Yes TIME AND A WORD UK LP 1ST A1/B2 PRESS RED/PLUM W/INSERT PLAYS NEAR MINT
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Description
YES - TIME AND A WORD
IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION
COMPLETE WITH LYRIC INSERT
- CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC 2400 006
- MATRIX: 2400006 A v 1 1 1 8/ B v 2 1 1 6
- FIRST PRESS
- LYRIC INSERT
TIME AND A WORD WAS THE SECOND ALBUM FROM YES. RELEASED IN MID 1970 ON THE RED AND PLUM ATLANTIC LABEL.
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 3-4 SPIDER LINES SHOWING THAT THE ALBUM HAS BEEN BARELY PLAYED
THE VINYL
THIS VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN . IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL IS FLAWLESS UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE NUMEROUS ULTRA FINE WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES. TOTALLY SUPERFICIAL AND NON SOUNDING
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
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE NOR ANY LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE JUST THE ODD SEMI SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD ONLY IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND ONE OR TWO OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES
I HEARD NO MORE THAN ONE MINUSCULE DUST POP THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT FOR THE PLAYTHROUGH
BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED AND DELICATE MACNEILL GATEFOLD SLEEVE . THIS IS SUCH A HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN GREAT CONDITION DUE TO THE POROUS WHITE AND GREY SURFACE WHICH ATTRACTS DIRT AND GRIME LIKE A MAGNET
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. THERE ARE SEVEN SMALL ONES DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE SPINE, AND A TINY LINE ACROSS THE TOP LEFT AND TOP RIGHT CORNER TIP, AND TWO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. ONE THUMB LINE JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE KNEES
THERE IS SOME LIGHT HANDLING TO THE WHITE SURFACE WHICH IS SITUATED MOSTLY AT THE EDGES PLUS VERY LIGHT AGEING TO THE SEAMS, PLUS A SMALL BIT OF RUB TO THE BLACK AREAS NEAR THE BOTTOM
THE TOP EDGE IS FREE FROM SHELF WEAR, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS BEEN SUBJECTED TO LIGHT RUBBING AT THE CORNERS
THE SPINE HAS THE TAPERED ENDS, AND IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED APART FROM ONE FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSION AT THE VERY TOP OF THE SPINE.THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VIRTUALLY RAZOR SHARP WITH A TINY SPECK OF BURR AT THE VERY TOP
THE REAR SURFACE HAS ONE CREASE LINE UNDER THE TOP EDGE RUNNING ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE SLEEVE, AND A AGAIN THE LIGHT HANDLING TO THE EDGES
THE ORIGINAL POLYDOR MADE INNER SLEEVE IS UNSPLIT, AND IN CLEAN CONDITION WITH JUST A LITTLE GLUE BROWNING ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND JUST THE CORNERS LIGHTLY CREASED
THE LYRIC INSERT IS IN FLAT AND BARELY CREASED CONDITION, WITH ONE ACROSS THE TOP LEFT CORNER,
THE SLEEVE GRADES EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT PLUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
