Neil Young Unplugged LP OOP First Press NM- lyric inner

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Jul 17, 2011 Sold Date

Jul 7, 2011 Start Date

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Neil Young's 90s masterpiece Unplugged - The very first press on Reprise Records.
This is the VERY EARLIEST FIRST PRESSING.
Condition - PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY
First of all, let me state that I am an "Audiophile" and that I purchase LPs on EBAY all the time. Nothing pains me more than to receive an LP that has been misdescribed. If you feel I have misdescribed the LP, I WILL PAY FOR YOU TO RETURN THE LP AND ISSUE A FULL REFUND. As such, I do a visual grade under a strong lamp, and I play grade on TWO SYSTEMS. First, I play grade on a REGA PS3-24 turntable with an EXACT cartridge, played through a MUSICAL FIDELITY A3.2 DUAL MONO INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER, and DYANUDIO EXCITE 12 SPEAKERS. This system picks up ANY NOISE. The Exact Cartridge does exactly what the name suggests, plays exactly what is on the vinyl, it is extremely demanding. Next, I play the LP on my other system which consists of a MUSIC HALL MMF - 2.2 LP turntable with a SHURE M97xE cartridge, played through a REGA BRIO AMP and KLH MODEL 5 Speakers. This is a lower end audiophile set-up that does not pick up every detail, but is still more demanding than a BEST BUY set up. So now for the details...
vinyl: Visual Grade - NM (Minus) - There are hairlines here and there on the vinyl, probably form being taken in and out of the sleeve. Play Grade - NM (Minus) - On my Music Hall set up this LP plays through mostly silently with an intermittent non-intrusive surface noise. On my more demanding Rega PS3-24 the LP again is mostly silent, but it does pick up occasional surface noise. Whether this is from dust or the hairlines, I do not know. It did play better i.e. even more silently after a VPI cleaning. Again, this surface noise is mostly non-intrusive and seldom (maybe once every other track for one rotation, except on Stringman which has a couple spots with some light noise.) I think the only way you'll find this pressing of this record in better condition is to find one still sealed. This record is NOT MINT. THERE IS SOME OCCASIONAL NON-INTRUSIVE SURFACE NOISE on my demanding system. On most systems I am confident this would play MOSTLY SILENT. I played it at a loud volume and listened for the SLIGHTEST IMPERFECTIONS.
In any event, if you have never heard this on LP, you will be in for a MAJOR TREAT. This is by far the best pressing of Unplugged. The sound is warm and luxurious. It sounds like Neil is in the room with you. CD and Cassette pressings tend to lose some of the dynamic range and space. They sound compressed and tinny. This one doesn't. It was made to be heard in its analogue glory. Listening to this will take you back to the MTV studio in which it was recorded. The instruments are soaring. Neil's guitar sparkles as it does in no other format. The condition of the vinyl does not take away the stellar sound of this first pressing.
cover: VG++ There are a couple of very minor creases typical to this LP. Most sellers would grade this NM. The cover though is NOT MINT nor NEAR MINT. PLEASE EXAMINE THE PHOTOS!!! NOTE This LP comes with the original lyric inner-sleeve. The vinyl is housed in a poly-lined inner-sleeve.
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