Nick Drake PINK MOON UK LP 1ST PRESS PINK RIM 1972 1-2 PLAYS EX + / EX

	£		260
	$		345

NICK DRAKE - PINK MOON

IN EXCELLENT PLUS/EXCELLENT CONDITION

FIRST PRESS A1U/B1U

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9184
• MATRIX: ILPS 9184 A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 M / 1 P 

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE ISLAND LABELS ARE IN  PRISTINE CONDITION. THE LABELS ARE PERFECTLY CLEAN. THE WHITENESS HAS REMAINED WHITE, AND THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS JUST ONE REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE INDICATING THAT THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. IN DAYLIGHT IT IS VIRTUALLY FLAWLESS WITH JUST A FEW VERY FINE HANDLING LINES VISIBLE. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE NUMEROUS TINY AND ULTRA FINE HANDLING LINES AND SOME SWIRLY WISPY LINES, AND ON SIDE TWO ONE SUPERFICIAL SCUFF

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 AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

MOST EARLY ISLAND VINYL HAS EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE BUT THIS COPY HAS NONE WHATSOEVER

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS. CRISP AND CLEAN WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD AS WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED. THE CLARITY OF THE MUSIC AND THE PURITY OF THE VOCALS IS SUPERB!!

NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER

THE VINYL PLAYS WITH SOME LIGHT BACKGROUND THROUGH THE MORE QUIET PASSAGES, AND HAS RANDOM LITTLE DUST POPS AND TICS

I GRADE THIS AS EXCELLENT PLUS FOR SIDE ONE, AND EXCELLENT FOR SIDE TWO

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN THOUGH AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED TINSLEY ROBOR  GATEFOLD SLEEVE WHICH IS IN  SUPERB CONDITION. THIS IS THE FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE DEPICTED BY THE ILPS 9184 CATALOGUE NUMBER IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER ON THE REAR SURFACE.

THIS LIKE MANY NON LAMINATED SLEEVES WAS TERRIBLY PRONE TO SEVERE COLOUR LOSS AND I HAVE LOST COUNT OF THE NUMBER OF THESE SLEEVES OF THIS TYPE THAT I HAVE SEEN THAT HAVE RUBBED BADLY. DUE WHOLLY TO THE FACT THAT THE COLOUR USED WAS A FINE POWDERY FINISH AND RUBBED AWAY ALMOST BY LOOKING AT IT.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, NO MARKS OR STAINS,ALTHOUGH THERE APPEAR TO BE SOME FOXING MOTTLES, BUT DUE TO THE COLOURS THEY ARE ALMOST INVISIBLE.

NO HEAVY CREASES, OR CREASE LINES

THERES JUST ONE TINY LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

IT'S ALSO WORTH POINTING OUT AT THIS TIME THAT THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE ANYWHERE ON THE FRONT SURFACE

THE TOP ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE WITH ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM TIP TO TIP, JUST A SPECK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP END.

THE BOTTOM EDGE, HAS A SMALL SCUFF IN THE MIDDLE ON THE REAR EDGE, AND THE TWO CORNER TIPS ARE LIGHTLY RUBBED

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. THE COLOUR ARE ALL THERE AND HAVE REMAINED UNRUBBED. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS HAVE THE TINIEST SPECK OF RUBBING, AND THERE IS ONE REALLY SMALL WHITE LINE ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM TIP.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH A TINY BIT OF BURRING

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS PRISTINE AS THE FRONT AGAIN WITH THOSE FOXING MOTTLES HIDDEN IN THE COLOURS. NO RUBBING TO THE SURFACE AND NO SMALL LINES BY ANY OF THE EDGES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD, REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS

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

GARRY