Yes THE YES ALBUM UK LP 1ST RED/PLUM A1/B1 2-3 PLAYS EVER 100% MINT MINUS

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YES - THE YES ALBUM

IN MAGNIFICENT 2-3 PLAY MINT MINUS CONDITION!!!!

OUTSTANDING  MINT MINUS  SLEEVE!!!

RED AND PLUM 1ST PRESS

• CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC 2400 101
• MATRIX: 2400101 A//1  1 1  21 / B//1   1 1 1 21
• AN EXTREMELY EARLY FIRST PRESS

THIS LP HAS COME FROM AN INCREDIBLE RECORD COLLECTION, WHERE THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD PROTECTED THE ALBUMS FROM THE VERY DAY OF PURCHASE BY PLACING THEM INTO PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVES. THEREFORE VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE RECORDS THAT I WILL BE LISTING FROM THIS COLLECTION WILL HAVE MINT, MINT MINUS OR AT THE WORST NEAR MINT SLEEVES!

THE INNER SLEEVES HAVE ALL BEEN KEPT FLAT AND UNWRINKLED AND FURTHER ENHANCE THE COLLECTION.

THE VINYLS ARE ALSO IN THE MOST AMAZING CONDITION POSSIBLE, WITH A FEW HAVING NEVER BEEN PLAYED, AND AGAIN THE GRADING’S VARY BETWEEN MINT AND NEAR MINT...NOTHING LOWER.

THE RECORDS WERE PLACED INTO THOSE RECORD BOXES WITH HANDLES ON THEM, ENSURING THAT THEY HAVE BEEN KEPT AWAY FROM EXTREME HEAT OR SUNLIGHT AND COLD.

FINALLY THERE ARE SOME OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER TITLES IN THIS COLLECTION, SO PLEASE CHECK BACK DAILY FOR THE LATEST FROM THIS AMAZING SELECTION OF 197O'S ROCK ALBUMS

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 2-3 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 EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN

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 1-2 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, BUT AS MENTIONED AT THE TOP OF THE LISTING, THIS HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE PLASTIC FROM NEW AND HAS BEEN KEPT IN SUPERB ORIGINAL 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.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE, AND NO FOLD, BENDS OR DINGS

THERE ARE ZERO!!! LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE,  NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE PERFECTLY BLACK WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER.. ONLY THE VERY TIP END ON THE RIGHT CORNERS HAVE A PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING.

THE SPINE ITSELF IS PRISTINE. FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED, ALL OF THE BLACK COLOUR IS THERE AND THIS EVEN INCLUDES THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP .

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 OPENING EDGE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT INNER PANELS

THE ORIGINAL POLYDOR MADE INNER SLEEVE IS UNSPLIT, AND STILL VERY FLAT AND UNCREASED. A LITTLE RECORD SHAPE AND SOME GLUE AGEING ALONG THE TOP EDGE ARE THE ONLY MINOR ISSUES 

A REAL TREAT TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS !!!!

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

GARRY