Mott The Hoople MOTT UK LP 1ST DIE CUT W/STICKER A1/B1 100% UNPLAYED MINT

	£		46
	$		61

MOTT THE HOOPLE - MOTT

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED!!! MINT !!! CONDITION

WITH  LYRIC INNER AND THE ALL IMPORTANT FILM CELL STYLE INNER

1ST ISSUE SLEEVE WITH HONALOOCHIE BOOGIE ONLY

• 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 VERY FIRST ISSUES OF THIS SLEEVE HAD THE STICKER ON THE FRONT SURFACE THAT STATES 'FEATURING HIT SINGLE HONALOOCHIE BOOGIE'

A FEW WEEKS LATER THIS STICKER WAS REPLACED WITH ONE THAT READ 'INCLUDES HIT SINGLES ALL THE WAY FROM MEPHIS AND HONALOOCHIE BOOGIE'

THEREFORE A TRUE FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE WILL HAVE THE HONALOOCHIE STICKER

INCREDIBLE UNPLAYED 1973 ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS

• THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

SUPERB MINT CONDITION ORANGE CBS LABELS. 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. WHICH IS CORRECT FOR AN UNPLAYED ALBUM

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL HAS RETAINED IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE, AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS. WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO SEE WHATSOEVER. A TRULY UNPLAYED 1973 ORIGINAL ISSUE

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

I DECIDED TO PLAY THIS PREVIOUSLY UNPLAYED DISC, BECAUSE UNPLAYED DOESN'T MEAN MINT, AND MY ONE CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL GO UNDETECTED

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

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

INCREDIBLY NO STATIC AND NO MORE THAN 1 DUST POP THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS VINYL MINT !!!!

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 STILL VERY 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 HONALOCHIE BOOGIE STICKER IS FIRMLY POSITIONED IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER 

THE WHITE TOP HALF HAS LIGHTLY AGED WITH JUST THE BAREST TRACE OF LIGHT HANDLING. THE PINK IS RICH AND VIBRANT WITH NO LOSS TO THE COLOUR. THE DIE CUT IMAGE IS JUST PRISTINE. NOT ONE NICK OR TEAR TO ANY PART OF THIS HUGE HOLE. IN FACT THE ONLY TINY BLEMISH ON THE FRONT SURFACE IS A TINY FINGERNAIL SIZED SCUFF TO THE LEFT OF THE DIE CUT IMAGE

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND JUST SIX SMALL 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 VERY FLAT WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY DIMPLES TO THE TOP LEADING EDGE, AND A COUPLE OF SMALL PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE ALSO VERY LIGHTLY RUBBED. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE ONCE AGAIN IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, A COUPLE OF REALLY SMALL SIGNS OF HANDLING AT THE TOP, 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  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, JUST A TINY TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS

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

GARRY