Elton John CARIBOU UK LP 1ST RED TRANSLUCENT VINYL PLAYS EXCELLENT PLUS

	£		19
	$		25

ELTON JOHN - CARIBOU

IN SUPERB EXCELLENT PLUS PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS SHRINKWRAPPED SLEEVE

I HAVE AN OUTSTANDING ELTON JOHN COLLECTION TO LIST OVER THE COMING THREE OR FOUR DAYS. THE ORIGINAL OWNER KEPT THEM INSIDE A LOCKED RECORD CASE AND THEREFORE THE SLEEVE HAVE BEEN VIRTUALLY PERFECTLY PRESERVED. THE VINYLS WERE ONLY EVER PLAYED BETWEEN ONE AND THREE TIMES

• CATALOGUE:DJM  DJLPH 439
• MATRIX: DJLPH 439 A-2 / B-3
• 'RETURN OF HERCULES' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE
•  'RAYS' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE TWO

THE FIRST PRESSING WITH THE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE TEXTURED SLEEVE. TEXTURED BOTH ON THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE. HAS THE CORRECT TABBED LOCKING FLAP, AND A PASTED ON PICTURE ON THE FRONT SURFACE

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE JET BLACK LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ON THEM AT ALL. THE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.. THE YELLOW DJM LOGO IS UNRUBBED AND THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST TWO MINUSCULE  SPIDER LINES  AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS VINYL HAS REMAINED VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED FOR 39 YEARS

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THIS IS A FIRST PRESS HEAVYWEIGHT DISC IN SUBLIME CONDITION. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL IS  FLAWLESS, AND UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME DULL SPECKLES EMBEDDED INTO THE VINYL, AND A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES

THE VINYL IS ALSO PLUM TRANSLUCENT WHICH CAN ONLY BE SEEN WHEN PLACED IN FRONT OF A STRONG LIGHT

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 NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE LP BEFORE LAYING ANY BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC IT SOUNDS.

THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS WITH EVERY NOTE BEING CRISP AND CLEAR. CERTAINLY NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, AND NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS

LIKE MOST PYE LP'S OF THIS TYPE IT DOES HAVE SOME VERY LIGHT EMBEDDED BUT BARELY AUDIBLE VINYL NOISE HEARD ONLY IN SOME LINKING GROOVES. THERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF LIGHT STATIC IN THE MORE SILENT PASSAGES, AND A COUPLE OF RANDOM DUST POPS HERE AND THERE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL  EXCELLENT PLUS

PLEASE LISTEN TO IT AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

FIRST ISSUE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE STILL FULLY SHRINKWRAPPED

THE FRONT SURFACE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE, PROTECTED BY THE SHRINKWRAP . THE ONLY EXPOSED AREA IS A SMALL STRIP BY THE OPENING EDGE, AND FROM THIS I CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT THE LAMINATE IS GLEAMING LIKE NEW

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO!!! LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE AND NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE, AND NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED NO RUBBING TO THE TOP OR BOTTOM TIP ENDS AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS MAGNIFICENT THE FRONT,

THE HEAVY PAPER PICTURE/LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB UNSPLIT CONDITION. ONE LIGHT CORNER CREASE AT THE BOTTOM, BUT THAT'S ALL

THIS SLEEVE GRADES MINT MINUS WITH EASE

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

GARRY