WEAR TO THE BACK EDGE
THE SPINE IS 100% FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED. THE COLOUR IS ALL PRESENT AND UNRUBBED. ONLY THE VERY TIPS AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM ARE LIGHTLY RUBBED. 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
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 NEAR 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. THE ORIGINAL SHOP STICKER WAS PLACED AT THE TOP OF ONE SIDE
A REAL TREAT TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
