Paul & Linda McCartney RAM 1971 UK LP 1st Press -1/-1 PLAYS MINT MINUS HEAR
  £   56
  $   74

 


£ 56 Sold For
Jul 17, 2024 Sold Date
Jul 10, 2024 Start Date
15   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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  • FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com

    PAUL McCARTNEY - RAM

    IN MAGNIFICENT  MINT MINUS AUDIO

    THE VERY RARE  1ST PRESS -1/-1 MATRIX NUMBERS

    INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS SLEEVE

    SUPERB COPY

     

    • CATALOGUE: APPLE PAS 1003
    • MATRIX:YEX 837-1 / 838-1
    • MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 AG/ 2 GD


    THE RECORD

     

    THE LABELS

    THE APPLE LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE  GREEN A SIDE HAS A RICH DEEP COLOUR THAT FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.THERE IS NO RUBBING OR ANY STAINING OR PEN MARKS ANYWHERE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION, BEING PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE WHITE HALF APPLE SIDE IS ALSO AS YOU WOULD WANT IT, WITH THE VULNERABLE WHITE AREAS STILL PERFECTLY WHITE, AGAIN THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECT.
    THERE ARE 5-6E TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND EITHER SIDE OF THE HOLE

    THE VINYL

    BEAUTIFUL GLEAMING VINYL, THAT LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED IN 1971. THE SHEEN SHOWS THIS TO BE A VIRTUALLY UNTOUCHED DISC, AND THERE ARE NO MARKS OR HANDLING TO THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER. EVEN HOLDING THIS UPTO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF TINY WISPY HAIRLINES

    THE TEST PLAY


    THE ALBUM PLAYS FAULTLESSLY. AS SOON AS THE STYLUS HITS THE RUN IN GROOVE, THERE IS TOTAL SILENCE. THE MUSIC STARTS WITH A CRISP CLEAR CLARITY THAT IS SECOND TO NONE.

    THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO ANY PART OF THE RECORDING, AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE EITHER

    NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE AND NO VINYL NOISE EITHER

    BARELY A SPLIT SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC ON A COUPLE OF RANDOM OCCASIONS AND I CAN'T EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY DUST POPS WHATSOEVER

    I GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT MINUS

    PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND BE THE JUDGE

     

     

     

    THE SLEEVE

     

    FULLY LAMINATED (INSIDE AND OUT) GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD SLEEVE.

     

    ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE. THERE IS NOT ONE CREASE OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE.

    THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE, AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND PERFECTLY SQUARE.

     

    THERE IS JUST ONE SMALL PRESSURE LINE NEAR THE SPINE. NONE  ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

     

    THE LAMINATE STILL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND THERE IS NO FLAKE OR PEEL TO THE SURFACE.

     

    THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT AND UNWORN, AND FULLY STRETCHES FROM CORNER TO CORNER. ONLY THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP ENDS HAVE A PIN PRICK OF RUB

    THE SPINE IS 100% FLAT AND UNSQUASHED.  NO FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS AND NOT ONE SPECK OF RUBBING EVEN TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS. PLUS ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

    THE OPENING EDGE IS  STILL RAZOR SHARP AND AS GOOD AS THE DAY THE SLEEVE WAS PUT TOGETHER

    THE REAR SURFACE IS IDENTICAL TO THE FRONT

    OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A  PERFECT INNER SURFACE. THE PASTEL BLUE AND GREEN COLOURS ARE PERFECT AND HAVE NO STAINS OR MARKS.

    THIS IS THE RARER FULLY LAMINATED INNER, AND UNLIKE MANY THERE IS NO PAPER PULL ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE

    THE ORIGINAL APPLE PLAIN PAPER INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO INCLUDED WITH THE SET AND IHAS A TINY SPLIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOTTOM EDGE

    I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE 100% MINT MINUS

     

     

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

    GARRY


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