Ringo Starr BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES UK LP 1ST 1G/1G UNPLAYED PLAYS 100% MINT -

	£		87
	$		115

RINGO STARR - BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED MINT MINUS!!!CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:APPLE PAS 10002 
• MATRIX: YEX789-1U / YEX800-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 G / 1 G (THE VERY FIRST PRESS)
• CROSSED OUT MATRIX NUMBERS ON EACH DEAD WAX PAS10002 A-1U / B-1U
• THESE ARE ALL FIRST PRESS INDICATORS

RINGO STARR'S SECOND ALBUM RELEASED IN OCTOBER 1970. THE RECORD SOLD VERY POORLY AND COMPLETELY FAILED TO CHART. RINGO HAD DECIDED TO RECORD AN ALBUM OF COUNTRY AND WESTERN TRACKS AND WENT TO NASHVILLE TO RECORD THIS LP. IT TOOK 2 DAYS TO RECORD.

CLEARLY THE RECORD BUYING PUBLIC CHOSE NOT TO ENDORSE THIS CHOICE, AND THUS THIS LP IS NOW QUITE HARD TO FIND, PARTICULARLY IN THIS SUPERB CONDITION

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE GREEN APPLE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS. THE WHITE SIDE IS PURE WHITE ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE ON BOTH SIDES BEING UNRUBBED. THERE ARE 4-5 NO SPIDER AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THE LP HAS BEEN PLAYED.

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES, IT LOOKS AS GOOD TODAY AS IT DID WHEN IT WAS FIRST PRESSED IN 1970

AND ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO MAKE OUT A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES

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, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE 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

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST PURE FIRST PRESS. IT IS WITHOUT A DOUBT A STUNNING AUDIO PERFORMANCE FROM THE VINYL.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, NOR ARE THERE ANY LOUD CLICKS

YOU WILL HEAR POSSIBLY THE ODD SECOND OR TWO OF STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE QUIETER MOMENTS, AND NO MORE THAN 3-4 TINY LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS!!!

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. CONSIDERING HOW THIN THE CARD IS THE SLEEVE HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME VERY VERY WELL.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN.THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND IS QUITE SUPERB. THERE IS NO LAMINATE LIFT OR PEEL, AND THERE ARE NO MARKS OR DENTS EITHER. NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. THERE ARE JUST TWO MICROSCOPIC LAMINATE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE, THREE LONG THE TOP, BUT NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM. NOR ARE THERE ANY THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM LAMINATED EDGES ARE BOTH UNWORN,APART FROM A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE VERY TOP RIGHT TIP END, AND THIS IS BECAUSE THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN KEPT INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE SINCE NEW.

THE SPINE IS PRISTINE, TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE INTACT, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PUT TOGETHER. IT CLEAR THAT THIS LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE.

THE REAR SURFACE HAS A FEW TINY LAMINATE LINES AROUND THE PERIMETER EDGES, AND ONE TINY NICK TO THE BLUE SURFACE RIGHT IN THE CENTRE AT THE VERY BOTTOM IN THE FORM OF A WHITE SPECK SHOWING THROUGH

OPENING THE GATEFOLD ON THE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE REVEALS ANOTHER PAIR OF MIRROR FINISHED PANELS WHICH ARE JUST HIGHLY POLISHED. THERE IS SOME LAMINATE LIFT ALONG THE INNER EDGES OF THE SPINE

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT ORIGINAL UNSPLIT CONDITION

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS

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

GARRY