Yes THE YES ALBUM UK LP 1ST RED/PLUM A1/B1 NEAR MINT
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YES - THE YES ALBUM
IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION
OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS SLEEVE!!!
RED AND PLUM 1ST PRESS
KINNEY LABEL ON REAR OF SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC 2400 101
- MATRIX: 2400101 A1 / B1
- FIRST PRESS
- KINNEY LABEL ON REAR OF SLEEVE (SEE BELOW)
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 AROUND 10-12 SPIDER LINES SHOWING THAT THE ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED LIGHTLY SINCE 1971
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
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
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS BOTH CRYSTAL CLEAR AND LOUDLY MIXED, AND THE REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT
ONE OF THE ALL TIME CLASSIC ALBUMS AND THIS ONE PLAYS TO PERFECTION. NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE
ALL OF THE SILENT PASSAGES AND LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT AND EVEN THE QUIETEST PASSAGES OF MUSIC ARE HEARD WITHOUT ANY UNWANTED NOISES.
IF I AM TO BE ULTRA PICKY THEN RIGHT AT THE START OF EACH SIDE THERE IS THE BAREST TRACE OF STATIC, AND THE ODD AND RANDOM SEMI SECOND OF IT IN OTHER PLACES, BUT BEAR IN MIND I SIT NO MORE THAN 18 INCHES FROM THE SPEAKERS AS I TYPE THIS OUT, AND I HEAR THINGS THAT CANNOT BE HEARD AT NORMAL LISTENING DISTANCE. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF RANDOM TINY DUST POPS
MY GRADE FOR THIS SUPERB VINYL IS NEAR MINT
DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT 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.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
THERE IS NO RING WEAR WHATSOEVER ON ANY PART OF THE SLEEVE, NOT EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE, AND NO FOLD, BENDS OR DINGS
THERE ARE TWO REALLY 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 AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED. THE SUPERB CONDITION THAT THIS SLEEVE IS IN IS TOTALLY BECAUSE IT WAS PROTECTED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FROM NEW
THE SPINE ITSELF IS JUST PRISTINE. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, ALL OF THE BLACK COLOUR IS THERE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE EXTREME TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS WHICH HAVE MINUSCULE RUBBING, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. A FANTASTIC EXAMPLE AND FURTHER PROOF OF THE PROTECTION AFFORDED THE SLEEVE FROM NEW
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. IT DOES HAVE THE KINNEY STICKER AT THE TOP SHOWING THAT THIS SLEEVE IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE LATER ISSUES BECAUSE IT HAS THE K40106 CATALOGUE NUMBER ON IT, WHICH WAS GIVEN TO THE LATER GREEN AND ORNAGE LABELLED PRESSES. REST ASURED THOUGH THAT THIS IS THE GENUINE FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE WITH THE CORRECT RED AND PLUM CATALOGUE NUMBER AS YOU WILL SEE BY LOOKING AT THE SPINE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE MINT CONDITION INTERIOR PAIR OF SURFACES, WITH JUST ONE LIGHT THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE
THE ORIGINAL POLYDOR MADE INNER SLEEVE IS UNSPLIT, AND INCLEAN CONDITION WITH JUST THE CORNERS CREASED WHERE THE ORIGINAL OWNER FOLDED THE CORNERS OVER TO STOP THE RECORD SLIPPING ABOUT INSIDE THE SLEEVE. A COMMON THING TO DO
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
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