Traffic MR FANTASY UK LP 1968 PINK ISLAND (EYE) LABEL 1ST MONO NEAR MINT

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THE ULTRA RARE MONO PRESSING!!!!!!

IN MAGNIFICENT  NEAR MINT CONDITION

ROUGH TEXTURED PINK ISLAND (EYE) LABEL

• CATALOGUE:ILP 961 
• MATRIX: ILP+961+A / +B

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

PINK ISLAND LABELS IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS AND THE RICH PASTEL PINK COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, ALTHOUGH THERE IS A COUPLE OF TINY SHIPS TO THE PINK SURFACE RIGHT NEXT TO THE HOLE

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, THE EYE LOGO IS UNBLEMISHED.

THERE ARE JUST 2-3 REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES VERY CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING ROUGHLY HOW MANY PLAYS THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED. IT JUST HASN'T BEEN PLAYED WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT IT IS 42 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 INHERENT VINYL NOISE. NOT CRACKLING OR ANYTHING JUST A LOUDER THAN YOU WOULD EXPECT NOISE GENERATED BY THE VINYL ITSELF. THIS IS THE FIRST EVER COPY OF THIS ALBUM THAT I HAVE MANAGED TO GET HOLD OF IN A CONDITION THAT I WOULD WANT TO OFFER TO COLLECTORS, AS EVERY OTHER ONE HAD AWFUL VINYL NOISE

HAVING SAID THIS, THE LP PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, AND THE POWERHOUSE MONO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. LOUD AND CLEAR THE AUDIO REPRODUCTION IS SUBLIME. THERE IS A CLARITY TO A FIRST PRESS THAT YOU JUST DON'T GET ON REISSUES

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS, JUST THE LITTLE BIT OF OCCASIONAL STATIC LIKE VINYL NOISE, HEARD IN THE LINKING GROOVES AND THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES IF AT ALL, AND SOME RANDOM LITTLE DUST POPS AND TICS HERE AND THERE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS PLAYTHROUGH  NEAR MINT / NEAR MINT MINUSB !!!

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 BECAUSE IT HAS THE SAME DESIGN AS BEATLES FOR SALE WHICH MEANS A FLIMSY FRONT FLAP AND THE RECORD INSERTED INSIDE THE GATEFOLD FROM THE SPINE, WHICH USUALLY MEANS THAT THE SPINE IS TRASHED

HERE HOWEVER WE HAVE AN EXCEPTION EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, AND INFACT THE ONLY MINOR BLEMISHES ARE TWO THIN LAMINATE LINES IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, AND ONE MORE HALF WAY6 UP THE RIGHT EDGE, AND A SMALL PATCH OF LAMINATE LIFT  IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER.

UNUSUALLY NO LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE

THE LAMINATED REAR SECTION TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IMMACULATE WITH ALL LAMINATE PERFECTLY INTACT AND NO WEAR, WHIST THE CARD EDGES ON THE FRONT FLAP HAVE VERY LIGHT SHELF WEAR

THE SPINE IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION USUALLY FOUND BADLY WORN, THIS ONE IS NEAR PERFECT. TOTALLY FLAT, AND UNSQUASHED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS LEGIBLE. THE ONLY AREA WITH A BIT OF RUB IS THE VERY BOTTOM TIP

THE REAR SURFACE IS VIRTUALLY PRISTINE WITH NO LOSS OF COLOUR AT ALL, AND NO MARKS, STAINS, BENDS OR CREASES.ONLY A COUPLE OF INVISIBLE LINES ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND THE THINNEST SLIVER OF LAMINATE LIFT ALONG THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INNER SURFACE ON BOTH SIDES.AND PERFECTLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS. THE RECORD ENTRY POINT IS TOTALLY UNBLEMISHED AND THE INNER SPINE IS ALSO PRISTINE AND UNDAMAGED, EVEN THE TIPS ARE PERFECT

HE PLAIN WHITE, DIECUT INNER SLEEVE IS STILL VERY WHITE AND IT IS 100% UNSPLIT. 2 OF THE CORNERS HAVE FOLD LINES ACROSS THEM WHERE IT HAS SAT INSIDE THE SLEEVE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT. IT IS THAT GOOD!!!!

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

GARRY