Wishbone Ash 1970 UK Debut LP 1st Press Final Upgrade Vinyl PLAYS 100% MINT

	£		122
	$		162

WISHBONE ASH - DEBUT ALBUM

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT!!! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

RARER MOORE AND MATTHES UK SLEEVE

FINAL UPGRADE VINYL

NEAR MINTISH SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:MKPS 2014
• MATRIX: 7-224 / 7-225
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2B C/ 1 U

 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 RECORDS

THE LABELS

FIRST PRESS LABELS ON EARLY MCA LP'S CAME IN THREE TWO TONE COLOURS, AND EACH ONE IS A VALID FIRST PRESS AS THEY WERE PRODUCING ALL THREE AT THE SAME TIME. THERE IS PINK AND RED, YELLOW AND RED, AND BROWN AND RED.

THIS IS THE PINK AND RED LABEL IN SUPERB CONDITION. BOTH COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND THE PINK BAND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE REMAINS UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

I CANT EVEN SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE. POSSIBLY AN UN-PLAYED VINYL UNTIL TODAY

THE VINYL

THIS ULTRA HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND HAS LOST NONE OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE.THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE SURFACE OF THIS DISC, AND IT LOOKS FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES. AND SOME VERY LIGHT EMBEDDED DULL STREAK LINES. CLEARLY AN IMMACULATELY CARED FOR RECORD

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTABLE 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 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

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 VINYL SOUNDS. THE CLARITY IS THERE FOR ALL TO HEAR, AND IT'S PURE FIRST PRESS.

I JUST CANNOT FAULT THIS AUDIO REPRODUCTION WHATSOEVER. THERE IS CERTAINLY NO DISTORTION AT ALL, AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE , NOR ARE THERE ANY CLICKS

I CANNOT EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD AND VINYL NOISE , PERHAPS THE ODD SPLIT SECOND OR TWO OF STATIC HERE AND THERE, BUT AMAZINGLY I HEARD NO DUST POPS

THIS VINYL CANNOT BE BETTERED IN ANY WAY IN MY OPINION AND I AM ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED TO GRADE THIS SUPERB ORIGINAL MINT!!!

DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A FULL LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

THIS NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS RARELY FOUND IN ANYTHING OTHER THAN 'WORN OUT' CONDITION. THIS ONE HOWEVER IS IN SUPERB CONDITION.THERE ARE ALSO TWO VERSIONS OF THIS SLEEVE ATTRIBUTED TO UK COPIES. ONE IS THE AMERICAN SLEEVE WHICH MANY UK COPIES WERE PLACED INTO AND SOLD HERE IN THE UK, BUT THE RARER SLEEVE IS THE MOORE AND MATTHES UK SLEEVE, WHICH IS THE ONE ON OFFER HERE 

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS SLEEVE IS VERY NICE. FIRSTLY THERE IS JUST ONE MINUSCULE PRESSURE LINE BY THE SPINE. ON THIS COPY THERE ARE NONE WHATSOEVER.NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE. NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS A LITTLE VERY LIGHT FOXING VISIBLE ONLY ON THE RIGHT QUARTER OF THE SLEEVE, FROM THE OPENING EDGE INWARDS FOR 2-3 INCHES

THERE IS ONE TINY PAPER SNAG ABOUT 2 INCHES DOWN FROM THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, AND ANOTHER IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

NO RING WEAR OR EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE

 THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE VERY MILD SHELF RUB, WITH THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVING A LITTLE MORE THAN THE TOP ONES

 THE OPENING EDGE IS AS NEW JUST RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST ONE THUMB NAIL NICK. CLEARLY THE LP HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE FOR VIRTUALLY ALL OF IT'S LIFE.

 THE SPINE IS FLAT AND THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL , BECAUSE MOST COPIES WILL BE FLATTENED, AND SQUASHED. THIS COPY HAS A WIDESPINE AND IT IS FREE FROM ANY SQUASHING. A LITTLE AGEING TO THE COLOUR AND A FEW SPECKS OF RUB TO THE LEADING EDGES, AND A LITTLE AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

THERE ARE NO FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHES, AND ALL OF THE DELICATE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED.

 THE REAR SURFACE IS PRISTINE CONDITION. NO CREASES OR PRESSURE LINES AND UNLIKE THE FRONT, NO FOXING. AND ALSO NO RECORD SHAPE OR RINGWEAR

 OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER SURFACES WITH JUST A COUPLE OF VERY OF LIGHT CREASE LINES EITHER SIDE OF THE TOP OF THE INNER SPINE

 THE BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION TO MATCH THE REST OF THE PACKAGE. FLAT FREE FROM SEAM SPLITS OR CORNER CREASES

 I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  NEAR MINT OR IF NOT IT'S VERY CLOSE TO NEAR MINT

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

GARRY