Rod Stewart EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY 1971 UK LP 1st Black + Poster MINT MINUS

	£		114
	$		151

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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING

ROD STEWART - EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT CONDITION

FIRST PRESS  - BLACK LABEL

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

COMES WITH THE VERY RARE POSTER

This poster was only ever issued with a few copies of this album. You will be hard pressed to find one and this makes this copy extremely sought after. Added to the amazing condition of the record and you have a very special collectors copy indeed

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE JET BLACK LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS, AND A BASE COLOUR THAT IS UNBROKEN AS IT STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH SHOWS JUST 2-3 SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

GLEAMING FIST PRESS DISC THAT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS 

AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER SPOTLIGHTS IT STILL LOOKS PERFECT

THE TEST PLAY

THE FIRST THING TO SAY ABOUT THIS LP IS THE THAT STEREO REPRODUCTION IS CRYSTAL CLEAR AND EVERY NOTE HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION THROUGH GROOVE WEAR, AND THE FEW PLAYS THAT THE LP HAS RECEIVED CLEARLY WERE COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS OF ANY DESCRIPTION

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER

THE VINYL PLAYS SUPERBLY AND ONLY HAS THE ODD SECOND OR TWO OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD ONLY IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND MOST SILENT PASSAGES

I HEARD ONE OF THE TINIEST DUST POPS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO IT AND MAKE A JUDGEMENT AGAINST YOUR OWN PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS NON LAMINATED MATTE SINGLE SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. 

FIRSTLY THERE IS NO LOSS OF COLOUR ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE

THERE ARE NO CREASES WHATSOEVER ON THIS SURFACE EITHER, AND NO FOLDS OR BENDS.

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE FOUR SMALL PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP EDGE HAS FULL COLOUR ALL THE WAY ALONG THE EDGE AND UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS SIMILAR WITH A DOT OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED WITH ONE FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSION JUST ABOVE HALFWAY. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. A SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM TIP END

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME LOVELY CONDITION AS THE FRONT

IMPORTANTLY THIS IS A CORRECT UK FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE WITH THE WARNING: COPYRIGHT SUBSISTS TEXT IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER.

THE POSTER IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. SHARP FOLD LINE, NO CREASES AND A PURE WHITE BACK SURFACE

A MAGNIFICENT  EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND FULLY JUSTIFIES A NEAR MINT GRADE

IF YOU WIN AN LP AUCTION OF MINE THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL GET IN TERMS OF PACKING AND DELIVERY.

I TREAT EVERY ALBUM WITH THE RESPECT IT DESERVES. THE FIRST THING IS THAT I REMOVE THE LP FROM THE SLEEVE AND PLACE IT INTO A BRAND NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE TO PROTECT NOT ONLY THE LP BUT THE SLEEVE AS WELL. THE LP IS PLACED BEHIND THE SLEEVE AND THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE LOCATED BACK INSIDE THE SLEEVE.

THE ALBUM IS PLACED INSIDE A BRAND NEW THICK PVC OUTER SLEEVE. NOT SOME FLIMSY POLY THING, A PROPER COLLECTORS PVC SLEEVE.

I USE THE TOUGHEST CRUCIFORM BOXES TO PLACE THE LP INTO AND INCLUDE ONE VERY HEAVY DUTY STIFFENER INSIDE THE BOX AS WELL. THE OUTSIDE OF THE BOX WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL STIFFENERS PLACED ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK SURFACES OR AS MANY AS NEEDED TO ENSURE THE CORNERS CANNOT GET DAMAGED OR THE BOX BENT.

FINALLY THE LP IS SENT EITHER SIGNED FOR, TRACKED AND SIGNED FOR DEPENDING ON WHICH SERVICE IS AVAILABLE FOR EACH COUNTRY.

FINALLY THE TRACKING NUMBER IS UPDATED ON EBAY UPON MY RETURN FROM THE POST OFFICE

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