Moody Blues OCTAVE UK LP 1ST PRESS ONE PLAY EVER, PLAYS 100% MINT MINUS

	£		22
	$		29

THE MOODY BLUES - OCTAVE

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE  PLAY  MINT MINUS!!!  CONDITION

STUNNING  MINT MINUS CONDITION GATEFOLD SLEEVE!!!

• CATALOGUE:DECCA TXS 129 
• MATRIX:XZAL-15736P-6C / 15737P-5C
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 BCA /2 BUH  

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLUE DECCA LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR IS JUST PERFECT. NO MARKS OR STAINS, OR SIGNS OF HANDLING, JUST WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT ON A RECORD THAT HAS ONLY BEEN ON A TURNTABLE JUST ONCE

THE SILVER LOGO'S AND TYPEFACE ARE ALL PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN. JUST ONE MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

ABSOLUTELY GLEAMING PRISTINE VINYL. HAS A MIRROR LIKE FINISH TO IT, AND LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED. THERE ARE NO MARKS AT ALL ON THE DISC, AND EVEN WHEN PRESENTED TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE

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 AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I 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 WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ALL

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

DUE TO THE MANY SILENT PASSAGES ON THIS LP,  ANY NOISE AT ALL WILL BE DETECTED, AND I WOULD SAY THIS:-

THERE IS THE ODD SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES,AND LINKING GROOVES

I HEARD NO MORE THAN ONE TINY DUST POP THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS !!!

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF 

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IMMACULATE!!

THE FIRST THING TO NOTE IS THAT THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER, AND NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE. I STRESS AGAIN THIS IS REALLY RARE ON THIS SLEEVE. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS!!

THERE IS JUST ONE MICROSCOPIC LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE AT ALL ALONG THE TOP EDGE, TWO MINUSCULE ONES ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE , AND ONE SMALL THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

THE TOP EDGE HAS THE DELICATE BLUE COLOUR STRETCHING ACROSS THE THE SLEEVE FROM CORNER TO CORNER WITH JUST 3-4 TINY PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHOWING RANDOMLY

THE BOTTOM EDGE  HAS SOME VERY LIGHT RUBBING WITH A FEW SLIVERS OF WHITE SHOWING PLUS SOME LIGHT RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOUR IS THERE, AND ONLY THE VERY BOTTOM TIP END SHOWS A SPECK OF WHITE. PLUS TWO LITTLE WHITE DOTS SHOWING ON THE BOTTOM LEADING EDGE

WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND PRISTINE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T HAVE ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS, WHICH IS FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT THE LP HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE FROM NEW

THE LYRIC INSERT SHEET IS IN MINT CONDITION TUCKED INSIDE THE SLEEVE.

THE REAR SURFACE IS IMMACULATE. AGAIN NO COLOUR LOSS AND NO LINES NEAR ANY OF THE PERIMETER EDGES. JUST A SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A TRULY PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS

THE BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN IMMACULATE UNSPLIT, UNCREASED, AND PERFECTLY FLAT. IT HAS JUST A SPECK OF GLUE AGEING TO THE LEFT PERIMETER EDGE

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!!!!

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

GARRY