Paul McCartney & Wings BAND ON THE RUN UK PRESSED EXPORT ISSUE NEAR MINT

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WINGS - BAND ON THE RUN

THE MEGARARE UK MADE EXPORT ISSUE

APPLE LABEL

OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT!! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

WITH AN INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS SLEEVE!!!

• CATALOGUE:APPLE PAS 1007

  • MATRIX: ZYEX 929-3 / 930-3 (ETCHED NOT STAMPED)
  • TEXTURED LABEL
  • SMALL CIRCLE INDENT ON LABEL
  • BLAIRS ETCHED ON DEAD WAX
  • APPLE LOGO ON LABEL

  WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS PROBABLY THE RAREST ISSUE OF BAND ON THE RUN. PRESSED IN THE UK FOR EXPORT PURPOSES. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS TO IDENTIFY ON THIS LP, THAT IT WILL TAKE A LITTLE CAREFUL READING TO APPRECIATE THE DIFFERENCES

  FIRSTLY THIS IS A GENUINE FIRST ISSUE BAND ON THE RUN, BECAUSE ONLY THE VERY FIRST PRESSES HAD THE APPLE LOGO ON THE LABEL ABOVE THE CATALOGUE NUMBER AT 3 O'CLOCK, ALL OTHER REISSUES OMITTED THIS LOGO.

  NEXT THE LABEL ITSELF ON ALL OF THE STANDARD UK PRESSES IS SMOOTH. THIS LABEL IS TEXTURED

  THIRDLY THE LABEL ON THE STANDARD ISSUE HAS A SMALLER CIRCLE SURROUNDING THE SPINDLE HOLE WHICH IS RIDGED AND IS PROUD OF THE LABEL. THIS EXPORT LABEL HAS A GROOVED CIRCLE CUT INTO THE VINYL

  NEXT COMES THE MATRIX NUMBER WHICH ON A FIRST PRESS WILL HAVE A STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER. THE EXPORT COPY IS ETCHED INTO THE WAX

  ALSO THE MATRIX NUMBER ON EVERY UK PRESS STARTS WITH THE FAMILIAR EMI MATRIX LETTERS 'YEX' FOLLOWED BY 929-1 OR 2, AND 930-1 OR 2. THIS EXPORT MATRIX NUMBER HAS THE LETTER 'Z' IN FRONT MAKING THE MATRIX READ 'ZYEX-929-3'

  THE -3 MATRIX IS UNIQUE TO THIS PRESS ONLY

  FINALLY THE MASTER CUTTER CHRIS BLAIR HAS ETCHED HIS 'BLAIRS' INTO THE DEAD WAX. AGAIN THIS IS NOT ON ANY OTHER COPY OF BAND ON THE RUN

  THEREFORE IS AM PROUD TO PRESENT A VERY SPECIAL COPY OF BAND ON THE RUN. THE UK EXPORT COPY IN ABSOLUTELY NEAR MINT!!!! CONDITION

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE APPLE PICTURE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THERE IS NOT A MARK ON THEM AND EVERYTHING IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN.THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS UNRUBBED. THE TEXTURED SURFACE IS A VERY DEEP BLACK

THERE 2-3 SMALL SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING VERY LIMITED PLAY

THE VINYL

A BEAUTIFUL HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL, THAT GLEAMS LIKE NEW. LOOKS LIKE IT WAS JUST PRESSED.THIS IS A HEAVYWEIGHT DISC AND NOT LIKE THE LATER REISSUES WHICH WERE ULTRA FLIMSY 

IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS .UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST SOME VERY FINE WISPY HAIRLINES, AND A COUPLE OF ANGEL HAIRLINEHANDLING LINES

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 WITH ALL MY LISTINGS. THIS IS BECAUSE I AM CERTAIN THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID, AND IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN TO THE RECORDINGS AND I SURE YOU WILL AGREE WITH ME THAT THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT AN ABSOLUTELY SUBLIME COPY.

NO BACKGROUND NOISES, NO CRACKLES, POPS OR STATIC WHATSOEVER. JUST A MAGNIFICENT EXPORT FIRST PRESS QUALITY WITH A PRODUCTION THAT IS BOTH CRISP AND CLEAR.

A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE INCREDIBLE PRODUCTION AND STEREO CLARITY IS THE SAX SECTION ON 'BLUEBIRD' 

NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY. MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THIS HAS RECEIVED WAS CONDUCTED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE IS THE ODD SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE VINYL NOISE IN ONE OR TWO SPOTS AND I HEARD NO MORE THAN 2-3 MINUTE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHOUGH

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT!!!!!

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN THOUGH AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE.

IT IS A FACT THAT 99% OF THESE SLEEVES ARE IN POOR AND WORN CONDITION. BEING AN UNLAMINATED SLEEVE WITH A ROUGH DUSTY BROWN SURFACE , MOST YOU WILL SEE ARE SERIOUSLY RING WORN, AND CREASED, MOST PARTICULARLY ALONG THE PERIMETER EDGES

HERE WE HAVE A VIRTUALLY MINT SLEEVE!!!!

THIS ONE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A STIFF PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FROM NEW AND IN IN THE BEST CONDITION I HAVE EVER SEEN A COPY OF THIS SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN

THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT NONE OF THE BROWN SURFACE HAS BEEN RUBBED AWAY AND SECONDLY THERE IS NO RING WEAR WHATSOEVER.NOR ARE THERE ANY SIGNS OF RECORD SHAPE EITHER

THERE ARE ALSO NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS. AMAZINGLY THERE IS JUST ONE MICROSCOPIC AND BARELY VISIBLE LITTLE LINE NEAR THE TOP TIP OF THE SPINE. ONE MORE EQUALLY SMALL LINE ON EACH OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, BUT NO THUMB LINES ANYWHERE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY BLEMISH FREE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE ALSO IN MINT CONDITION, WITH ALL OF THE DELICATE BROWN COLOUR RUNNING FULLY FROM TIP TO TIP. THIS IS UNHEARD OF!!

THE TOP EDGE ALSO HAS THE SPINE WORDING ON IT AS WELL AND THIS IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION

THE SPINE IN ADDITION IS ALSO ABSOLUTELY MINT!! TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. AGAIN THE HOUSING INSIDE THE PLASTIC SLEEVE HAS PROTECTED THIS VULNERABLE SPINE FROM ANY DAMAGE. ALL OF THE BROWN COLOUR IS THERE AND EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS ARE 1005 PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED AS IS THE WHITE TYPEFACE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST ONE TINY THUMB NAIL NICK TO THE FRONT EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN IMMACULATE ORIGINAL CONDITION. LOOKING EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS THE FRONT. NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NO RUBBING OR WEAR AND NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE. A COUPLE OF MICROSCOPIC LINES NEAR THE SPINE AT THE BOTTOM

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE WITH THE ANGLED CORNERS IS INCLUDED AND IS ALSO IN MINT UNSPLIT CONDITION. NO CREASES OR WRINKLES. THE TOP EDGE HAS A THUMB NOTCH WHICH ON THIS COPY IS TOTALLY UNDAMAGED. THE PICTURE SIDE IS UNMARKED AND THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF STAINS OR ANY AGEING WHATSOEVER

THE POSTER IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION. POSSIBLY NEVER HAVING BEEN OPENED THE FACTORY FOLD LINES ARE RAZOR SHARP

THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES MINT MINUS, AND I MAY EVEN BE GRADING IT TOO HARSHLY

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

GARRY