The Who WHO'S NEXT 1971 UK LP 1st Press A1 /B2 Headhunters Inner PLAYS NEAR MINT
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THE WHO - WHO'S NEXT
NEAR MINT AUDIO
NEAR MINT 1ST ISSUE SLEEVE WITH HEADHUNTERS INNER
- CATALOGUE:TRACK 2408-102
- MATRIX: 2408102 A//1 1 5 / B//2 V 420 121
- FIRST PRESS MATRIX
- ALSO HAS MG12888 ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX ON SIDE ONE
- ' HIDDEN CODE ' IN THE CLOUDS ON THE SLEEVE
- HEADHUNTERS INNER
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
SUPERB JET BLACK TRACK LABEL WITH SILVER LOGO AND TYPEFACE.
THE BASE COLOUR IS UNBLEMISHED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER LOGO AND TYPEFACE IS UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THERE ARE JUST 8-9 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE DISC HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND GLEAMS LIKE NEW.
IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TO BE FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER IA MAGNIFYING LED HALO I CAN SEE A FEW TINY WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF VERY SMALL HANDLING LINES
THE TEST PLAY
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.
THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.
THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR LOUD CLICKS.
ONE OR TWO MINUSCULE SPECKS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
A FEW RANDOM AND VERY TINY LITTLE TICS
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST PURE FIRST PRESS WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD EXACTLY AS IT WAS INTENDED
IT'S A CRACKING ORIGINAL 1971 FIRST PRESS, AND IN A VERY VERY COLLECTABLE CONDITION
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT FOR THE PLAYTHROUGH,
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED ,MATTE FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE FROM MACNEILL PRESS
FIRST ISSUE SLEEVES HAVE THE MACNEILL WORDING VERTICALLY ON THE BACK SURFACE , NEXT TO THE SPINE. THERE IS ALSO A CODE HIDDEN AMONGST THE CLOUDS ON THE FRONT SURFACE IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS. THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND HAVE NOT RUBBED OR FADED
NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THERE ARE FOUR MINUSCULE PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. THREE EQUALLY TINY ONES ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, WITH ALL OF THE LIGHT BLUE COLOUR FULLY RETAINED AND RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND EVEN TIP ENDS ARE FREE FROM ANY RUBBING
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS ALMOST AS PERFECT WITH JUST A SPECK FO RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP
THE SPINE IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION, AND IS VERY FLAT AND UN-SQUASHED. THE JET BLACK BASE COLOUR IS IMMACULATE AND THERE IS NO RUBBING WHATSOEVER. EVEN THE TIP ENDS TOP AND BOTTOM ARE UNRUBBED.
THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND SHOWS WHY THE LP HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE FOR ALL THESE YEARS
THE REAR SURFACE HAS TWO SMALL PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. THE JET BLACK SURFACE IS IMMACULATE. NO LOSS OF COLOUR WHATSOEVER. ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN
THERE IS A VERY LIGHT TRACE OF RECORD IMPRESSION
THE 'HEADHUNTERS' POLY LINED INNER HAS NO SEAM SPLITS AND SHOWS ONLY THE USUAL RECORD IMPRESSION. BERY LIGHT AGEING
THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT WITH EASE
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