Yes THE YES ALBUM UK LP 1ST RED/PLUM A1/B1 NEAR MINT-

	£		126
	$		167

YES - THE YES ALBUM

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

OUTSTANDING  NEAR MINT  SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC 2400 101
• MATRIX: 2400101 A1 / B1
• FIRST PRESS 

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RED AND PLUM LABELS ARE IN NEAR 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. THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAS PENNED THEIR INITIALS ON SIDE ONE RIGHT AT THE VERY TOP OF THE LABEL.

THERE ARE AROUND 8-10 SPIDER LINES SHOWING THAT THE ALBUM HAS BEEN 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 HANDLING LINES, A LITTLE SHADOW OF BAG RASH ON SIDE ONE (NON SOUNDING) AND A SMALL DULL PATCH NEAR THE RUN IN GROOVE

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 BIIDERS 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

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS BOTH CRYSTAL CLEAR AND LOUDLY MIXED

THERE IS NO SERIOUS BACKGROUND CRACKLE, JUST SOME RANDOM LIGHT STUFF MAINLY NEARER THE EARLY TRACKS ON EACH SIDE. THIS CAN BE HEARD DURING THE QUIETER MOMENTS. THERE IS ALSO THREE OR FOUR TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE PLAY

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT MINUS

BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

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 ASURES THE SEVERE COLOUR LOSS TO THE DELICATE POWDERY BLACK SURFACE.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY CLEAN. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE. THE BLACK SURFACE IS TOTALLY UNBLEMISHED, UNRUBBED .. 

THERE IS NO RING WEAR WHATSOEVER ON ANY PART OF THE SLEEVE, NOT EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE THREE SMALL  LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, WHICH HAVE REMAINED BLACK AND NOT WHITE WHICH THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN HAD THE CREASE LINES BEEN DEEP

THE TOP EDGE IS ALMOST FREE FROM SHELF WEAR, THERE ARE TWO PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS VERY LIGHT RUBBING IN A FEW PLACES AND THE TWO CORNER TOPS

THE SPINE ITSELF IS JUST  NEAR PRISTINE. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, ALL OF THE BLACK COLOUR IS THERE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS WHICH HAVE RUBBING, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A FEW 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 LOVELY CONDITION AS THE FRONT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE MINT CONDITION INTERIOR PAIR OF SURFACES.

THE ORIGINAL POLYDOR MADE INNER SLEEVE IS UNSPLIT, AND INCLEAN CONDITION WITH JUST A LITTLE GLUE BROWNING ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND JUST THE CORRNERS LIGHTLY CREASED

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