Grateful Dead WORKINGMAN'S DEAD UK LP 1ST ORANGE LABELS -1*T 1-2 PLAYS MINT -
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THE GRATEFUL DEAD - WORKINGMAN'S DEAD
IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION
1970 ORIGINAL ORANGE LABEL PRESS
ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING COPY
- CATALOGUE:WARNER BROTHERS W S 1869
- MATRIX: WS1869 A -1 * T / B-1 * T
- ALSO HAS THE KINNEY MATRIX K46049 A1 / B1
- MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 G / 1 H
- PLAYED 1-2 TIMES
A FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES
THE SLEEVE MUST BE A MATT FINISH, AND BE MADE BY WEST BROTHERS
THE REAR OF THE SLEEVE MUST BE UPSIDE DOWN
THE INNER SLEEVE MUST BE POLY LINES AND HAVE THE FOLLOWING IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER 'UK PATENT No 1,072,844 FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING
THE VINYL MUST BE VERY VERY HEAVY AND BARELY FLEXIBLE
THE COLOUR OF THE 1970 LABEL WAS ORANGE ANY OTHER DESIGN OR COLOUR WILL BE A REISSUE
THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST BE STAMPED AND END -1*T ON BOTH SIDES
THE MOTHERS AND STAMPERS ARE ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
BEAUTIFUL PASTEL ORANGE LABELS IN MINT CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND LOGOGS ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY CLEAR AND LEGIBLE. THERE IS JUST ONE MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE PER SIDE, CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED IN THE 41 YEARS SINCE IT WAS PRESSED.
THE VINYL
THE ULTRA HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND IS CLEAR BY LOOKING AT IT THAT IT HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED.THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OF ANY DESCRIPTION, AND ONLY WHEN OFFERED UPTO INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO MAKE OUT A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE WISPY HAIRLINES.
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, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR ALL WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON. I HOPE YOU AGREE . THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
A TRUE FIRST PRESS PERFORMANCE WITH A STEREO REPRODUCTION THAT IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. SILENT RUN IN'S AND LINKING GROOVES LEADING TO PERFECT SOUND PLAYED WITHOUT DISTORTION THUS NO GROOVE WEAR. NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR LOUD CLICKS
THE LP PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND WOULD GRACE ANY COLLECTION. THERE IS NO VINYL NOISE AND NO STATIC, AND I ONLY HEARD 3-4 TINY DUST POPS ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE PLAY. TRACK 2 SIDE ONE HAS A FEW VERY VERY LIGHT ROTATIONAL AND BARELY AUDIBLE LITTLE TICS,JUST AFTER THE START OF THE TRACK WHICH CAN ONLY BE HEARD IF YOU SIT RIGHT ON TOP OF YOUR SPEAKERS AS I DO WHILST TYPING THIS OUT
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS!!!!
DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH. LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE
THE SLEEVE
UNLAMINATED WEST BROTHERS SINGLE SLEEVE IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT . THE BLACK BORDER AT THE TOP HAS JUST A COUPLE OF SPECKS OF WHITE SHOWINGAND ALSO THE FOUR CORNER TIPS,
THERE ARE JUST THREE TINY LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE
NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE EITHER
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR APART FROM THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED CORNER TIPS, AND THE TOP EDGE HAS A COUPLE OF WHITE SPECKS SHOWING THROUGH
THE SPINE IS ABSOLUTELY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE UNRUBBED APART FROM THE VERY TOP TIP. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND SHOWS CLEARLY WHY THIS LP HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED.
THE REAR SURFACE IS AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT AGAIN NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THE PICTURE WAS DELIBERATELY PLACED UPSIDE DOWN ON THIS SLEEVE,
THERE ARE JUST TWO OF THE SMALLEST LINES NEAR THE SPINE WHICH ARE BARELY VISIBLE
THE WHITE POLYLINED DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS UNSPLIT AND IN VERY FLAT CONDITION WITH JUST SOME LIGHT BROWNING TO THE PERIMTER EDGES
THIS SLEEVE WITHOUT A DOUBT GRADES NEAR MINT!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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