Yes YESSONGS 1973 UK LP 1st Press ALL -1 BOOK SLEEVE 1 PLAY MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		138
	$		183

YES - YESSONGS

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY CONDITION

SUPERB MINT MINUS  AUDIO

1ST ISSUE BOOK STYLE SLEEVE BY ROBOR

NEAR MINT SLEEVE AND BOOKLET

• CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC K60045
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• MATRIX: K60045 A1 / B1 / C1 / D1 / E1 / F1

A GENUINE 1ST PRESS YESSONGS MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

THE SLEEVE MUST HAVE THE WIDE SPINE AND THE GATEFOLD MUST OPEN UP LIKE A BOOK (LATER PRESSES ARE THE CONCERTINA STYLE)

THE FOLLOWING TYPE MUST BE IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THE REAR SURFACE. PRINTED AND MADE BY ROBOR LTD. PATENTS APPLIED FOR'

THE INNER SLEEVES MUST HAVE THE BLACK OUTLINE LARGE YES LOGO ONE ONE SIDE OF EACH OF THEM

THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST ALL END IN '1' AFTER EACH LETTER

THERE MUST NOT BE A 'W' LOGO AT THREE O'CLOCK ON THE LABELS

THE BOOKLET MUST NOT HAVE THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER ON THE REAR PANEL

 THIS IS A VERY HARD ALBUM TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION. THE SLEEVE IS ALWAYS VERY BADLY RINGWORN ON MOST COPIES AND THE SPINE IS HARDLY EVER FLAT AND SQUASH FREE. HERE IS A SLEEVE THAT ANY COLLECTOR WOULD BE PROUD TO HAVE IN THEIR COLLECTION

 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE LABELS

THE SIX ORANGE AND GREEN LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE IMMACULATE AND UNWORN.

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE WHITE BAND RUNNING THROUGH THE CENTRE OF THE LABEL IS ALSO PURE WHITE AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE

THERE ARE JUST ONE MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE ON DISC TWO AND NONE AR ALL ON DISCS ONE AND THREE SHOWING EXACTLY WHY THIS LP SET HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED SINCE 1973

ALSO THE LABEL IS THE FIRST ISSUE ATLANTIC LABEL WITHOUT THE WARNER 'W' AT THREE O'CLOCK

THE VINYL

THE THREE DISCS HAVE ALL RETAINED THEIR ORIGINAL SHEEN, AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOK TOTALLY FLAWLESS. NO FINGERMARKS, NO SCRATCHES AND NO MARKS ON THE DISCS EITHER. EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JNO MORE THAN 3-4 WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES OVER THE SIX SIDES. A TRULY PRISTINE SET OF ALBUMS

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 VOLUME FROM START TO FINISH, SOMETHING I NOW DO 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.

THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO STATE IS THAT ALL THREE PLAY WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE SET WAS PLAYED WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS. IN ADDITION THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT, THERE IS DEFINITELY A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FIRST PRESSES AND ALL THE REST. THIS IS BY FAR A CLEARER, LOUDER CUT. EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD TO PERFECTION

THIS VINYL PLAYS TO VIRTUAL PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE SIX SIDES, WITH A SUPERB CRISP AND CLEAR SOUND.

THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, AND NO CLICKS, AND THERE ARE SO MANY NEAR SILENT PASSAGES ON YESSONGS THAT ANY PROBLEM WITH THE VINYL WOULD BE INSTANTLY SHOWN UP AUDIBLY. 

THE RUN OUTS ARE PRETTY SILENT AND I HAVE RECORDED THEM IN FULL

I HEARD ONLY A FEW ODD RANDOM SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND ACROSS ALL SIX SIDES

NO DUST POPS ANYWHERE

I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH MINT MINUS

ANYWAY PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, LISTEN TO IT FOR YOURSELF AND BE THE JUDGE AND MEASURE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

A VERY HARD ALBUM TO FIND WITH A SLEEVE THAT DOESN'T LOOK AWFUL. THE BROWN POWDERY SURFACE IS USUALLY TERRIBLE AND RINGWEAR BLIGHTS THIS SLEEVE USUALLY!!! 

THE FRONT SURFACE ON THIS COPY IS FLAT AND IS FREE FROM ANY LARGE CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES. AND EVEN THE SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST THREE ONE OF WHICH TWO ARE MINUSCULE AND THE ONE NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINE STRETCHES LIGHTLY INTO THE BROWN COLOUR FOR ABOUT A FEW CENTIMETERES

THE MOST NOTICABLE THING ABOUT THIS FRONT SURFACE IS THE TOTAL LACK OF RING WEAR. EVEN THE RECORD SHAPE IS RESTRICTED TO JUST ONE VERY THIN LINE JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE

THERE ARE  JUST THREE TINY PRESSURE LINES ON THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND TWO ON THE RIGHT EDGE. THERE IS A TINY PIN PRICK OF WHITE VISIBLE ALSO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE VERY SHARP AND SQUARE WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUN TO THE TOP LEFT ONE

THE THREE TOP EDGES ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE PRISTINE AND FREE FROM RUBBING, AND THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED.

THE THREE BOTTOM EDGES  ARE ALMOST AS PERFECT WITH THAT ONE DOT OF WHITE ON THE TOP ONE AND A SPECK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TIPS ENDS ONLY

THE WIDESPINE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. AS I MENTIONED ABOVE MOST COPIES WILL BE SEVERELY LET DOWN BY THE CONDITION OF THE SPINE, BUT THIS ONE IS OUTSTANDING. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS DO HAVE A LITTLE RUB, BUT OTHER THAN THAT THERE IS ONE TINY WHITE SPECK ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE AND ON PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON THE FL;AT SURFACE IN THE MIDDLE

THE  OPENING EDGES ARE ALL STILL VERY SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF REALLY SMALL THUMB NAIL NICKS ON EACH TO SHOW WHERE THE LP'S WERE REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE A COUPLE OF TIMES 

THE REAR SURFACE LIKE THE FRONT IS ALSO FREE FROM ANY RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE. NO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE OR THE OTHER THREE EDGES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS SIX IMMACULATE PANELS FEATURING ROGER DEAN'S ARTWORK

THE BOOKLET THAT COMES WITH THE SET IS ALSO IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION, WITH JUST A LITTLE EVIDENCE OF HAVING BEEN THUMBED THROUGH

FINALLY TWO OF THE THREE INNER SLEEVES HAVE THE YES LOGO'S ON THEM. ONE DOES NOT

ALL THREE ARE  UNSPLIT

THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT WITH EASE

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

GARRY