Wishbone Ash PILGRIMAGE 1971 UK LP 1st Press Dogbone Labels PLAYS NEAR MINT HEAR

	£		75
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WISHBONE ASH - PILGRIMAGE

IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION

CORRECT 1ST ISSUE LABELS

• CATALOGUE:MDKS8004
• MATRIX: 7-LNMG-244 2L / 7-245 1L
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 BH / 1 BI

JUST A QUICK WORD ABOUT FIRST ISSUE MCA RECORDINGS OF THIS ERA

THE FIRST TWO ASH ALBUMS MUST HAVE THE DOGBONE LABEL TO BE A FIRST PRESS. THIS LABEL CAME IN NUMEROUS 2 TONE PATTERNS.

RED AND BROWN, RED AND YELLOW, RED AND PINK ARE THE THREE MOST COMMON BUT THERE ARE OTHERS.

BY THE TIME ARGUS WAS RELEASED THIS HAD CHANGED TO THE BLUE AND BLACK LABELS.

VOLUME FOUR HAD YET ANOTHER CHANGE TO THE LABEL. THIS TIME IT WAS COMPLETELY BLACK WITH SILVER TYPEFACE

AFTER THIS CAME THE RAINBOW LABEL AND SO ON......

TO LISTEN TO THE LP, PRESS THE PLAY BUTTONS BELOW (ONE PER SIDE) AND WAIT FOR THE RECORDING TO

THE RECORDS<

THE LABELS

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

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

THERE ARE ONLY 5-6 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE INDICATING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED SINCE  1971

THE VINYL

THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND HAS LOST NONE OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE.IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS.

WHEN PLACED AUNDER A BANK OF SPOTLIGHTS THERE ARE SOME SMALL AND WISPY SURFACE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES VISIBLE. TOTALLY NON SOUNDING AS YOU CAN HEAR 

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 AM CONVINCED 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 GIVE 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 LP SOUNDS.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT MEANING WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM WITH A CORRECTLY TRACKED, WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THE SOLO GUITAR WORK IS JUST MAGNIFICENTLY REPRODUCED

THIS VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

DURING SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES A VERY LIGHT AND BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE VINYL NOISE CAN SOMETIMES BE HEARD. 

AN OUTSTANDING FIRST PRESS, THAT I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE NEAR MINT FOR THE AUDIO 

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND BE THE JUDGE

THE SLEEVE

THIS NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS RARELY FOUND IN ANYTHING OTHER THAN 'WORN OUT' CONDITION. THIS ONE HOWEVER IS IN WAY ABOVE NORMAL CONDITION

THIS IS THE CORRECT FIRST ISSUE 'ROBERT STACE PRINTED IN ENGLAND' SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOURS WHICH ARE OFTEN FOUND RUBBED AWAY ON MOST COPIES. THERE IS  NO EVIDENCE OF ANY RING WEAR, WHICH IS ANOTHER PROBLEM THIS SLEEVE SUFFERS WITH.

THIS FRONT SURFACE IS NEAR PERFECT SHOWING NO HEAVY CREASES, NO FOLD, BENDS OR ANY OBVIOUS BLEMISH. THERE ARE FIVE  SMALL PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE

NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES AGAINST THE OPENING EDGE

NO RING WEAR OR EVEN A HINT OF RECORD SHAPE EITHER

THE TOP EDGES ARE NEAR PRISTINE AND UNWORN OTHER THAN A SPECK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS

THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE LIGHT SHELF RUB IN PATCHES

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR  SHARP 

THE SPINE HAS A LITTLE RUB AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS AND A FEW SPECKS OF RUB ON THE LEADING EDGES

ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT, AGAIN NO COLOUR LOSS AND NO HEAVY CREASES, JUST A FEW TINY LITTLE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. AGAIN NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A TOTALLY PRISTINE  INNER SURFACE .

THIS IS THE FIRST PRESS UK SLEEVE AS NOTED BY THE HIPGNOSIS CREDITATION ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TYPEFACE.ALSO THE ROBERT STACE INFO ON THE REAR SURFACE

THE BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS THE CORRECT ONE HAVING 9-71 PRINTED IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER (THE MONTH OF RELEASE)

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+

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

GARRY

 RY