The Clash LONDON'S CALLING 1979 UK Double LP 1st Press 100% MINT AUDIO HEAR
  £   181
  $   240

 


£ 181 Sold For
Dec 1, 2023 Sold Date
Nov 24, 2023 Start Date
25   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING

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THE CLASH - LONDON CALLING

1ST PRESS CBS 2LP SET

OUTSTANDING MINT - PLAYTHROUGH AND MINT - SLEEVE

 

  • CATALOGUE:CBS CLASH 3
  • MATRIX: CL 1-2-A3 CBS-S CLASH-3A3 / CL 1-2-B2  / CL-3 4 A . A-3 CBS-A CLASH-3-C2 / CL-3-4-B2 CBS-S CLASH-3-D3
  • SIDE 4 HAS ' TRACK 5 IS TRAIN IN VAIN' ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX

THIS RATHER UNUSUAL ETCHING IN THE DEAD WAX IS ENTIRELY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE LABEL OMITS TRACK 5, AND ONLY HAS THE FIRST 4 TRACKS LISTED


THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE FIRST PRESS WHITE CBS LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT, AND IMPORTANTLY 'VERY WHITE' AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE

THE BLACK TYPEFACE  IS IN MINT UNRUBBED CONDITION

THERE IS ONLY ONE!!! TINY SPIDER LINE AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE, PLUS THERE IS STILL SHARDS OF VINYL INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE

 

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL SET IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN HAS BEEN COMPLETELY RETAINED, AND IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOT ONE MARK TO BE SEEN, IT'S ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER A LED HALO I CAN ONLY SEE A COUPLE OF NEAR INVISIBLE WISPY HAIRLINES

THE TEST PLAY


THE LP'S PLAY THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON ALL SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS DOUBLE ALBUM SOUNDS.

THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE COUPLE OF PLAYS THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT DURING THE PLAYBACK, AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS. LOUD AND CLEAN WITH A CRISPNESS TO THE AUDIO 

THERE IS NO STATIC AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT, AND I CANNOT EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY  DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH.

CLEARLY THIS ALBUM HAS REMAINED UNPLAYED  FOR ALL BUT ONE CAREFUL TRIP ROUND THE TURNTABLE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT 

I DOUBT WHETHER THERE IS A BETTER COPY OUT THERE, BUT DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

 

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

NON LAMINATED SHOREWOOD SLEEVE IN SUPERB CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH OFTEN HAS COLOUR LOSS, IS JUST PERFECT. RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED.

ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE INTACT AND THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ANY BENDS OR DINGS, AND JUST TWO MICROSCOPIC PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE

FOUR ON THE TOP EDGE AND TWO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE ORIGINAL DOUBLE ALBUM STICKER IS PERFECTLY ADHERED IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE PRISTINE WITH ONLY A COUPLE OF PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH, AND A DOT OF RUB ON THE BOTTOM CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS JUST FANTASTIC! IT IS PERFECTLY SQUARE, HAS NO RUBBING OR COLOUR LOSS ANYWHERE. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, NO RUBBING AT ALL

THE OPENING EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP AND IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THE LP'S HAVE NOT BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE VERY OFTEN

THE REAR SURFACE IS STILL VERY WHITE AND BETTER THAN ANY EXAMPLE I HAVE SEEN. NO GRUBBINESS WHATSOEVER

THE TWO LYRIC INNER SLEEVES ARE BOTH IN IMMACULATE CONDITION, AND ARE 100% UNSPLIT, UNCREASED AND UNMARKED

I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  MINT MINUS

 

 

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


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