Booker T And The MG's AND NOW 1966 UK LP 1st Press MONO One Play MINT MINUS

	£		24
	$		32

BOOKER T AND THE MG'S - AND NOW

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS CONDITION

FIRST PRESS STAX  - ULTRA HEAVY VINYL

NEAR MINT  SLEEVE

VERY FIRST STEREO PRESS

• CATALOGUE:STAX 589002
• MATRIX: 589002 A//1 v 420 11 / B//1 v 420 11

 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 RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLUE STAX LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. CLEARLY A WELL CARED FOR 51 YEAR OLD ALBUM

A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS ZERO  SPIDER LINES SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS MARVELLOUS VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW IN DAYLIGHT AND IS MADE OF THE VERY HEAVY VINYL THAT MOST LATE 60'S RECORDINGS WERE PRESSED ON.IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES, ONE DULL STREAK ON SIDE ONE (NON SOUNDING) AND A SMALL NON SOUNDING HANDLING LINE ON SIDE TWO

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 DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE 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 CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST INCREDIBLE. EVERY NOTE IS CRISP AND CLEAN, AND THE WHOLE ALBUM SOUNDS SUPERB ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT TO THIS CRYSTAL CLEAR REPRODUCTION

I AM JUST BLOWN AWAY BY THE INCREDIBLE MONO SOUND THIS RECORDING PRODUCES AND ALL OF THIS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND BARELY A SPLIT SECOND OR TWO OF STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I HEARD NO MORE THAN 1-2 OF THE MOST INSIGNIFICANT LITTLE STATIC TICS,DURING THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS OUTSTANDING DISC MINT MINUS

TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

E.J DAY LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, UNLAMINATED REAR SURFACE SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES TO THE LAMINATE OR ANY BENDS. THE FOUR CORNER TIPS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THERE ARE JUST TWO MINUSCULE LAMINATE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE.FIVE TINY ONES ALONG THE TOP EDGE, FOUR ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE SMALL THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE WHATSOEVER.

THE LAMINATE ITSELF IS FREE FROM AMY PEELING OR FLAKING.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE ALSO FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WITH THE LAMINATE RUNNING FULLY FROM CORNER TIP TO CORNER TIP, WITH PERFECT CORNER TIPS SMOOTH UNBLEMISHED LAMINATE

THE SPINE IS VERY THIN AND HAS LOOKS PRISTINE, AND ONLY IF I USE A MAGNIFYING GLASS CAN I SEE A FEW PIN PRICKS OF UNDECARD. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A TINY SPECK OF BURRING TO THE FRONT EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE HAS THE FRAGILE POROUS WHITE CARD SURFACE WHICH USUALLY WEARS BADLY AND STAINS EASILY, THIS ONE IS STILL VERY WHITE WITH A LITTLE HANDLING AND A FEW THIN DARK LINES

THE ORIGINAL DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE HAS AGEING TO IT, BUT REMAINS SPLIT FREE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE  NEAR MINT

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

GARRY