Wishbone Ash DEBUT LP Rare Black Label INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS/NEAR MINT AUDIO

	£		19
	$		25

WISHBONE ASH - DEBUT ALBUM

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS / NEAR MINT!!! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

ROBERT STACE UK SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:MKPS 2014
• MATRIX: 7-224 / 7-225
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 BI/ 3 CH

 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

THESE RARE BLACK LABELS ARE IN 100% MINT CONDITION. YOU WILL NEVER FIND A CLEANER PAIR OF LABELS EVER. THE BLACK SURFACE IS JET BLACK AND FULLY RUNS INTO THE SPINDLE HOLE.

THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS ALSO PERFECV#T AND REMAINS FREE FROM ANY RUBBING

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO VISIBLE SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE WHATSOEVER

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 IS NOT A MARK ON IT ANYWHERE, NOT EVEN ANY WISPY HAIRLINES

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 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 ANY EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE , PERHAPS THE ODD SPLIT SECOND OR TWO OF STATIC IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES BUT THATS ALL 

I HEARD A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE LITTLE STATIC TICS ON SIDE ONE, AND A FEW IN TRACK ONE, SIDE TWO

THIS REALLY IS AN OUTSTANDING COLLECTIBLE COPY OF THIS ALBUM

FOR ME THIS GRADES MINT MINUS FOR SIDE ONE, AND NEAR MINT FOR SIDE TWO

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 'TOTALLY WORN OUT' CONDITION. THIS ONE HOWEVER IS IN VERY ACCEPTABLE CONDITION.

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS SLEEVE IS REALLY CLEAN. FIRSTLY THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES ANYWHERE OTHER THAN TWO SMALL ONES ON THE RIGHT CORNET TIP. THE COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN RETAINED AND THERE IS NO RING WEAR ORRECORD SHAPE.

THERE ARE SIX SMALL STRESS LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. ONE ON THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND TWO SMALL THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE MINUSCULE SHELF WEAR,WITH JUST A FEW FLECKS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH HERE AND THERE AND A SPECK OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE IS AS NEW JUST RAZOR SHARP 

THE SPINE HAS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TYPEFACE, A LITTLE LIGHT RUB TO THE LEADING EDGES IN PLACES

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN VIRTUALLY THE SAME CONDITION AS THE FRONT, WITH A VERY VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE. THE GOLD EMI REDISTRIBUTION STICKER IS FIRMLY ADHERED TO THE TOP RIGHT CORNER

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NEAR PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER SURFACES WITH JUST A LINE ACROSS THE RIGHT AND LEFT CORNER TIPS AT THE TOP

THE BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION . NO SEAM SPLITS AND ONLY A COUPLE OF WRINKLES AND A TINY NICK TO ONE SIDE OF THE DIE CUT HOLE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE A VERY STRONG EX+

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

GARRY