Cat Stevens MONA BONE JAKON UK LP 1ST PINK i 100% MINT-

	£		99
	$		131

CAT STEVENS - MONA BONE JAKON

IN ,MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

FIRST PRESS  - ROUGH TEXTURED PINK ISLAND LABEL

• CATALOGUE:ILPS 9118
• MATRIX:ILPS A2  1 1/ ILPS 9118 B2  1 1
• FIRST PRESS
• 'STERLING' STAMPED INTO RHE DEAD WAX ON BOTH SIDES
• RL LH ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1
• LH ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

ROUGH TEXTURED PINK ISLAND LABELS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THE PASTEL COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE . THE WHITE i IS TOTALLY WHITE. THERE IS JUST ONE TINY SPIDER LINE ON SIDE ONE AND TWO ON SIDE 2 SHOWING WHY THIS RARE ALBUM HAS REMAINED IN THIS MINT STATE FOR SO LONG

THE VINYL

THIS ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT ISLAND VINYL IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. BECAUSE IT HAS STAYED INSIDE THE POLYLINED INNER FOR ALL OF THESE YEARS WITHOUT SEEING AIR, THERE IS SOME LIGHT WAVY LINES ACROSS THE SURFACE OF THE DISC. THIS IS CALLED BAG RASH, AND IS IN THIS CASE JUST SURFACE AND HAS NO IMPACT ON THE SOUND WHATSOEVER

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 NOW, BECAUSE I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS 

FOR THOSE THAT COLLECT ISLAND ALBUMS YOU WILL ALREADY BE AWARE THAT THE VINYL USED IN THE PRODUCTION OFTEN HAD INHERRANT VINYL NOISE. SOME ALBUMS I HAVE HAD ARE ALMOST UNBEARABLE, AND SERIOUSLY IMAPCT ON THE SOUND, BUT ON THIS RARE LP WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE. ANY VINYL NOUSE GENERATED BY THIS VINYL IS NEAR SILENT, AND CAN ONLY BE HEARD ON ODD OCCASIONS AND USUALLY ONLY IN THE LINKING GROOVES IF AT ALL

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT, AND THE CLARITY FO EACH NOTE IS THERE TO BE HEARD. A BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE ALL ROUND

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ALL, MEANING THAT THE COUPLE OF PLAYS THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED WITHAN UNWORN AND CORRECTLY TRACKED STYLUS

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACLES ANYWHERE AND NOT EVEN ANY STATIC. NO CLICKS OR AHYTHIGNELSE THAT WOULD MAR THE SPECIAL AUDIO PERFORMANCE

I HEARD MAYBE 2-3 TINY RANDOM DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH, AND AS MENTIONED ABOUVE THE ODD SECOND OR TWO OF VINYL NOISE

ON THIS BASIS I CAN GRADE THE ALBUM AS MINT MINUS!!!!

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

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE IN REALLY NICE CONDITION.

THIS IS SUCH A HARD SLEEVE TO FIND COLOURFAST CONDITION. THE PALE BLUE UNLAMINTED SURFACE IS USUALLY FOUND RUBBED AND RINGWORN, AND WHILST THIS SLEEVE ISN'T PERFECT IT HAS REMAINED IN EXCEPTIONALLY COLLECTIBLE CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS SLEEVE IS FLAT AND CLEAN. THE BLUE SURFACE HAS REMAINED ENTIRELY UNRUBBED.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS, AND NO MARKS, STAINS OR WRITING ANYWHERE

THERE ARE FOUR SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. ONE LIGHT LINE RUNNING PARALLEL WITH THE SPINE AND ANOTHER RUNNING ACROSS THE TOP RIGHT CORNER. THESE ARE REALLY ONLY SEEN WHEN THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME THERE IS THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE AGAIN WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE JUST THE BAREST TOUCH OF SHELF WEAR IN THE FORM OF A FEW WHITE SPECKS SHOWING THROUGH THE BLUE

THE SPINE HAS A FEW LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHED, BUT ALL OF THE USUALLY RUBBED TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST ONE TINY THUMB NAIL NICK SHOWING EXACTLY WHY THIS LP IS IN THE MINT MINUS CONDITION THAT IT IS, BECAUSE IT HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. ALL OF THE COLURS ARE PRESENT, NO RUBBING AND THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF TINY LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE

THE INNER SLEEVE WHICH HAS THE LYRICS ON IT IS IN FLAT CLEAN CONDITION. THE LEFT CORNERS WERE FOLDED IN ON THEM SELVES AND THE LP HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE IN THIS STATE FOR MANY YEARS. THERE IS LIGHT GLLUE AGING ON THE EDGES  AND A SMALL PATCH ON THE LEFT SIDE

THE SLEEVE ITSELF IS UNSPLIT

THE SLEEVE GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY