Mott The Hoople MOTT UK LP 1ST DIE CUT A1/B1 MINT-

	£		119
	$		158

MOTT THE HOOPLE - MOTT

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT- CONDITION

PLAYED 1-2 TIMES EVER

WITH  LYRIC INNER AND THE ALL IMPORTANT FILM CELL STYLE INNER

• CATALOGUE:CBS 69038
• MATRIX: CBS S69038 A-1 / B-1
• SIDE 2 HAS AN ERROR MATRIX 65640B1 WHICH IS CROSSED OUT 
• THIS IS THE FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM 
• AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS MOTT THE HOOPLE ALBUM.
• COMPLETE WITH LYRIC INNER SLEEVE

• THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

SUPERB MINT CONDITION ORANGE CBS ABBÉS. THE BASE COLOUR IS UNMARKED AND STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE,  THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO UNMARKED AND UNRUBBED AND IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. I CANNOT EVEN SEE ANY SPIDER LINES SURROUNDING THE HOLE WHATSOEVER. CLEARLY A BARELY PLAYED VINYL THAT HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY HANDLED

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL IS IMMACULATE. LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED 36 YEARS AGO. IT GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND THERE IS NOT A MARK ON IT.AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS.

ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION CAN I SEE A COUPLE OF 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 NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS 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 THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY 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 STEREO REPRODUCTION IS INCREDIBLE. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT PROVING THAT ANY PLAY THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.

ALL OF THE NOTES ARE HEARD PERFECTLY AND THERE ARE MANY SILENT PASSAGES WHICH PERFORM SUPERBLY

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS OR EVEN ANY VINYL NOISE

I HEARD 3-4 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

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

THE SLEEVE

THIS SLEEVE IS REALLY HARD TO COLLECT IN A HIGH GRADE CONDITION, FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. UNLAMINATED AND WITH A DIE CUT FRONT SURFACE THAT USUALLY ENDS UP TORN WHERE THE LP HAS BEEN PULLED IN AND OUT OF A COLLECTION AND CAUGHT AGAINST OTHER SLEEVES. THIS ONE HAS BEEN KEPT INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FOR MOST OF IT'S LIFE AND HAS AVOIDED THIS COMPLETELY. ALSO THE OHP STYLE INNER SHEET IS USUALLY MISSING, BUT HERE IS ONE THAT IS PRISTINE AND COMPLETE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS SUPERB. TOTALLY FLAT AND CLEAN, WHICH IS UNUSUAL BECAUSE THE WHITE SURFACE PICKS UP DIRT AND FINGERMARKS LIKE A MAGNET. A TESTAMENT TO THE DECISION TO PLACE THIS INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FOR MOST OF ITS LIFE.

THE WHITE TOP HALF IS PERFECTLY WHITE WITHOUT ANY MARKS OR BLEMISHES WHATSOEVER. THE PINK IS RICH AND VIBRANT WITH NO LOSS TO THE COLOUR. THE DIE CUT IMAGE IS JUST PRISTINE. NOT ON NICK OR TEAR TO ANY PART OF THIS HUGE HOLE. IN FACT THE ONLY TINY BLEMISH ON THE FRONT SURFACE IS A TINY NICK TO THE SPINE JUST INSIDE THE PINK AREA WHICH YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE AS A SMALL WHITE SPOT.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND IN FACT THERE ARE ONLY THREE MINUSCULE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, AND THIS IS ENTIRELY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN PROTECTED FROM DAY ONE INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER COVER

THE OPENING EDGE IS INSIDE THE SLEEVE NEAR THE SPINE AND IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION

THE SPINE IS ALSO NEAR MINT. NO WEAR, EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, TOTALLY FLAT WITH JUST THAT TINY BIT OF RUBBING TO THE VERY TOP EDGE AND A NIP AT THE VERY BOTTOM WHERE THERE IS SOME LIGHT RUBBING.

THE REAR SURFACE ONCE AGAIN IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, A COUPLE OF REALLY SMALL HANDLING SIGNS BUT NOTHING TO MAR THE GREAT CONDITION THE SLEEVE IS IN.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS MINT CONDITION INNER SURFACE AND A PRISTINE PLASTIC CLEAR ROMAN IMAGE WITH JUST A TINY CREASE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, WHICH CANNOT BE SEEN FROM THE FRONT. THIS IS PERFECTLY STUCK IN ITS CORRECT PLACE

THE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. FIRSTLY IT IS UNSPLIT, AND AND FLAT . IT IS ABSOLUTELY CLEAN WITHOUT ANY MARKS AT ALL ON THE SURFACE

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY