Rory Gallagher - Taste ON THE BOARDS UK LP 1 PLAY MINT-

	£		58
	$		76

TASTE - ON THE BOARDS

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY CONDITION

1970 FIRST PRESS A1/B1

• CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 583 803 
• MATRIX:583083 A//1  1 1 / B//1  1 1

THE SECOND ALBUM FROM TASTE, RELEASED IN 1970, THIS MIXTURE OF BLUES ROCK AND PROG ROCK CERTAINLY DEMONSTRATES THE TALENTS OF MR GALLAGHER. TASTE ISSUED 4 LP'S BEFORE RORY WENT SOLO, BUT THIS LP IS A MUST FOR ALL SERIOUS FANS OF HIS WORK

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. THERE IS JUST ONE TINY TINY SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THA THE LP HAS HAD JUST THE ONE PLAY SINCE 1972, . THERE ARE STILL SHARDS OF RESIDUE VINYL INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE FROM THE ORIGINAL PRESS, SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN ON A TURNTABLE,

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS JUST PRISTINE. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT . IT GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE SURFACE AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW NEAR INVISIBLE WISPY HAIRLINES. A TRULY OUTSTANDING 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.

I HAVE RECORDED FOUR COMPLETE TRACKS  FROM THIS  ALBUM,  I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, IN ADDITION I HAVE RECORDED ONE RANDOM TRACK FROM EACH SIDE, INCLUDING THE LINKING GROOVE AS I WISH TO DEMONSTRATE NOT ONLY THE ABSOLUTE CLARITY OF THE RECORDING, BUT THE SILENCE IN THE BITS THAT SHOULD BE SILENT. PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. EVERY NOTE COMES THROUGH CRISP AND CLEAR. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF BACKGROUND CRACKLE ANYWHERE, AND CERTAINLY NO CLICKS ETC. I HEARD JUST A COUPLE OF TINY TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY, AND THE VERY ODD SECOND OF STATIC

A CLASSIC ALBUM FROM THE EARLY RORY GALLAGHER COLLECTION BEFORE HE WENT SOLO, AND CONSTITUTES A MIXTURE OF HIS CLASSIC BLUES ROCK AND SOME PROG ROCK AS WELL

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

THIS IS A SINGLE SLEEVE WITH A TEXTURED FINISH FRONT AND BACK, PRODUCED BY MACNEILL PRESS LTD.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND AMAZINGLY FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES OR EVEN BENDS.TEXTURED UNLAMINATED SLEEVES SUFFER MORE THAN MOST FROM COLOUR LOSS AND RUBBING DUE TO THE MANY INVISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE HIGH POINTS. THIS ONE HOWEVER HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME SUPERBLY AND THE ONLY LIGHT TRACE OF COLOUR RUBBING IS ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND EVEN THEN VERY HARD TO SPOT.

 THERE ARE JUST 2-3 REALLY SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND NONE ALONG EITHER TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE MINIMAL SHELF WEAR.

THE SPINE HAS ONE SMALL THUMB PINCH ON IT WHICH HAS SQUASHED THE WORD 'ON' FROM THE TITLE. OTHER THAN THIS NO SHELF WEAR OR COLOUR LOSS 

THE OPENING EDGE IS ALSO VERY SHARP WITH JUST ONE TINY THUMB NAIL NICK, WHERE THE LP HAS BEEN PLUCKED FROM THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AND PRISTINE AS THE FRONT, AGAIN NO COLOUR LOSS, BENDS, CREASES OR RECORD SHAPE.

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN UNSPLIT  CONDITION

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY