The Who WHO'S NEXT 1971 UK LP 1st Press W/Headhunters MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		83
	$		110

THE WHO - WHO'S NEXT

 MAGNIFICENT 2-3 PLAY MINT MINUS AUDIO

 OUTSTANDING EX++  SLEEVE

 ' HEADHUNTERS ' inner sleeve

• CATALOGUE:TRACK 2408-102 
• MATRIX: 2408102  A//1 420 1 2  / B//2 V 420 1 1 2 5
• FIRST PRESS MATRIX
• ALSO HAS MG12888 ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX ON SIDE ONE
• ' HIDDEN CODE ' IN THE CLOUDS ON THE SLEEVE
• HEADHUNTERS INNER

TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY 

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 2-3 MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS SUPERB VINYL HAS BEEN ON A TURNTABLE

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 INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY SOME VERY WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES VISIBLE

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 WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED 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 MT CUSTOMERS

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.

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST PURE FIRST PRESS WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD EXACTLY AS IT WAS INTENDED

THE LINKING GROOVES ARE PERFECTLY SILENT THOUGH BOTH SIDES AND THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF VERY MINOR SPECKS OF NOISE THAT STOP ME FROM GRADING THIS AUDIO A FULL MINT

ON SIDE ONE ABOUT 30 SECONDS INTO TRACK ON THERE ARE A COUPLE OF ROTATIONAL SPECKS OF VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND, AND ON SIDE TWO TRACK ON THERE ARE TWO TINY LITTLE TICS AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS

IT'S A CRACKING ORIGINAL 1971 FIRST PRESS, AND IN A VERY COLLECTIBLE CONDITION

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT MINUS

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED 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 PEN MARKS OR STAINS. THE COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN RETAINED, WHICH IS UNUSUAL ON THIS SLEEVE WHICH HISTORICALLY HAS RING WEAR AND RUBBING.

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE. THE TOP CORNER TIPS HAVE A TINY SPECK OF RUB.

THERE ARE JUST FOUR TINY PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, TWO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, ONE THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE, AND ONE OF THE PRESSURE LINES ON THE TOP EDGE HAS STRETCHED DOWN  THE LENGTH OF 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, BOTH CORNER TIPS HAVE A LITTLE SHELF RUB. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS SHELF RUB TO THE SURFACE

THE SPINE HAS THE CORRECT TAPERED ENDS. IT HAS A FEW SMALL FINGER TO THUMB INDENTS AND THERE IS A SPECK OF RUB AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS.THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

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 A LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE, A SINGLE LIGHT CREASE LINE ACROSS THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, AND A LITTLE GREYING TO THE BLACK SURFACE

THE ORIGINAL AND SOUGHT AFTER HEADHUNTERS INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND HAS NO SPLITS TO THE SEAMS, ONE CORNER CREASE

THE SLEEVE GRADES EX++ WITH EASE

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

GARRY