The Who QUADROPHENIA UK LP 1ST 100% MINT INCREDIBLE

	£		262
	$		347

THE WHO - QUADROPHENIA

IN MAGNIFICENT  ONE PLAY MINT CONDITION

WITH A MINT MINUS SLEEVE TO MATCH

• SET NUMBER 2657 013
• CATALOGUE:TRACK 2406-111 
• MATRIX: 2406110  A-2 / B-2 / 2406111 A-1 / B2

A FIRST ISSUE SET CAN ALSO BE TOLD BY THE LIGHTLY TEXTURED MATT BLACK LABELS NOT SHINY SMOOTH ONES. ALSO LATER RELEASES HAD A ROUGH RIDGE RUNNING ROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE LABELS, AND FINALLY THE VINYL IS FAR HEAVIER ON THE FIRST PRESS AND IT ALSO HAS BECAUSE OF THIS A SQUARER EDGE TO THE VERY OUTER EDGE UNLIKE LATER THINNER DISCS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

ALL 4 LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE JET BLACK BASE COLOUR HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED, AND THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THIS COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION AND EVERY LETTER IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE TRACK LOGO WHICH CAN RUB AND WEAR BADLY IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION ON ALL 4 SIDES. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLES REVEALS THAT SIDES 2 AND 3 HAVE ONE MINISCULE AND BARELY SPOTTABLE SPIDER LINE TIGHT TO THE THE SPINDLE HOLE, WHILST SIDES 1 AND 4 HAVE NONE. TO ME THIS SHOWS THAT THE SET HAS HAD AT MOST ONE EXTREMELY CAREFUL PLAY FROM NEW IN THE PAST 37 YEARS, AND POSSIBLY JUST THE TWO SIDES. WHICH EVER IT IS THIS SET IS IN 'AS NEW' CONDITION AND IS ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT

THE VINYL

BOTH DISCS GLEAM LIKE NEW AND COULN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO SEE, BACKING UP THE FACT THAT THIS INCREDIBLE SET HAS UNTIL TODAY REMAINED JUST ABOUT 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 ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. SOMETHING I HAVE DECIDED TO DO WITH ALL OF THE LP'S THAT I LIST IN FUTURE. I AM CERTAIN THAT MY CUSTOMERS NEW AND OLD WILL APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY OF BEING ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THE RECORDS SOUND LIKE AND NOT JUST RELY ON A DESCRIPTION. THE WAY FORWARD FOR EBAY VINYL SALES I BELIEVE

THE LP'S PLAY THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ON ALL SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THESE DISCS SOUNDS. THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY, WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD TO PERFECTION

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB. NO CRACKLES, CLICKS OR EVEN STATIC PRESENT ON ANY PART OF THE PLAYTHROUGH.

THERE IS JUST NOTHING TO MAR THE BRILLIANCE OF THESE DISCS. IF I WAS TO BE INCREDIBLY PICKY THEN I CAN SAY THAT I HEARD A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS IN THE RUN IN DEAD WAX ON SIDE 3, BUT THAT IS BEING REALLY ANAL

THERE CANNOT BE A BETTER EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE SET ANYWHERE ON THE PLANET, AND I ENCORAGE YOU TO SIT BACK AND LISTEN TO THIS VERY PRECIOUS DOUBLE ALBUM

I AM REALLY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS UNPLAYED / 1 PLAY SET MINT!!!

TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

WELL WHERE TO BEGIN WITH THIS SLEEVE?

IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT MOST COPIES FOR SALE, YOU WILL NOTICE IMMEDIATELY THAT THE SLEEVE LETS THE RECORDS DOWN, NO MATTER HOW GOOD THE VINYL IS. THERE ARE MANY REASONS FOR THIS, SO LETS TAKE A LOOK AT WHY THIS IS SUCH A HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION.

THE FIRST THING IS THAT THE SLEEVE IS MANUFACTURED FROM A VERY SOFT CARD. (ALL VERY FIRST PRESS SLEEVES WERE PRINTED IN HOLLAND) WHEN YOU TOUCH IT YOU CAN ALMOST GET THE SENSE THAT IT MADE OF SOMETHING LIKE PHOTO PAPER. THE SURFACE FEELS ALMOST SLIMY TO THE TOUCH. THIS DELICATE SURFACE IS THEREFORE PRONE TO SEVERE WEAR, USUALLY THE MOST NOTICABLE BEING RING WEAR WHERE THE WHITE OUTLINE OF THE RECORDS HAVE CREATED A HIDDEOUS RING ON BOTH THE FRONT AND THE BACK COVER. BEING THIS SOFT AS WELL MEANS THAT ANY STICKER THAT WAS ON THE SURFACE, IF REMOVED IT LIKELY TO TEAR AWAY THE TOP SURFACE. AND OF COURSE THE FACT THAT THE SLEEVE IS NOT LAMINATED MEANS IT IS PRONE TO STAINS AND HANDLING. THE SPINE ALSO SUFFERS BADLY, AND MANY MANY COPIES ARE BENT, SQUASHED, FRAYED, SPLIT, OR COMPLETELY SHELF WORN.

INSIDE THE SLEEVE THERE IS A VERY VERY HEAVY BOOKLET WHICH WAS STAPLED INTO THE SPINE. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW ROUGH PAGE TURNS TO JOLT THIS LOOSE AND TEAR IT FROM THE SOFT SPINE. OR MORE COMMON THAN THAT IF THE SLEEVE IS LEFT UNPROTECTED, AND BY THAT I MEAN NOT HOUSED IN A PLASTIC SLEEVE, THEN THE WEIGHT OF THE BOOK GRADUALLY PULLS DOWN ON THE STAPLES WHICH EVENTUALLY GIVE WAY AND THE WHOLE BOOK COMES ADRIFT, WHICH IS WHY MANY COPIES, THE BOOK WILL BE FOUND HOUSED INSIDE THE SLEEVE WITH THE RECORDS. ANYWAY SORRY FOR THE HISTORY LESSON, BUT I WANTED TO GET ACCROSS JUST HOW NEAR IMPOSSIBLE IT IS TO FIND ONE IN MINT CONDITION

THIS COPY IS JUST ABOUT PERFECT

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 99% FREE FROM ANY LOSS OF THE GREY COLOUR. IT HAS BEEN HOUSED IN A STRONG PLASTIC GATEFOLD OUTER SLEEVE SINCE 1973. THERE ARE NO HEAVY, OR EVEN LIGHT CREASES TO THIS SURFACE, ABSOLUTELY NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE, AND MOST AMAZING OF ALL IS THE FACT THAT THERE ARE NO SMALL CREASE LINES NEAR THE SPINE WHATSOEVER, AND THIS IS JUST UNHEARD OF. THE ONLY INCREDIBLY MINOR BLEMISH IS A TINYFLECK OF WHITE BARELY VISIBLE ACCROSS THE LETTERS P H E AT THE VERY TOP OF THE COVER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM AMY SHELF WEAR AND THIS AGAIN IS DUE TO THE PLASTIC COVER THAT HAS BEEN PROTECTING IT SINCE 1973

THE LARGE WIDE SPINE IS JUST AMAZING. DEFINITELY THE BEST ONE I HAVE EVER SEEN. NO COLOUR LOSS,APART FROM A PIN PRICK ON THE VERY BOTTOM TIP, NO CREASES OR ANY DAMAGE WHATSOEVER, AND EVERY SINGLE LETTER IS LEGIBLE. LOOKS SUPERB!

THE TWO OPENING EDGES ARE BOTH RAZOR SHARP, WITH JUST ONE TINY THUMB NAIL NICK TO EACH ONE, AND BEARING IN MIND JUST HOW SOFT THIS CARD IS, THAT IS QUITE SPECIAL.

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY LITTLE BIT AS BRILLIANT AS THE FRONT. AGAIN NO CREASES, OR LOSS OF COLOUR OR RING WEAR. JUST PERFECT.NOT EVEN ANY OF THE SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE

NOW THEN OPENING THE GATEFOLD WITH SOME CARE REVEALS A NEAR PRISTINE FRONT AND BACK PANEL WITH A PERFECTLY ADHERED BOOK. THEERE IS A SLIGHT RIPPLE TO THE SURFACE OF THE FRONT PANEL WHICH I THINK IS A MANUFACTURE FLAW RATHER THAN SOMETHING THE OWNER DID. AND IT IS VERY SMALL AND MINOR WHEN COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE SLEEVE. THE STAPLES ARE STILL FIRMLY ATTACHED TO THE PAGES, AND THE BOOK IS PROPERLY FIXED INTO THE SLEEVE AND IS DAMAGE FREE. VERY RARE TO FIND LIKE THIS, BUT AGAIN THE STRONG PLASTIC SLEEVE HAS BEEN THE CAUSE OF THIS REAMING PERFECT

THE TWO ORIGINAL INNER POLY LINED SLEEVES ARE IN MINT CONDITION. FLAT AND UNCREASED AND NO SEAM SPLITS ETC.

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE MINT MINUS 

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

GARRY