The Who A QUICK ONE UK LP1ST PRESS REACTION MONO 1966 PLAYS EXCELLENT
  £   123
  $   163

 


£ 123 Sold For
Mar 26, 2012 Sold Date
Mar 19, 2012 Start Date
£   19 Start price
16   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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THE WHO - A QUICK ONE

IN EXCELLENT CONDITION

FIRST PRESS 1966 IN MONO!!!! A1 / B2

 

  • CATALOGUE:REACTION 593 002
  • MATRIX:593 002 A//1  1 1  / B//2  1 1

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE DARK BLUE AND SILVER LABELS ARE IN MINT!!!! CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, THE TYPEFACE IS UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THERE ARE JUST 6-7 SMALL SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE SHOWING HOW LITTLE THIS VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED

 

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS STILL SUPERBLY GLOSSY 

IT IS ALSO WORTH POINTING OUT THAT THESE 1966 FIRST PRESS LP'S WERE MADE OF A HEAVY VINYL NOT LIKE THE EARLY TO MID 70'S FLIMSY VINYL.

IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, BUT UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, SOME WISPY HAIRLINES, AND A FEW HANDLING LINES AND A COUPLE OF TINY SURFACE MARKS

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 ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE POWERHOUSE FIRST PRESS MONO IS JUST SPECTACULAR. LOUD AND CLEAR AS A BELL

THE VERY ODD SECOND OF DISTORTION THROUGH THE PLAY, NO MORE THAN THREE TIMES AND NO LONGER THAN A SECOND OR TWO

NE HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS

THERE IS SOME VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND STATIC LIKE VINYL NOISE AND THE OCCASIONAL LITTLE DUST POP/TIC

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL EXCELLENT, MAY EVEN BE CLOSER TO EXCELLENT PLUS

PLEASE TAKE A LONG LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

 

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

 

FULLY LAMINATED  E.J.DAY SINGLE SLEEVE

SUPERB CONDITION MONO SLEEVE. THE FRONT LAMINATED SURFACE IS FLAT AND VERY CLEAN. THE LAMINATE SHINES LIKE NEW, THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS THERE ARE TWO LAMINATE LINES ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND 15 REALLY TINY ONES ON THE TOP EDGE BUT ONLY TWO NEAR THE THE SPINE, ALSO ONE REALLY SMALL THUMB NAIL LINES CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE.

THERE IS ALSO A SLIVER OF LAMINATE LIFT NEAR THE TOP OF THE SPINE, AONE SMALL FLAKE IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR. ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED RIGHT FROM CORNER TIP TO CORNER TIP, APART FROM THE BOTTOM RIGHT ONE WHICH IS VERY LIGHTLY RUBBED

 THE SPINE IS IMMACULATE. TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE INTACT AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. EVEN THE SHARP TAPERED ENDS ARE PRISTINE

 THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND DOESN'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE THUMB NAIL NICKS

THE REAR LAMINATED SURFACE IS ALSO FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY  MARKS. OR STAINS. JUST THREE TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND FOUR OR SO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND ONE MINUSCULE LINE ACROSS THE TOP LEFT CORNER TIP END

THE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. TOTALLY FLAT AND VIRTUALLY CREASE FREE. NO SPLITS TO THE SEAMS, AND NO AGEING

THE CORRECT INNER SLEEVE DOES NOT HAVE A DATE STAMPED IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, BUT HAS THE FOLLOWING PATENT NUMBERS IN THE BOTTOM LEFT (800513 & 973939) , AND JUST 'MADE IN ENGLAND' IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE IT EXCELLENT PLUS

 

 

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

GARRY

 

 


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