Mott The Hoople MAD SHADOWS UK LP 1ST PRESS PINK ISLAND 2-3 PLAYS NEAR MINT

	£		69
	$		91

MOTT THE HOOPLE - MAD SHADOWS

2-3 PLAYS NEAR MINT CONDITION

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

 PINK ISLAND  LABEL

• CATALOGUE:ILPS 9119
• MATRIX: ILPS9119 A-2U / B-2U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS; 1 GG / 1 H

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

PINK ISLAND LABELS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS AND THE RICH PASTEL PINK COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THERE IS JUST ONE NEAR INVISIBLE SPIDER LINE VERY CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING ROUGHLY HOW MANY PLAYS THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED. IT JUST HASN'T BEEN PLAYED WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT IT IS 45 YEARS OLD

THE VINYL

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 NOW 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

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO COLLECT THE ISLAND RECORD LABEL YOU WILL APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE ALBUMS WERE PRODUCED USING POOR QUALITY VINYL, AND AS A RESULT A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF THEM COME WITH INHERENT VINYL NOISE. NOT CRACKLING OR ANYTHING JUST A LOUDER THAN YOU WOULD EXPECT NOISE GENERATED BY THE VINYL ITSELF. THIS COPY IS FREE FROM ANY EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE OTHER THAN THE OCCASIONAL SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND

HAVING SAID THIS, THE LP PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, AND THE POWERHOUSE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. LOUD AND CLEAR THE AUDIO REPRODUCTION IS SUBLIME. THERE IS A CLARITY TO A FIRST PRESS THAT YOU JUST DON'T GET ON REISSUES

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS, JUST THE LITTLE BIT OF OCCASIONAL STATIC LIKE VINYL NOISE, HEARD IN THE LINKING GROOVES AND THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES IF AT ALL, AND A FEW LITTLE DUST POPS AND STATIC TICS TOTALLING NO MORE THAN HALF A DOZEN

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS PLAYTHROUGH  NEAR MINT

BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

IST ISSUE E. J DAY UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, AND THE BL;ACKS AND GREYS ARE IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. THERE IS ONE LIGHT CREASE LINE BY THE SPINE AND ONE TINY THUMB IMPRESSION. TWO LINES ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TINY WHITE FLECKS JUST ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE MOST OF THE ORIGINAL BLACK SURFACE INTACT WITH ONLY THE RIGHT CORNER AREAS SHOWING A LITTLE LIGHT RUBBING

THE SPINE IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION USUALLY FOUND BADLY WORN, THIS ONE IS NEAR PERFECT. TOTALLY FLAT, AND UNSQUASHED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS LEGIBLE. THE BLACK SURFACE IS VIRTUALLY PRISTINE WITH JUST A FEW MINUSCULE SPECKS OF VERY LIGHT RUB VISIBLE, TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE BOTH EXCEPTIONAL.

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INNER SURFACE ON BOTH SIDES.

HE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS STILL VERY WHITE AND IT IS 100% UNSPLIT. LIGHT CREASE LINES TO THE CORNERS

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT. IT IS THAT GOOD!!!!

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

GARRY