Paul McCartney Wings VENUS & MARS UK LP1ST COMPLETE NM
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WINGS - VENUS AND MARS
IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION
PLAYED JUST TWICE EVER!!
A GENUINE 1ST PRESS WITH -1U MATRIX NUMBERS
- CATALOGUE:PCTC 254
- MATRIX: YEX 945-1U / 946-1U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS:4 GDP / 2 TP
- 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
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 JUST 2 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED IN THE 35 YEARS SINCE IT WAS FIRST PRESSED
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.
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 FOUR THREE MINUTE EXCERPTS FROM THIS ALBUM, I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, AND ONE OTHER RANDOM TRACK FROM EACH SIDE INCLUDING THE LINKING GROOVE
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
IF I AM BEING PICKY THEN SITTING NO MORE THAN 12 INCHES FROM MY SPEAKERS AS I TYPE THIS THERE IS A TRACE OF STATIC IN THE VERY QUIETEST OF SPOTS WHICH CERTAINLY DOESNT INTERFERE WITH THE EXPLOSIVE SOUND OF THE RECORDING, AND I ALSO HEARD A BOUT 6 SMALL DUST POPS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PLAY
THIS IS WITHOUT DOUBT A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE AND I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR 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. HOEVER 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 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.
THE TWO OPENING EDGES ARE ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP, AND IT'S OBVIOUS FROM EXAMINING THEM THAT THE LP HAS HARDLY 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 NO WEAR TO THE OPENING 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
YOU WILL NEVER FIND A BETTER EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING IT MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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