Traffic JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE UK LP 1ST Pink i MINT-

	£		107
	$		142

TRAFFIC - JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE

IN MAGNIFICENT Mint Minus CONDITION

FIRST PRESS  - PINK ISLAND LABEL

• CATALOGUE:ILPS 9116
• MATRIX: ILPS9116 + A4 /  + B4
• FIRST PRESS
• E.J DAY SLEEVE
• PLAYED 2-3 TIMES

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

PINK ISLAND LABELS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND THE LABEL HAS A HEAVY TEXTURED FEEL TO IS, AS FIRST PRESSES SHOULD.

THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE WHITE i IS PURE WHITE

THERE ARE NO MORE THAN TWO REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES VERY CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING EXACTLY HOW MANY PLAYS THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED. IT JUST HASN'T BEEN PLAYED WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT IT IS 41 YEARS OLD

THE VINYL

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 NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO COLLECT THE ISLAND RECORD LABEL YOU WILL APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE ALBUMS WERE PRODUCED USING POOR QUALITY VINYL, AND AS A RESULT A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF THEM COME WITH INHERRANT VINYL NOISE. NOT CRACKLING OR ANYTHING JUST A LOUDER THAN YOU WOULD EXPECT NOISE GENERATED BY THE VINYL ITSELF. THIS ONE I AM DELIGHTED TO STATE IS FREE FROM JUST ABOUT EVERY USUAL BIT OF THAT NOISE. IN FACT THE ONLY NOISE IS A BARELY AUDIBLE BIT OF STATIC BETWEEN A COUPLE OF THE TRACKS IN THE LINKING GROOVE, AND ON VERY RARE OCCASIONS IN A COUPLE OF THE QUIETEST PASSAGES OF MUSIC

THE LP PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. LOUD AND CLEAR THE AUDIO REPRODUCTION IS SUBLIME

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR CLICKS, JUST THE LITTLE BIT OF OCCASIONAL STATIC THAT I HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS PLAYTHROUGH MINT MINUS

BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

A VERY HARD SLEEVE TO GET IN A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. THE REASON FOR THIS IS NOT ONLY IS THE SLEEVE UNLAMINATED, BUT IT IS DEEPLY TEXTURED,AND HAS THE APPEARANCE OF A PLAIN CARDBOARD GATEFOLD. THIS SLEEVE IS VERY VERY EASY TO MARK, AND I HAVE SEEN MANY COPIES THAT LOOK TERRIBLE DUE TO STAINING, AND GRUBBINESS.

THIS COPY HAS REMAINED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FOR MOST OF ITS LIFE AND IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION

I WOULDN'T THINK THERE IS A BETTER EXAMPLE OUT THERE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THERE ARE NO CREASES, CREASE LINES OR BENDS, AND THERE ARE NO SMALL LINES EITHER ANYWHERE NEAR THE PERIMETER EDGES OR MORE IMPORTANTLY THE SPINE.

THE BLACK COLOUR IS IN  PERFECT STATE.  FREE OF ANY RUBBING AND WEAR. AGAIN THIS IS ENTIRELY DUR TO THE PROTECTION I HAVE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED

THERE ARE THREE TINY SCARTCH MARKS IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER, AND THIS IS THE ONLY MINOR BLEMISH TO THE ENTIRE FRONT SURFACE

THE TOP EDGE HAS VERY LIGHT SHELF WEAR IN THE FORM OF A LITTLE RUBBING, WHERAS THE BOTTOM EDGE IS PRISTINE AND UNWORN

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS WHERE THE LP HAS BEEN REMOVED A COUPLE OF TIMES

THE SPINE IS JUST MINT!! USUALLY FORUND BADLY WORN, THIS ONE IS PERFECT. TOTALLY FLAT, AND UNSQUASHED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS LEGIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE IS PRISTINE WITH NO LOSS OF COLOUR AT ALL, AND NO MARKS, STAINS, BENDS OR CREASES.JUST AS MAGNIFICENT AS THE FRONT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INNER SURFACE ON BOTH SIDES. PERFECT ON THIS FIRST PRESS E.J.COVER

THE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION, NO SPLITS AND HARDLY A CREASE LINE TO BE SEEN

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE GRADES EXCELLENT

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

GARRY