T Rex Marc Bolan TANX UK LP 1ST PRESS WITH POSTER 1 PLAY EVER NEAR MINT

	£		73
	$		97

T. REX - TANX

IN MAGNIFICENT  1 PLAY NEAR MINT!!! CONDITION

INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS SLEEVE AND POSTER!!

EARLY FIRST PRESS

• CATALOGUE:EMI BLN 5002
• MATRIX: BLN 5002 A-1 BLN5002 / B-2
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 HM / 4 PR
• REALLY EARLY FIRST PRESSING
• COMPLETE WITH MINT CONDITION POSTER
• MINT INNER SLEEVE

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLUE AND RED LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. NOT ONE JOT OF COLOUR LOSS AOR ANY MARKS WHATSOEVER. THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, AND THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES AT ALL SURROUNDING THIS HOLE

THE VINYL

THIS DISC IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. PULLING IT FROM THE SLEEVE IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT IT JUST HASN'T BEEN PLAYED. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN THE USUAL WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN

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 NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE 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 IMPECCABLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.EVERYTHING IS THERE, RUN INS, LINKING GROOVES ETC

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE SHOWING THAT IF THIS ALBUM WAS  PLAYED BEFORE TODAY THAT IT WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A UNWORN AND CORRECTLY WEIGHTED STYLUS

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT AND COULDN'T BE ANY CLEARER. EVERY NOTE HEARD TO PERFECTION

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT, AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE

THERE IS SOME VERY VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AUDIBLE ONLY IN SOME OF THE QUIETER SPOTS LIKE THE LINKNG GROOVES. I HEARD NO MORE THAN TWO TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH NEAR MINT !! NEAR MINT MINUS AT THE VERY WORST

TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH

THE SLEEVE

THIS UNLAMINATED SLEEVE HAS ON VIRTUALLY EVERY COPY I HAVE SEEN ONE OF THREE MAJOR FAULTS

1. SERIOUSLY CREASED
2. SEVERE RING WEAR
3. SPLITS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE INNER SLEEVE

THIS COPY IS ABOUT AS MINT AS I HAVE EVER SEEN ONE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND VERY CLEAN. THERE IS NO GRUBBINESS OR HANDLING TO THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER. THERE ARE NO CREASES, CREASE LINES, FOLD, BENDS OR DINGS, AND AMAZINGLY THERE ARE NONE OF THE SMALL LINES THAT YOU WOULD USUALLY FIND NEAR THE SPINE. IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW. THE TWO RIGHT CORNER TIPS ARE LIGHTLY SHELF WORN, AND THE RING WEAR THAT BLIGHTS THIS COVER IS RESTRICTED TO JUST A VERY VERY FAINT TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE IF YOU ANGLE THE SLEEVE INTO THE LIGHT.

ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE THERE AND THERE IS NO RUBBING WHATSOEVER TO THE DELICATE POWDERY SURFACE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY UNWORN,APART FROM THE TWO RIGHT CORNER TIPS AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, AND THIS IS BECAUSE THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN KEPT IN A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FROM NEW.THE TOP EDGE HAS THE SPINE WORDING ON IT AND GUARANTEES A FIRST ISSUE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE

THE SPINE  LIKE THE REST OF THE SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND IT IS FLAT AND SQUARE. ALL COLOURS ARE PERFECT AND UNRUBBED, EVEN DOWN TO THE TIP ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND ONLY HAS A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG THE EDGES

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT. AGAIN NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS, AND NO SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER!!!

THE INNER SLEEVE IS NEAR IMMACULATE. THE BLUE COLOUR IS PERFECT ALL OVER AND THERE IS NO RUBBING TO THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER. THE SEAMS ARE ALL PRISTINE AND UNSPLIT, AND THERE IS JUST ONE SCUFF TO THE BLUE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. THE ORIGINAL OWNER PLACED AN ANTI-STATIC INNER SLEEVE INSIDE TO PROTECT BOTH VINYL AND INNER.

THE LARGE THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP EDGE IS ALSO IMMACULATE AND UNDAMAGED

THE ALL IMPORTANT POSTER IS STILL IN UNUSED CONDITION. IT IS CLEAR BY EXAMINING THE FOLD LINES THAT THIS RARE ITEM HAS NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE LET ALONE PINNED TO A WALL. THE POSTER IS A GENUINE FIRST ISSUE THAT WAS PRINTED ON HEAVY MATT PAPER. IT HAS THE CATALOGUE NUMBER BLN5002 IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER.THERE ARE  SOME LIGHT AGE MOTTLES TO THE WHITE SURFACE, WHICH DO NOT AFFECT THE PICTURE SIDE

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!!!

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

GARRY