Ringo Starr RINGO 1973 UK LP 1st Press 1 PLAY EVER 100% MINT AUDIO Mint- Sleeve
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Description
RINGO STARR - RINGO
MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT!!!! AUDIO
SUPERB MINT MINUS!!!!! SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:APPLE PCTC 252
- MATRIX: YEX 925-1U / YEX 926-3U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS:2 M/ 1 RA
- TML STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX BOTH SIDES
- THESE ARE ALL FIRST PRESS INDICATORS
TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY
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THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE PICTURES AND COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS. THE WHITE STAR IS PURE WHITE ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE ON BOTH SIDES BEING UNRUBBED. THERE IS ONE MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINE NEAR THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THE LP HAS BEEN PLAYED. I.E VIRTUALLY NEVER!!
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 1973
EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, APART FROM THE VERY ODD WISP. AN ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS DISC.
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.
TO FIND ANY UNPLAYED LP IS RARE BUT A BEATLES SOLO LP, JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN. I HAD TO PLAY IT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE POTENTIAL BIDDERS THE CHANCE TO HEAR JUST HOW MAGNIFICENT THIS VINYL IS. I HAVE OF COURSE BEEN EXTREMELY CAREFUL WHEN PLACING THE STYLUS ONTO THE SURFACE OF THIS MINT VINYL
I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS 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 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.
NO DISTORTION AT ANY POINT AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO STATIC EITHER , NOT EVEN IN THE LINKING GROOVES
I HEARD NO DUST POP S OR EVEN STATIC TICS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT !!! FOR THE AUDIO PERFORMANCE
TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT BY YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
A VERY DELICATE AND HARD TO FIND PRISTINE SLEEVE, AND THE REASON FOR THIS IS THAT IT WAS MADE IN EXACTLY THE SAME MANNER AS THE WHO'S QUADROPHENIA. THAT IS A VERY SOFT DELUXE CARD OUTER SURFACE AND A VERY HEAVY LARGE BOOK STAPLED INTO THE SOFT SPINE.IN FACT IT WAS MADE BY THE SAME DUTCH COMPANY THAT MADE THE SLEEVE FOR THE WHO, (EUROALBUMS OF HOLLAND BV) SO REALLY ITS NO SURPRISE
THIS USUALLY RESULTS IN DAMAGE TO THE SOFT OUTER SKIN OF THE FRONT OR BACK SURFACE, AND A BOOK WHICH DUE TO IT'S OWN WEIGHT AND POORLY FIXED STYLE USUALLY COMES COMPLETELY COME WAY FROM THE SPINE
THIS COPY HOWEVER HAS NONE OF THE ABOVE AND IS IN STUNNING CONDITION
THE FRONT SURFACE OF THE SLEEVE IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. NO HEAVY CREASES, NO LIGHT CREASES, NO CREASE LINES, NO BENDS AND DEFINITELY NO LOSS TO THE COLOURS WHATSOEVER.
NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE, AND INCREDIBLY NOT EVEN ANY OF THE TINY STRESS LINES THAT ARE USUALLY FOUND NEAR THE SPINE.
THERE ARE ZERO!! ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ZERO!!! ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY RUNS FROM CORNER TO CORNER AND THE ONLY SPECK OF WHITE SHOWS ON THE RIGHT TIP ENDS, AND A FEW PIN PRICKS ON THE BOTTOM FRONT EDGE
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND AMAZINGLY THIS SPINE HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE RICH COLOUR. MOST HAVE FADED WITH TIME, BUT THIS ONE HAS BEEN HOSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW AND HAS JUST BEEN KEPT PERFECT
THE STAPLE IS PERFECTLY AFFIXED AND HASN'T RUSTED EITHER
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. THERE IS ONE MINUSCULE THUMB NAIL NICK ON THE REAR EDGE IN THE MIDDLE
THE REAR SURFACE IS VIRTUALLY AS PERFECT AS THE FRONT WITH JUST A LITTLE RING WEAR VISIBLE. ONE TINY STRESS LINE ON THE SPINE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS THE PRISTINE INNER PANELS, AND THE LARGE 24 PAGE BOOK (NEARLY THE SAME SIZE AS THE SLEEVE) WHICH IS IN MINT CONDITION. THE BOOKLET IS PERFECTLY AFFIXED INTO THE SLEEVE AND THE STAPLED AREA IS UNWORN
THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE 'APPLE' SLEEVE IS IN ORIGINAL UNSPLIT CONDITION, JUST LIGHTLY AGED AROUND THE PERIMETER EDGES
HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT MINUS
IT IS THAT PERFECT!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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