The Who TOMMY 1973 UK 2LP 100% UNPLAYED, FINAL UPGRADE, MINT AUDIO & SLEEVE

	£		36
	$		48

THE WHO - TOMMY

BETTER THAN A FINAL UPGRADE

1973 RE ISSUE IN UNPLAYED CONDITION

MINT AUDIO, MINT MINUS SLEEVE, MINT INNERS, AND MINT BOOKLET

CATALOGUE NUMBER: TRACK 2657 002

MATRIX NUMBERS:613013 A//2 v 420 12 11 / B//3 420 05 11

THIS LP CAME FROM A GENTLEMAN WHO STARTED THE 60'S AS A COLLECTOR, BUT BY THE 70'S BECAME A HOARDER. HIS EARLY 60'S ALBUMS WERE PLAYED, BUT ANYTHING FROM THE 70'S ONWARDS HAVE MOSTLY REMAINED UNPLAYED.

THIS INCREDIBLE TOMMY ALBUM WAS ONCE SUCH 'HOARDED' ALBUM. STILL WITH THE £5.20 W.H.SMITH SHOP STICKER ON THE FRONT COVER, IT HAS REMAINED IN WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS 'LIKE NEW' CONDITION. I HAVE TO SAY I WAS IN TWO MINDS AS THE IF I SHOULD PLAY THIS ALBUM, BUT CURIOSITY HAS GOT THE BETTER OF ME, AND I WANTED TO EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF PLAYING AN UNMOLESTED WHO CLASSIC. I GUARANTEE THAT MY CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL REMAIN UNDETECTED

YOU COULD NOT BUY A MORE PERFECT SET EVEN IF YOU WERE ABLE TO TIME TRAVEL AND GO BACK AND BUY ONE FROM THE SHOPS IN 1973

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 ABSOLUTELY ZERO SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE

THE VINYL

THESE TWO VINYLS ARE IN SUBLIME CONDITON, SLOWLY REMOVING THEM FROM THE INNER SLEEVES REVEALS EXACTLY WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT OF UNPLAYED ALBUMS. A SLIGHT TUG FROM THE STATIC BUILD UP AND UPON REMOVING A GLEAMING UNBLEMISHED SHEEN TO BOTH RECORDS. THERE IS NOT A MARK ON EITHER OF THEM. IN DAYLIGHT THEY LOOK FLAWLESS AND UNDER A SPOT LIGHT THEY ALSO LOOK FLAWLESS. NOT A HAIRLINE TO SEE ANYWHERE, AND EVEN THE USUAL WISPY HAIRLINES THAT YOU WOULD EXPECT TO SEE UNDER A SPOTLIGHT ARE JUST NOT THERE

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 WHOLE DOUBLE ALBUM SET FROM START TO FINISH. THIS MEANS THAT YOU AS A PROSPECTIVE BIDDER CAN TAKE A LISTEN TO AS MUCH OR AS LITTLE OF THE ENTIRE LP SET BEFORE MAKING A BID

WHAT YOU WILL HEAR FROM THIS TWO ALBUM SET IS A CRYSTAL CLEAR STEREO REPRODUCTION THAT IS BOTH CRISP AND CLEAN SOUNDING. THERE IS NO FRYING BACON, OR CRACKLING GOING ON BEHIND THE MUSIC, AND NOTHING OTHER THAN SILENCE IN THE LINKING GROOVES. PERFECTION FROM A PREVIOUSLY UNPLAYED DISC

SO IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE TO BE HEARD, NOR IS THERE ANY LIGHT BACKGROUND, AND THE LINKING GROOVES, RUN IN GROOVES, RUN OUT GROOVES ARE TOTALLY SILENT

THE AUDIO PERFORMANCE OF THIS 2 LP SET IS JUST PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH

I HEARD NO MORE THAN A FEW RANDOM LITTLE DUST TICS!

BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A LISTEN AND BE THE JUDGE

THIS IS EASILY A MINT AUDIO PERFORMANCE AND PERFECT FINAL UPGRADE COLLECTIBLE

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS NON LAMINATED SLEEVE IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. TOTALLY FLAT AND FREE FROM ANY RUBBING WHATSOEVER. AS COLLECTOR YOU WILL KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO FIND A TOMMY SLEEVE IN PERFECT CONDITION AS THE SPINE USUALLY WEARS BADLY AND RING WEAR BLIGHTS THE SURFACE, BUT THIS COPY HAS NO RUBBING OR WEAR WHATSOEVER. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SPINE IS JUST IMMACULATE WITH JUST TWO TINY AND NEAR INVISIBLE PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE EDGE. THE OTHER THREE EDGES HAVE NO PRESSURE LINES AT ALL.

THE DEEP BLUE COLOURS ARE STILL PERFECT

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH THE TINIEST SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP

THE CARD EDGES AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM ARE STILL SHARP AND NOT BURRED LIKE MOST YOU WILL COME ACROSS

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND SQUARE, NOT SQUASHED AT ALL. THE COLOURS ARE ALL PERFECT AND ONLY THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS SHOW THE MOST TINY BIT OF RUB TO THE VERY ENDS

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN SUPERB RUB FREE CONDITION. AGAIN THE DEEP RICH COLOURS ARE SPECTACULAR LIKE THE FRONT. THE TOP RIGHT CORNER HAS A VERY LIGHT LINE RUNNING ACROSS IT, AND THERE ARE TWO VERY FINE THUMB LINES TOWARDS THE TRACK LISTING

OPENING UP THE GATEFOLD REVEALS THAT THE LP POCKET IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THIS IS VERY VULNERABLE AND OFTEN TEARS WHEN REMOVING THE VINYL , BUT THIS COPY BECAUSE THE LP'S HAVE REMAINED UNPLAYED ITS IN PERFECT ORDER. 

AGAIN THE COLOURS ARE PRISTINE EVERYWHERE

FINALLY THE TRI FOLD IS OPENED TO REVEAL TWO MORE PERFECT INNER PANELS

THE UN NUMBERED BOOKLET HAS NEVER BEEN THUMBED THROUGH AND IS IN MINT CONDITION

THE TWO POLY LINED INNER SLEEVES ARE ALSO  MINT

THIS NEAR PRISTINE EXAMPLE HAS DEFIED TIME AND IS IN THE MOST SPECTACULAR CONDITION POSSIBLE AND EASILY GRADES MINT MINUS

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

GARRY