Paul McCartney Wings VENUS & MARS UK LP1ST -1U UNPLAYED
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WINGS - VENUS AND MARS
IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED!!! CONDITION
A GENUINE 1ST PRESS WITH -1U MATRIX NUMBERS
'A PORKY PRIME CUT'
- CATALOGUE:PCTC 254
- MATRIX: YEX 945-1U / 946-1U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS:2 GP / 2 AA
- 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
SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM
FULLY COMPLETE WITH POSTERS AND STICKERS, AND HAS A SLEEVE THAT IS ABSOLUTELY MINT!!!
THIS IS A FIRST PRESS -1U MATRIX
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE CAPITOL LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE JET BLACK SURFACE IS RICH AND VIBRANT, AND FILLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE
THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY CLEAR AND FULLY LEGIBLE.
THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES AT ALL AROUNF THE SPINDLE HOLE , AND THIS ADDED TO THE CONDITION OF THE SLEEVE AND VINYL LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS MAY HAVE NEVER BEEN PLAYED
THE VINYL
A BEAUTIFUL HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL, THAT GLEAMS LIKE NEW. LOOKS LIKE IT WAS JUST PRESSED.
THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER, AND EVEN WHEN I OFFERED IT UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION, I COULD ONLY SPOT A COUPLE OF REALLY WISPY HAIRLINES.AGAIN, IT IS QUITE REMARKABLE THAT THIS ALBUM WHICH WAS A HUGELY POPULAR RECORD SHOULD IN IN THIS MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.HOW IT HAS REMAINED UNPLAYED IS AMAZING
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 DECIDED TO RECORD THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO HELP BUYERS MAKE AN TRULY INFORMED CHOICE WHEN SEEKING AN ALBUM. IT'S A VERY FAIR CRITISISM THAT BUYING FROM EBAY CAN BE A LOTTERY WHEN SELLERS MISDESCRIBE RECORDS. WINNING A MINT ALBUM ONLY TO FIND IT IS BARELY PLAYABLE CAN BE AN ABSOLUTE PAIN. THIS TAKES FAR LONGER BUT I BELIEVE THE EFFORT IS WELL WORTH IT, AND I AM CERTAIN THIS IS THE WAY FORWARD
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 INTENSED
THE LP PLAYS TO THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE GRADE. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF STATIC, OR ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLES AT ANY POINT, PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE LINKING GROOVES. NO DISTORTION, AND IF I AM TO BE ULTRA PICKY, THERE WAS ONE TINY DUST POP ON SIDE 2, BUT THATS IT
THIS IS WITHOUT DOUBT A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE AND I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT!!!!
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.
THERE ARE NO CREASES, CREASE LINES, BENDS OR EVEN ANY OF THE SMALL LINES THAT YOU WOULD PROBABLY EXPECT TO SEE CLOSE TO THE SPINE.
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE SUPERB WITH JUST THE BAREST TRACE OF SHELF WEAR
THE SPINE IS IMMACULATE. TOTALLY UNRUBBED APART FROM THE VERY BOTTOM TIP, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE REAR SURFACE ONCE AGAIN IS JUST SUPERB, NO BLEMISHES WHATSOEVER
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO BEAUTIFUL AND IMMACULATE INNER PANELS.ON THE RIGHT PANEL A SECOND COPY OF THE CIRCULAR STICKER HAS BEEN NEATLY ADHERED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TOP SECTION. AS THIS SET ONLY ORIGINALLY CAME WITH ONE STICKER,THIS SECOND ONE WAS EITHER MISTAKENLY INSERTED, OR THE ORIGINAL OWNER MANAGED TO GET ANOTHER ONE.
THE TWO OPENING EDGES ARE ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP, AND IT'S OBVIOUS FROM EXAMINING THEM THAT THE LP HAS JUST NOT EVER BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE COVER
THE INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE REST OF THE SLEEVE
NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS,AND THIS HAS A HISTORY OF HAVING THE BOTTOM SEAM SPLIT, AND NO WEAR TO THE OPENING EDGE, JUST ONE MINISCULE CREASE LINE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE
THE TWO POSTERS ARE IN MINT CONDITION, HAVING NEVER LEFT THE SLEEVE
THE OFTEN MISSING CIRCULAR STICKER IS ALSO PRISTINE, AND FINALLY THE COMPARATIVE PLANET SIZE STRIP IS UNCREASED AND AGAIN PRISTINE. BOTH HAVE THE DIAGONAL CRACK BACK INFO ON THE REAR
YOU WILL NEVER FIND A BETTER 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
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