Bonzo Dog Band HISTORY OF THE BONZO'S 2LP UK 1ST NMINT

	£		19
	$		25

THE BONZO DOG DOO DAH BAND - THE HISTORY OF THE BONZO'S

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT  CONDITION

FIRST UK PRESS

• CATALOGUE:UNITED ARTISTS 60071/72
• MATRIX: 60071 A-1U / B-1U / 60072 A-1U / B-1U
• GENUIEN UK FIRST PRESS INDICATORS

THIS LP WAS ISSUED IN 1974 AND CONTAINS 2 LP'S WORTH OF THE BEST TRACKS FROM THE BONZ'S PREVIOUS ALBUM RELEASES. NONE OF THE BONZO'S ALBUMS SOLD VERY WELL, AND THUS HAVE BECOME QUITE RARE IN THEIR OWN RIGHTS. EVEN THIS 'GREATEST HITS' FAILED TO MAKE THE CHARTS. FINDING A GREAT FIRST PRESS IS INDEED A RARITY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE LIGHT CREAM COLOURED UA LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. NOT A BLEMISH ON EITHER ONE OF THEM. THE COLOUR STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE DARK DROWN UA LOGO IS UNRUBBED, AND THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

A CLOSE EXAMINATION UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION REVALS 2 REALLY TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLES, SHOWING THAT THIS BRILLIANT SET HAS BEEN PLAYED TWICE AT MOST. ONE OTHER POINT OF INTEREST IS THAT THESE ARE SOME SMALL SHARDS OF VINYL LEFT INSIDE THE HOLES, AND THE RECORDS WERE VERY VERY TIGHT ON THE SPINDLE, AGAIN SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THEY HAVE BEEN ANYWHERE NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

BOTH DISCS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION, AND HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THEIR ORIGINAL SHEEN. THEY GLEAM LIKE NEW. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR SCRATCHES OR INDEED ANY OTHER SIGNS OF HANDLING. EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS BARELY ANYTHING TO SEE AT ALL, JUST A FEW REALLY TINY WISPY LINES. THE FIRST DISC HAS A REALLY TINY LIP TO IT, BUT AS YOU WILL HEAR WHEN LISTENING TO THE FIRST 4 FOUR SOUNDBITES, WHICH INCLUDE THE TWO OPENING TRACKS, THERE IS NO MOVEMENT TO THE SOUND AT ALL. THESE DISCS ARE IN TOP CONDITION

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 4 TRACKS FROM EACH OF THE TWO DISCS, WHICH INCLUDE THE OPENING TRACKS TO EACH SIDE, AND ONE OTHER RANDOM TRACK FROM EACH SIDE AS WELL. THE RECORDINGS INCLUDE THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, AND THE LINKING GROOVES. THIS WAY YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR ANY UNWANTED NOISES. MY AIM IS TO SHOW THE LACK OF ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE ETC

THE QUALITY OF THE RECORDING IS INCREDIBLE, WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD CLEARLY. THE PRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS

THERE IS JUST NOTHING TO SAY IN TERMS OF BACKGROUND NOISE. CLEAR AS A BELL, WITH NO NOISE IN ANY OF THE SILENT PASSAGES OR LINKING GROOVES.JUST A FEW OF TINY DUST POPS HERE AND THERE, WHICH I AM CERTAIN WILL  HAVE DISSAPPEARED WITH EITHER A SECOND PLAY OR DEEP CLEAN

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

FIRST PRESS UNLAMINATED TEXTURED GATEFOLD

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. FIRSTLY THE COLOURS WHICH CAN WEAR BADLY ON THIS SLEEVE ARE IN TOP CONDITION. VIRTUALLY NO LOSS WHATSOEVER. APART FROM A SHADE IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, WHICH MAY WELL COME OFF WITH A LITTLE CARE. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY OF THE SMALL LINES WHICH USUALLY FORM ALONG THE SPINE AND PERIMETER EDGES.#THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE THE MOST MINIMAL TOUCHES OF SHELF WEAR. THE SPINE HOWEVER HAS NONE, AND THE WHITE TYPEFACE WHICH IS REALLY THE WRONG COLOUR FOR THIS SLEEVE IS PERFECTLY PLACED AND UNWORN.

THE OPENING EDGES ARE BOTH VERY VERY SHARP, AND IT IS CLEAR THAT THE RECORDS HAVE JUST NOT BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES.

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AS THE FRONT.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS THE BOOKLET WHICH IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. IT IS PERFECTLY STUCK INTO THE SLEEVE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR RESTUCK AT ALL. THE PAGES ARE BLEMISH FREE. THE TWO INNER GATEFOLD SURFACES ARE ALSO IN MINT CONDITION

I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS

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

GARRY