Rory Gallagher IRISH TOUR 74 UK 1st UNPLAYED MINT-

	£		52
	$		69

RORY GALLAGHER - IRISH TOUR 74

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED  CONDITION

SUPER SLEEVE AS WELL

• CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2478-070
• SET NUMBER: 2659 031
• MATRIX:2478070 A//2 420 0 1 1 / B//3  0 1 1  / 2478071 A//2  420 0 1 2 / 2478071 B// 2 420 0 1 3
• KIP ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 4

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE ORANGY RED POLYDOR LABELS ARE IN ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE IS NOT A MARK OR STAIN ON THEM. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. AND TRY AS I MIGHT I CANNOT SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND ANY OF THE HOLES. INFACT THERE IS STILL RESIDUAL VINYL SHARDS INSIDE

THE VINYL

STUNNING MINT CONDITION DISCS THAT GLEAM LIKE NEW.

THE SURFACE IN DAYLIGHT IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS ON BOTH VINYLS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE. I AM CETAIN THAT THESE DISCS HAVE REMAINED UNPLAYED

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 WHOLE DOUBLE ALBUM SET FROM START TO FINISH. I HAVE TAKEN THIS EXTRA TIME AND EFFORT IN A BID TO STEP UP WHAT GOOD LOOKS AND SOUNDS LIKE ON EBAY. IT HAS LONG BEEN SAID AND FAIRLY SO THAT BUYING VINYL ON EBAY IS A LOTTERY AS SELLERS CONTINUE TO MISDESCRIBE THE QUALITY OF THEIR ALBUMS OFTEN LISTED WITHOUT BEING ACTUALLY ABLE TO PLAY THEM. I THINK BUYERS ARE FED UP WITH BIDDING ON MINT ALBUMS TO FIND THEM ACTUALLY A FAR LESS GRADE WHEN PLAYED. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP'S PLAY ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH ALL FOUR SIDES, WITH CLEAR AND CRISP STEREO REPRODUCTION,A SUPERB CLARITY AND CRSIPNESS, THAT IS BOTH LOUD AND POWERFUL.

 PLAYING THE LP THE FIRST THING TO STATE IS THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND ANYWHERE.

THE AUDIO REPRODUCTION IS JUST FAULTLESS HAVING NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AT ANY POINT AND NO CLICKS EITHER

PLAYING THE DISCS THE OTHER IMPORTANT FACTOR WAS THAT THERE WAS SILENCE IN THE LINKING GROOVES AS WELL AS THE RUN IN'S AND RUN OUTS. JUST PERFECTION IN FACT

NO STATIC ANYWHERE AND PERHAPS THE ODD SECOND OR TWO OF VINYL NOISE AND A COUPLE OF TINY AND BARELY AUDIBLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A LISTN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

THIS IS A REALLY HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN GREAT CONDITION. THE DELICATE SILVER FRONT SURFACE IS PRONE TO ALL SORTS OF DAMAGE. THE POOR DESIGN ALWAYS ALLOWED THE SILVER TO LOOK SHABBY AFTER ONLY A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE MOST USUAL FLAW IS SEVERE RING WEAR, MAINLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SLEEVE IS MADE OUT OF THIN CARD AND THE SILVER SURFACE IS EASILY FLAWED, SO MOST YOU WILL SEE WILL HAVE A LARGE GREY RING AROUND THE SURFACE OF THE SLEEVE. THIS ONE DOES HAVE THE TINIEST SHADOW BUT NOTHING COMPARED TO MOST

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY CLEAN. CERTAINLY NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, JUST A FEW SMALL ONES DOWN THE SPINE EDGE, AND ONE LIGHT ONE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE AND ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE

THE SILVER IS ALL INTACT AND THE ONLY REAL BIT OF WEAR IS THE SHADOW OF RING WEAR ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES WITH THE BAREST TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE ELSEWHERE IF THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT. COMPARE IT TO TOHERS ON EBAY AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT I MEAN BY RING WEAR!!!

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE SHOWING ONLY VERY MILD SHELF WEAR

THE SPINE WHICH IS ANOTHER PART OF THE SLEEVE THAT ALWAYS LOOKS TERRIBLE, ON THIS COPY HAS MOST OF THE SILVER STILL INTACT, AND THE DELICATE RED TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO FLAT AND CLEAN WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE AND ONE WHITE CHIP AT THE TOP OF THE SLEEVE INSIDE THE RED TYPEFACE

THE OPENING EDGES ARE STILL VERY SHARP WITH JUST A FEW SMALL THUMB NAIL NICKS WHERE THE LP'S HAVE BEEN REMOVED A FEW TIMES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PAIR OF NEAR MINT INNER PANELS, WITH JUST A TRACE OF COLOUR LOSS ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT EDGE.

THE ORIGINAL POLYDOR POLY LINED INNER SLEEVES ARE UNSPLIT AND VERY FLAT WITH JUST A LIGHT AGING TO THE VERY TOP EDGES WHERE THE GLUE HAS DRIED OVER TIME

HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY