Humble Pie UK DEBUT LP 1970 A&M 1ST ONE PLAY NEAR MINT

	£		137
	$		182

HUMBLE PIE - DEBUT ALBUM

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY CONDITION

FIRST PRESS  - KHAKI A&M LABEL

OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:A & M AMLS 986
• MATRIX: AMLS986 A-1 / B-1
• FIRST PRESS INDICATORS
• 1970 PRESS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE FAWN ORIGINAL PRESS LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITON. THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM ANYWHERE. NO LOSS OF COLOUR, AND THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, AND ONLY WHEN EXAMINED UNDER LIGHT CAN I BARELY MAKE OUT TWO VERY FAINT SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. THE DISC GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND HAS LOST NONE OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE

THERE ARE NO MARKS TO BE SEEN IN DAYLIGHT, AND ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE A FEW LIGHT AND 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 AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS. I AM CERTAIN THAT ANY BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD THEY ARE THINKING OF BIDDING ON AND I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THIS SERVICE FOR MY CUSTOMERS.

THIS FIRST PRESS ALBUM PERFORMS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. THE MOST OBVIOUS THING WHEN HEARING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME IS THE CLARITY AND LOUDNESS OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION. IT IS  JUST SUPERB. EVERY NOTE HEARD AS IT WAS INTENDED

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER MEANING THAT THE COUPLE OF PLAYS THAT THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

NO HEAVY CRACKLING OR CLICKS EITHER

THERE IS SOME VERY VERY LIGHT 'IN THE VINYL' VINYL NOISE WHICH CAN BE HEARD IN THE QUIETEST OF PLACES LIKE THE LINKING GROOVES, AND IS MORE APPARENT AT THE  VERY START OF SIDE ONE. THIS IS NOT A MAN MADE ISSUE AND WAS PRESSED INTO THE VINYL, BUT I HEARD IT ONLY WHEN I SAT 12" FROM MY SPEAKERS. WHEN I MOVED TO LISTENING DISTANCE IN MY LOUNGE THE SOUND COULDN'T BE HEARD. IT IS NOT THROUGH THE ENTIRE ALBUM JUST THE FIRST COUPLE OF TRACKS

THERE ARE NOT EVEN ANY OF THE LITTLE DUST POPS THAT YOU WILL FIND ON MOST DISCS

PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THE ALBUM AND JUDGE THE QUALITY FOR YOURSELF

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AS NEAR MINT AS WITHOUT THE LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND I WOULD HAVE BEEN EDGING TO A MINT STATUS

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED , TEXTURED GATEFOLD

THIS SLEEVE IS REALLY HARD TO FIND IN ANY DECENT SORT OF COLLECTIBLE CONDITION DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS UNLAMINATED, WHITE, AND TEXTURED, A RECIPE FOR DISASTER FOR CERTAIN

THE FRONT SURFACE IS INCREDIBLE. PURE WHITE ALL THE WAY ACROSS. NO CREASES CREASE LINES EITHER, AND UNBELIEVABLY THERE ARE NO SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE. THE TEXTURED SURFACE IS UNBLEMISHED IN ANY WAY, AND IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FROM NEW.

THE TOP EDGE IS TOTALLY UNWORN, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS VERY MILD RUBBING TO THE SURFACE

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION. AGAIN ITS AMAZING THAT THE SURFACE HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED, AND HERE ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AS WELL

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY THUMB NAIL LINES TO SHOW THAT THE LP WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE A COUPLE OF TIMES.

THE REAR SURFACE IS ANOTHER TEXTURED IMAGE BUT THIS TIME THE BORDER IS BLACK AND I AM DELIGHTED TO SAY THAT THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF RUBBING TO THIS DELICATE SURFACE. USUALLY THE HIGH POINTS OF THE TEXTURE ARE RUBBED BUT THIS ONE IS STILL TOTALLY BLACK

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO  PERFECT INNER PANELS WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB LINES

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS PRESENT AND IN NEAR MINT CONDITION, JUST A COUPLE OF CREASE LINES TO THE CORNERS

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE A STUNNING MINT MINUS

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

GARRY