U2 WAR UK LP 1ST PRESS -1/-1 ONE PLAY EVER 100% MINT WITH A MINT MINUS SLEEVE
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U2 - WAR
IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT !!! CONDITION
COMPLETE WITH MINT MINUS !!!! SLEEVE
MUSEUM QUALITY!!!!
very first press
- CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9733
- MATRIX:ILPS9733 A-1U-1-2/ B-1U-1-1-1
- ' TOWNHOUSE ' STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. A SOLID WHITE BASE COLOUR THAT IS FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS. THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND RED LOGO'S ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND THERE IS JUST ONE NEAR INVISIBLE SPIDER LINE AROUND THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE.
THE VINYL
THE VINYL ABSOLUTELY GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THE SHEEN IS FLAWLESS AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY MINT, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE .
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. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH PERFECTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS.
THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, AND NO STATIC AT ANY POINT EITHER. THE LINKING GROOVES ARE DEATHLY SILENT
I HEARD NO MORE THAN TWO TINY STAIC TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT!!
PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
UNLAMINATED TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES.ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR IS THERE AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED. A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE, AND THE TEXTURED SURFACE IS JUST PERFECT AND THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER AND THUS HAS ENSURED THAT THE OFF WHITE COLOUR HAS REMAINED FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS
THERE IS JUST ONE TINY LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE ,NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THERE IS NO RING WEAR AND NO RECORD SHAPE
THE TOP EDGE IS PERFECT WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR RUNNING UNRUBBED FROM CORNER TO CORNER. ONLY THE VERY TIP ENDS OF THE CORNERS HAVE A PIN PRICK OF RUBBING. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS ALSO IMMACULATE WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE FRONT RIGHT BOTTOM TIP END.
THE SPINE IS IN FLAT AND UNSQUASHED CONDITION, AGAIN ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY RUNS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM WITH THE BOTTOM TIP PERFECT AND THE TOP TIP WITH ONE PIN PRICK OF RUBBING, THE RED TYPEFACE IS IMMACULATE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT. NO SMALL LINES NEAR ANY OF THE PERIMETER EDGES
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PERFECT INNER PANELS.
THE FIRST ISSUE BLACK POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO CREASES AND NO SPLITS
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS !!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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