Emerson Lake Palmer PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION UK LP M-

	£		19
	$		25

EMERSON LAKE & PALMER - PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED OR ONE PLAY CONDITION

FIRST PRESS BLACK LABEL PINK i

• CATALOGUE:ISLAND HELP1
• MATRIX:HELP1 A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS  1 GRG / 4 GGU
• POSSIBLY UNPLAYED VINYL
• PORKY AND PECKO IN THE RUN OUT GROOVES

THIS WAS THE ALBUM THAT LAUNCHED THE BAND EMERSON LAKE AND PALMER. RELEASED IN 1971 , THIS LIVE PERFORMANCE WAS ORIGINALLY RELEASED AT A BUDGET PRICE IN ORDER TO GET POTENTIAL RECORD BUYERS TO PART WITH THEIR CASH TO HEAR THIS NEW AND EXCITING PROG ROCK OUTFIT. THE REST AS THEY SAY IS HISTORY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE JET BLACK BASE COLOUR ON THIS ISLAND PRESSING IS IN PRISTINE MINT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ON IT AT ALL, AND IT FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE STYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS THAT THERE ARE NONE WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THIS MAY WELL BE THE FIRST TIME THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND IS CLEAR BY LOOKING AT IT THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN PLAYED PERHAPS JUST ONCE ONLY. THERE IS NOT A MARK ON IT, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE. THIS REALLY IS JUST ABOUT THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THIS LP YOU COULD WISH TO OWN

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 FOUR THREE MINUTE EXCERPTS  FROM THIS  ALBUM,  I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, IN ADDITION I HAVE RECORDED ONE RANDOM TRACK FROM EACH SIDE, INCLUDING THE LINKING GROOVE AS I WISH TO DEMONSTRATE NOT ONLY THE ABSOLUTE CLARITY OF THE RECORDING, BUT THE SILENCE IN THE BITS THAT SHOULD BE SILENT. PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE. ELP ALBUMS HAVE SOME VERY QUIET AREAS AND I HAVE TRIED TO CAPTURE SOME OF THEM TO DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW BRILLIANT THIS PERFORMANCE IS

THE LP PLAYS JUST INCREDIBLY. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY. IN FACT THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST PURE FIRST PRESS. CRISP AND CLEAR AS A BELL. NO RANDOM STATIC EITHER, ALL I HEARD WERE TWO SMALL DUST POPS ON THE SECOND TRACK OF SIDE ONE, BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF, THE SILENT BITS ARE JUST SILENT, AND IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS LP HAS NOT BEEN PLAYED

BUT I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AS NEW VINYL MINT MINUS

THE LP REALLY PLAYS TO PERFECTION

THE SLEEVE

A REALLY HEAVY DUTY NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE FROM HOWARDS. THIS WAS MADE OF REALLY STRONG CARD, AND IS THEREFORE ONE OF THE SLEEVES THAT STANDS THE TEST OF TIME REALLY WELL.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS SUPREMELY FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS ON IT AT ALL. THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES AT ALL AND NOT EVEN ANY OF THE SMALL ONES THAT FORM NEAR THE SPINE OR TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES. THE COLOURS ARE 100% UNRUBBED AND ARE RICH AND VIBRANT. THE ONLY BLEMISH IS ON THE OPENING EDGE TOWARDS THE TOP WHERE THERE IS A TINY CHIP TO THE SURFACE AND A SLIVER OF WHITE IS SHOWING THROUGH

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR APART FROM THE BAREST TRACE ALONG A COUPLE OF INCEHS ON THE BOTTOM. IT IS CLEAR THAT THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED FOR MOST OF IT'S LIFE INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, AGAIN THE COLOURS AR PERFECT, AND THERE IS JUST ONE TINY SCUFF TOWARDS THE TOP END. ALL OF THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY SMALL THUMB NAIL NICKS THAT WOULD IDENTIFY IT HAS HAVING BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SLEEVE. FRANKLY THIS IS AN LP THAT HAS JUST REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE FROM NEW

THE REAR SURFACE IS ABSOLUTELY SPOTLESS, NO BLEMISHED AT ALL, AND CERTAINLY NO RINGWEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE. JUST IMMACULATE.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE INNER PANELS, THAT SHOW THAT THE GATEFOLD HAS RARELY IF AT ALL BEEN OPENED

THE ORIGINAL BLACK INNER SLEEVE IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION, HAVING THE PATENT NUMBER IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER, AND MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN IN THE RIGHT. THE DIE CUT HOLE IS PRISTINE, AND THE SEAMS ARE 100% UNSPLIT. THE TOP EDGE IS ALSO UNWORN ALTHOUGH IT DOES HAVE A SMALL CREASE LINE ALONG IT

I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

I AM CERTAIN THAT THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL AND SLEEVE WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING

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

GARRY