Yes YES 1969 DEBUT ALBUM UK RED/PLUM INCREDIBLE MINT -

	£		158
	$		209

YES - YES

IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION

INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS PERFORMANCE

• CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC 588190
• MATRIX: 588190 A//1   11 1 4/ B//1  11 1 4
• FIRST PRESS
• RED AND PLUM LABEL

THE DEBUT ALBUM FROM YES. RELEASED IN 1969, IT INCLUDES A SUPERB VERSION OF THE BETALES 'EVERY LITTLE THING'

THE VINYL IS JUST IMMACULATE AND THE SLEEVE ALMOST AS PRISTINE. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE CAN BE A BETTER COPY OUT THERE

A TRUE INVESTMENT GRADE COPY

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. CLEARLY THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY CARED FOR AS THERE ARE JUST THERE ARE AROUND 3-4 MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES SHOWING THAT THE ALBUM HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED IN 42 YEARS

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. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING DISC

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 VERY LIMITED PLAY THAT THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD AN UNWORN AND CORRECTLY TRACKED STYLUS

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS BOTH CRYSTAL CLEAR AND LOUDLY MIXED. IT IS ALSO AUDIBLY PERFECT

FROM START TO FINISH, THIS ALBUM PLAYS ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENTLY. ALL OF THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC PLAYS TO PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED

THERE ARE ALSO NO CLICKS AT ANY POINT EITHER

VINYL NOISE AND STATIC IS LIMITED TO JUST THE VERY ODD MILLISECOND, AND VERY LIGHT AND BARELY AUDIBLE

I HEARD NO MORE THAN 2-3 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I DON'T BELIEVE THERE CAN BE A BETTER AND CLEANER COPY ANYWHERE

ON THAT BASIS I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS ALBUM MINT MINUS!!!!

BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED AND  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. HERE WE HAVE AN ALMOST PERFECT 1ST ISSUE GATEFOLD

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY CLEAN. THE FINE BLACK SURFACE IS IN TOP CONDITION AND ONLY HAS VERY VERY MARGINAL SPECKS OF RUBBING TO A FEW SPOTS ON THE PERIMETER EDGES

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, AND IN FACT THERE IS JUST ONE SMALL LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE

THE TOP EDGE IS ALMOST FREE FROM SHELF WEAR, THERE IS A SLIVER OF RUBBING TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER AND THE TOP RIGHT TIP

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 THE SLIGHTEST BIT OF RUBBING, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP AND AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PUT TOGETHER

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN THE SAME LOVELY CONDITION AS THE FRONT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PICTURE PANEL ON THE RIGHT, WHILST THE LYRIC PANEL ON THE LEFT HAS JUST THE BAREST TOUCH OF AGEING TO THE PURE WHITE SURFACE

THE LYRIC INSERT SHEET IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. UNCREASED AND UNMARKED

THE ORIGINAL POLYDOR MADE INNER SLEEVE IS UNSPLIT, AND IN CLEAN CONDITION WITH JUST A LITTLE PATCH ON THE TOP LEFT EDGE WHERE THE ORIGINAL OWNER PLACED A NUMBER STICKER FOR CATALOGUING PURPOSES

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