The Who QUADROPHENIA UK LP 1ST A1.B2 A1 B2 100% MINT -

	£		143
	$		189

THE WHO - QUADROPHENIA

IN MAGNIFICENT  ONE PLAY MINT MINUS CONDITION

VERY EARLY FIRST PRESS

• SET NUMBER 2657 013
• CATALOGUE:TRACK 2406-111 
• MATRIX: 2406110  A-1 1 1 1 1 / B-2 1 1 9 / 2406111 A-1 1 5 2/ B2  1 2 1 6
• THIS IS A VERY VERY EARLY FIRST PRESS

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 JUST ONE SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE HOLE ON EACH OF THE 4 SIDES. TO ME THIS SHOWS THAT THE SET HAS HAD  ONE EXTREMELY CAREFUL PLAY FROM NEW IN THE PAST 37 YEARS,  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. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINTLS ARE TOTALLY FLAWLESS, 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 NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BIB.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

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 BACKGROUND CRACKLE OF CLICKS , JUST SOME VERY LIGHT AND VERY RANDOMS SPOTS OF VINYL NOISE.THIS IS NOT MAN MADE AS THERE ARE NO MARKS WHATSOEVER ON THE DISCS, AND IT IS VERY SPASMODIC AND BARELY AUDIBLE  MOST OF THE TIME

OTHER THAN THIS I HEARD NO MORE THAN 2-3 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY

AN ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THIS SOUGHT AFTER COLLECTIBLE

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

TAKE A GOOD 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 SLEEVE WHILST NOT IN STONE MINT CONDITION IS FAR SUPERIOR TO MOST COPIES

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 99% FREE FROM ANY LOSS OF THE GREY COLOUR. THERE IS THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE WHICH CAN ONLY BE SEEN AT THE VERY TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE COVER. THERE IS NO BIG WHITE RING LIKE ON MOST, JUST A SLIVER OF A SEMI CIRCLE AT THE BOTTOM AND AN EVEN SMALLER ONE AT THE TOP.

THE TOP RIGNT CORNER HAS A SMALL DING AS DOES THE BOTTOM RIGHT. BITH ARE VERY SMALL

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ON THE FRONT SURFACE AND AMAZINGLY NONE OF THE SMALL LINES THAT FORM ALONG THE SPINE EITHER. THE TOP LEFT CORNER TIP ALSO HAS A SPECK OF WEAR

THE TOP EDGE IS FREE FROM SHELF WEAR, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS MILD RUBBING TO THE GREY COLOUR

THE LARGE WIDE SPINE IS ALSO VERY LIGHTLY RUBBED ALONG THE LEADING TOP EDGE AND A LITTLE ON EITHER END TIP. THE TYPEFACE IS STILL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

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.  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 RMAINING PERFECT

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

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY