Paul McCartney RAM UK 1971 VERY 1ST -1/-1 MATRIX 1 PLAY EVER 100% NEAR MINT

	£		76
	$		101

PAUL McCARTNEY - RAM

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT ONE PLAY CONDITION!!!

THE VERY RARE  1ST PRESS -1/-1 MATRIX NUMBERS

• CATALOGUE: APPLE PAS 1003
• MATRIX:YEX 837-1 / 838-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 4 PL/ 3 AH
  THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE APPLE LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE  GREEN A SIDE HAS A RICH DEEP COLOUR THAT FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.THERE IS NO RUBBING OR ANY STAINING OR PEN MARKS ANYWHERE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION, BEING PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE WHITE HALF APPLE SIDE IS ALSO AS YOU WOULD WANT IT, WITH THE VULNERABLE WHITE AREAS STILL PERFECTLY WHITE, AGAIN THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECT. THERE IS ONE MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINE ON THE WHITE SIDE  . THIS IS A CLEAR INDICATION OF THE ABSOLUTE MINIMAL PLAYS THE VINYL HAS RECEIVED

THE VINYL

BEAUTIFUL GLEAMING VINYL, THAT LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED IN 1971. THE SHEEN SHOWS THIS TO BE A VIRTUALLY UNTOUCHED DISC, AND THERE ARE NO MARKS OR HANDLING TO THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER.IN DAY LIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN HOLDING THIS UPTO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN!!!

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 , SOMETHING I AM NOW DOING WITH ALL OF MY LISTINGS AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE ALBUM PLAYS FAULTLESSLY. AS SOON AS THE STYLUS HITS THE RUN IN GROOVE, THERE IS TOTAL SILENCE. THE MUSIC STARTS WITH A CRISP CLEAR CLARITY THAT IS SECOND TO NONE.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO ANY PART OF THE RECORDING, AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE EITHER

NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE AND NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER

INCREDIBLY FOR A 42 YEAR OLD VINYL NO STATIC EITHER , EVEN IN THE LINKING GROOVES

ALL THAT YOU WILL HEAR ARE APPROX 10 OR SO TINY AND BARELY AUDIBLE DUST POPS/TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I GRADE THIS NEAR MINT !!! WITHOUT A SECOND THOUGHT

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND BE THE JUDGE

THE SLEEVE

 FULLY LAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD SLEEVE. THIS IS THE EARLIEST ISSUE GATEFOLD AS THE LATER ONES ONLY HAS LAMINATE ON THE OUTSIDE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND UNMARKED 

THE LAMINATE STILL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND THERE IS NO FLAKE OR PEEL TO THE SURFACE.

THERE ARE ALSO NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE. NO DENTS OR BENDS,

THERE ARE JUST THREE SMALL LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. THERE IS A TINY SPECK OF PAPER TEAR RIGHT ON THE ACTUAL OPENING EDGE AT THE VERY TOP OF THE SLEEVE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM AMY SHELF WEAR, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT AND UNWORN, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE VERY BOTTOM RIGHT TIP END, WHICH HAS A PIN PRICK OF RUBBING.

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. CLEAN AND STILL PROPERLY PROTECTED BY THE LAMINATE. NO PEEL OR FLAKE. THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE UNRUBBED

THE OPENING EDGE IS  STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF VERY TINY AREAS OF VERY LIGHT BURRING

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT.JUST THREE SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. AND ONE ON THE TOP EDGE NEAR THE LEFT CORNER.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NEAR PERFECT LAMINATED INNER SURFACE. THE PASTEL BLUE AND GREEN COLOURS ARE PERFECT AND HAVE NO STAINS OR MARKS. THERE ARE THREE PIN PRICK DOTS OF BROWN. TWO NEAR THE SPINE AND ONE ON THE TOP RIGHT CORNER

THE ORIGINAL ' APPLE 'PLAIN PAPER INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO INCLUDED WITH THE SET AND IS IN UNSPLIT BUT LIGHTLY WRINKLED CONDITION ALSO HAS A COUPLE OF NICKS TO THE TOP EDGE 

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY