Paul McCartney Wings VENUS AND MARS UK 1ST A1U/B1U PORKY PRIME CUT MINT MINUS

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WINGS - VENUS AND MARS

IN MAGNIFICENT  ONE PLAY MIN MINUS CONDITION

A GENUINE 1ST PRESS WITH -1U MATRIX NUMBERS

'A PORKY PRIME CUT'

MUSEUM GRADE!!!

• CATALOGUE:PCTC 254
• MATRIX: YEX 945-1U / 946-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:2 PM / 2 PO 
• A PORKY PRIME CUT IN SIDE 1 DEAD WAX
• M ROOM ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2
• WITH THE FIRST ISSUE POSTERS
• WITH THE FIRST ISSUE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE
• WITH THE FIRST ISSUE CIRCULAR STICKER AND PLANET SIXES STRIP

A PORKY PRIME CUT WAS THE MASTER RECORDING DESCRIPTION THAT WAS USED BY GEORGE PECKHAM TO INDICATE A FIRST CUT

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE CAPITOL LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE JET BLACK SURFACE IS RICH AND VIBRANT, AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE

THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY CLEAR AND FULLY LEGIBLE.

THERE IS JUST ONE NEAR INVISIBLE SPIDER LINE AROUND  THE SPINDLE HOLE , SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS BEEN BARELY NEAR A TURNTABLE IN ALL OF THESE YEARS

THE VINYL

A BEAUTIFUL  VINYL, THAT HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE

IN DAY LIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS NOT A MARK ON IT, A GLEAMING HEAVYWEIGHT FIRST PRESS THAT IS MARK FREE, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE. SIMPLY OUTSTANDING

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, AS I AM CONVINCED 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

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

THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, QUITE BRILLIANT!

EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD AS IT WAS INTENDED

THE LP PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. THERE IS NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT. NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND INCREDIBLY I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ONE POP AT ALL!!

THERE IS THE BAREST TOUCH OF STATIC HEARD ONLY VERY OCCASIONALLY IN A FEW OF THE LINKING GROOVES

THIS IS WITHOUT DOUBT A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE AND I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS!!!

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THIS SLEEVE IS A GENUINE FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE WHICH CAN BE IDENTIFIED IN A FEW WAYS. FIRSTLY THE SLEEVE IS MADE OF ONE PIECE OF CARD NOT TWO LIKE LATER ISSUES. THIS CARD IS FOLDED AND STUCK TOGETHER WITH ONE FLIPBACK INSIDE THE TOP EDGE

SECONDLY THE CARD IS WHITE ON THE INSIDE

THIRDLY THE INNER SLEEVE ON THE FIRST PRESS HAS A THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP OF THE OPENING EDGE FOR EASIER REMOVAL OF THE ALBUM

THE FRONT SURFACE IS JUST IMMACULATE. ONE OF THE PLUSSES OF THIS SLEEVE IS THE THICKNESS OF THE CARD USED TO CREATE IT, WHICH RESULTED IN FEW COPIES HAVING RING WEAR. HOWEVER IT'S WEAKNESS IS IN THE POWDERY UNLAMINATED SURFACE WHICH IS PRONE TO RUBBING.

THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN KEPT INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL COLOUR.THEONLY SPECK OF RUB IS VISIBLE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP

THERE ARE NO CREASES, CREASE LINES, BENDS AND ONLY TWO NEAR INVISIBLE  LINES THAT YOU WOULD PROBABLY EXPECT TO SEE CLOSE TO THE SPINE.NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE HAS AN ABSOLUTE MINIMAL AMOUNT OF SHELF RUB. JUST A FEW SMALL WHITE FLECKS ALONG THE SURFACE. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. I DON'T BELIEVE I HAVE EVER SEEN ONE THAT HAS NO SHELF WEAR ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE SURFACE. THIS ONE JUST HAS THAT SPECK ON THE RIGHT TIP END

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION. TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. THE COLOURED SURFACE IS JUST IMMACULATE. NO LOSS WHATSOEVER, AND EVEN THE TIP ENDS  ARE UNBLEMISHED. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS PERFECT AS IT POSSIBLY COULD BE. NO RUBBING. NO CREASES. NO SMALL LINES NEAR ANY OF THE EDGES, AND NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO BEAUTIFUL AND IMMACULATE INNER PANELS.RICH UNMARKED SURFACE WITH COLOURS THAT ARE BOTH UNWORN AND VIBRANT

THE TWO OPENING EDGES ARE ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP, AND IT'S OBVIOUS FROM EXAMINING THEM THAT THE LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES

THE INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN EXCELLENT CONDITION .

NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS,(THIS HAS A HISTORY OF HAVING THE BOTTOM SEAM SPLIT),  AND NO WEAR TO THE OPENING EDGE, JUST ONE LIGHT WHITE LINE OF RECORD SHAPE JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE. THE THUMB NOTCH IS ALSO IMMACULATE AND UNDAMAGED

THE TWO POSTERS ARE IN MINT CONDITION, HAVING NEVER LEFT THE SLEEVE. THE FIRST ISSUE POSTERS ARE MADE FROM A HEAVIER PAPER THAN LATER ISSUES AND THE PAPER IS NOT SO GLOSSY ON FIRST ISSUES

THE OFTEN MISSING CIRCULAR STICKER IS ALSO PRISTINE, AND FINALLY THE COMPARATIVE PLANET SIZE STRIP IS  THERE AND ALSO PERFECTLY MINT!!.

AN INCREDIBLE  EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING IT MINT MINUS

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

GARRY