Humble Pie UK DEBUT LP 1970 A&M 1ST SUPERB NEAR MINT -
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HUMBLE PIE - DEBUT ALBUM
IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION
FIRST PRESS - KHAKI A&M LABEL
- 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 THERE ARE JUST THREE 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
IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS ALMOST FLALWLESS WITH JUST A COUPLE OF SMALL HANDLING MARKS (NON SOUNDING ) TO BE SEEN, AND SOME WISPY HAIRLINES WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION.
THERE IS A VERY VERY TINY LIP SHOWING WHEN PLAYING BUT I ASURE YOU THIS HAS NO IMPACT ON THE SOUND AS YOU WILL HEAR
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 BACKGROUND DURING THE FIRST 30 SECONDS OR SO, AND THEN VERY OCCASIONALLY DURING THE VERY QUIETEST PASSAGES, BUT CERTAINLY NOTHING OBTRUSIVE
I HEARD 3-4 TINY TICS DURING THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH, AND TWO SMALL SCUFF NOISES JUST AS SIDE ONE ENDS
PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THE ALBUM AND JUDGE THE QUALITY FOR YOURSELF
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AS NEAR MINT MINUS
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 VERY HEAVILY 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 AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE VIRTUALLY UNWORN WITH ALL OF THE BLACK SURFACE INTACT APART FROM THE TOP LEFT AND RIGHT CORNER TIPS WHICH HAVE THE LIGHTEST RUBBING TO THEM
THE SPINE IS ALSO IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.THERE IS JUST ONE LETTER PARTIALLY RUBED THE 'H' IN HUMBLE. OTHER THAN THIS THE REST IS IMMACULATE, AND THE SPINE IS UNSQUASHED
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 IS USUALLY PEPPERED WITH WHITE PATCHES WHERE IT IS ALL TOO EASILY RUBBED. THE ONLY TINY SHADOW APPEARS AT THE VERY TOP AND BOTTOM WHERE A VERY VERY LIGHT RECORD IMPRESSION SHOWS BARELY AT THESE POINTS
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PERFECT INNER PANELS WITH JUST ONE TINY THUMB LINE, NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
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 NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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