John Lennon ROCK 'N' ROLL UK LP 1ST PRESS -1U/1U NMINT
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19
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25
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Description
JOHN LENNON - ROCK 'N' ROLL
IN SUPERB CONDITION
1ST PRESS - APPLE WITH THE -1U MATRIX NUMBERS
- CATALOGUE:APPLE PCS 7169
- MATRIX: YEX 943-1U / YEX 944-1U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 HT/ 5 HT
- SK-1-3419-Z9 & MCR ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX ON SIDE 1
- SK-2-3419-Z9 ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX ON SIDE 2
SUPERB ALBUM BY JOHN LENNON FROM 1975. JOHN WANTED TO GO BACK TO HIS ROCK AND ROLL ROOTS, AND DID SO COURTESY OF THIS ALBUM. EVEN THE SLEEVE WAS MADE TO LOOK DATED WITH A PICTURE OF JOHN CLAD IN LEATHER STANDING OUTSIDE A CLUB IN HAMBURG TAKEN WHEN THE BAND WERE IN GERMANY IN THE VERY EARLY 60'S
THIS LP HAS BEEN RESISSUED ONCE ON THE LIGHT APPLE LABEL, AND THEN ON MFP
IT WAS NOT A BIG SELLER WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT, HENCE IT ENDING UP ON THE MUSIC FOR PLEASURE BUDGET LABEL. THIS THEN IS THE GENUINE 1ST PRESS IN SUPERB CONDITION
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
GREEN APPLE LABEL IS VERY CLEAN, NO HANDLING MARKS OR STAINS. . THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE WHITE SIDE IS ALL WHITE, AGAIN NO MAN MADE MARKS, IT LOOKS LIKE THE FACTORY MACHINE SCRATCHED THE LABEL A LITTLE WHICH IS THE LINE YOU CAN SEE. THERE ARE JUST TWO REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE INDICATING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS HAS BEEN PLAYED
THE VINYL
THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES, AND ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO MAKE OUT A FEW 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 FOUR THREE MINUTE EXCERPTS FROM THIS ALBUM, I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, I HAVE ALSO RECORDED THE LINKING GROOVES TO THE START OF THE OTHER TRACKS . BECAUSE MOST ROCK AND ROLL SONGS ARE LESS THAN 3 MINUTES LONG, I HAVE CARRIED ON RECORDING AT THE END OF EACH SONG AND THIS MEANS YOU CAN ALSO HEAR THE LINKING GROOVE AND INTRO TO THE NEXT TRACK ON THE LP. THIS I AM CERTAIN WILL GIVE YOU A COMPLETE IDEA HAS TO HOW THIS GREAT VINYL SOUNDS
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMOSTRATE JUST HOW IT DOES SOUND. I HEARD ONE TINY DUST AND THE VERY VERY ODD BIT OF RANDOM STATIC HEARD ONLY IN ONE OR TWO OF THE LINKING GROOVES, BUT I AM BEING VERY PICKY HERE
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE. AND THEREFORE PRONE TO RINGWEAR AND SHELF WEAR. I AM HAPPY TO SAY THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS NONE OF THAT. THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE ARE NO CREASES, CREASE LINES AND NOT EVEN THE SMALL ONES THAT USUALLY CONGRGATE NEAR THE SPINE. THERE IS ONE TINY ONE ON THE BOTTOM PERIMETER EDGE. THE BAREST ALMOST INVISIBLE TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE VERY LIGHTLY RUBBED AND THE SPINE IS PERFECT WITH FULLY LEGIBLE TYPEFACE.
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND JUST BY LOOKING AT THIS YOU CAN TELL THE RECORD HAS NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES
THE REAR SURFACE DOES HAVE A FEW OF THOSE LITTLE LINES AROUND THE PERIMETER EDGE, NO LOSS OF COLOUR ANYWHERE THOUGH, AND AGAIN JUST A LIGHT RECORD SHAPE OUTLINE
THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT CONDITION
HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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