Yes THE YES ALBUM UK LP 1ST RED/PLUM A1/B1 1-2 PLAYS EVER 100% MINT MINUS
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YES - THE YES ALBUM
IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY MINT MINUS CONDITION!!!!
OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT SLEEVE!!!
RED AND PLUM 1ST PRESS
- CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC 2400 101
- MATRIX: 2400101 A//1 1 1 1 7 / B//1 1 1 1 1 7
- AN EXTREMELY EARLY FIRST PRESS
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE RED AND PLUM LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE IMMACULATE AND UNWORN. AND THE WHITE BAND ACROSS THE MIDDLE IS STILL PURE WHITE AND STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.
THERE ARE JUST 1-2 REALLY TINY SPIDER LINES SHOWING THAT THE ALBUM HAS BEEN BARELY PLAYED
THE VINYL
THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL IS UNMARKED AND ONLY WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO SPOT SOME VERY FINES WISPY HAIRLINES ON SIDE TWO AND A COUPLE OF DULLISH STREAKS ON SIDE ONE
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 AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS 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 OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.
THIS SUPERB FIRST PRESS PLAYS ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE FEW PLAYS THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WERE COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS BOTH CRYSTAL CLEAR AND LOUDLY MIXED, AND THE REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND ONLY THE VERY OCCASIONAL SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC, HEARD ONLY IN A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES AND THERE ARE MANY SILENT PASSAGES ON THIS LP WHICH SHOWS JUST HOW SUPERB THE QUALITY OF THE AUDIO REPRODUCTION IS!
I HEARD NO MORE THAN 2-3 OF THE TINIEST LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
MY GRADE FOR THIS SUPERB VINYL IS MINT MINUS FOR THE PLAYTHROUGH
DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED AND DELICATE MACNEILL GATEFOLD SLEEVE . THIS IS SUCH A HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN THIS SORT OF CONDITION. THE FACT THAT IT IS UNLAMINATED USUALLY ASSURES THE SEVERE COLOUR LOSS TO THE DELICATE POWDERY BLACK SURFACE.MOST COPIES YOU WILL SEE ARE TERRIBLY WORN AND EVEN RING WORN. THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT SLEEVE TO FIND IN A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE CONDITION
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY CLEAN. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE. THE BLACK SURFACE IS TOTALLY UNBLEMISHED, UNRUBBED, AND FREE FROM ANY RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE. MINOR BLEMISHES INCLUDE A LITTLE RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS AND A FEW WHITE FLECKS ALONG THE OPENING EDGE, AND A COUPLE OF VERY VERY SMALL THUMB LINES
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE, AND NO FOLD, BENDS OR DINGS
THERE ARE THREE MINUSCULE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, WHICH HAVE REMAINED BLACK AND NOT WHITE WHICH THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN HAD THE CREASE LINES BEEN DEEP. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE STILL VERY BLACK WITH SOME VERY LIGHT EVIDENCE OF RUBBING AND A FEW WHITE FLECKS ALONG THE SURFACES, THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER HAS A LITTLE MORE RUB TO IT
THE SPINE ITSELF IS NEAR PRISTINE. TOTALLY FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED, ALL OF THE BLACK COLOUR IS THERE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE EXTREME TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS WHICH HAVE MINUSCULE RUBBING. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS TO SHOW WHERE THE LP HAS BEEN PLUCKED FROM THE SLEEVE A FEW TIMES.
THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITION AS THE FRONT.AGAIN NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. JUST TWO TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE AND ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE.
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO VIRTUALLY MINT INNER PANELS HAVING JUST ONE THUMB LINE ON THE LOWER LEFT PANEL
THE ORIGINAL POLYDOR MADE INNER SLEEVE IS UNSPLIT, AND IN CLEAN CONDITION
A REAL TREAT TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT !!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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