Bridget St. John THANK YOU FOR UK LP 1ST A 1 / B 1 DANDELION PLAYS NEAR MINT

	£		70
	$		92

BRIDGET ST. JOHN - THANK YOU FOR

IN MAGNIFICENT 3-4 PLAY CONDITION

DANDELION 1972 FIRST PRESS

NEAR MINT   VINYL AND NEAR MINT SLEEVE

A1/B1 1ST PRESS

• CATALOGUE:DANDELION 2310 193 
• MATRIX: 2310193 A//1  1 1 5 / B//1  1 1 4
• THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE CREAM LABELS  ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION, THE BASE COLOUR IS UNBLEMISHED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE PLUM COLOURED TYPEFACE IS ALSO CLEAR AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 3-4 NEAR  TINY SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE HOLE, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HERE LOOKS MAGNIFICENT ON BOTH SIDES AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN

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 NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE 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 THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE CLARITY OF REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB. THE CRYSTAL CLEAR INSTRUMENTATION AND VOCALS ARE PURE FIRST PRESS.

PARTICULARLY THE VOCALS WHERE EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION

THERE IS CERTAINLY NO GROOVE WEAR TO THIS RARE RECORDING WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN SOME DISTORTION TO THE SOUND.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST FANTASTIC

NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

THERE IS THE ODD BIT OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD ONLY DURING SOME OF THE QUIETEST MOMENTS, AND PERHAPS 3-4 TINY LITTLE DUST POPS

I AM HAPPY TO  GRADE THIS ALBUM  NEAR MINT !!! 

PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE  

UNLAMINATED E.J DAY GROUP GATEFOLD SLEEVE 

THE BLACK FRONT SURFACE HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME SUPERBLY WELL. JUST A FEW DUST FLECKS NEAR THE SPINE, BUT THE BLACK SURFACE IS ALL THERE, AND NO CHIPS OR SCRATCHES TO THIS DELICATE POWDERY SURFACE.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND NO FOLDS OR BENDS.

INCREDIBLY THERE ARE NO LINES WHATSOEVER NEXT TO THE SPINE.NONE EITHER ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE SPINE AT ALL

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE MOSTLY FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR. JUST SOME LIGHT SPECKS OF WHITE SHOWING RANDOMLY ALONG THE SURFACE

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS ONLY. THE BLACK SURFACE IS AGAIN MOSTLY COMPLETE WITH JUST A FEW LIGHT WHITE SPECKS HERE AND THERE MAINLY ON THE LEADING EDGES. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS ARE VERY LIGHTLY RUBBED

THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND UNBLEMISHED AND SHOWS WHY THIS LP HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION.NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES, JUST TWO TINY LINES BY THE SPINE. AGAIN THE BLACK SURFACE IS INTACT

NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PERFECT PAIR OF INNER PANELS

THE ORIGINAL POLYDOR INNER SLEEVE IS CORRECT FOR THIS ISSUE HAVING THE 0572 DATE (MAY 1972) PRINTED IN THE BOTTOM CORNER

THESLEEVE IS UNSPLIT, WITH NA COUPLE OF LIGHT WRINKLES ONLY AND SOME RECORD SHAPE

THE SLEEVE  GRADES NEAR MINT  WITH EASE

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

GARRY