Paul McCartney McCARTNEY 1970 UK LP 1st Press -2U / -2U MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		102
	$		135

I have come across a collection of records that defy time.

They belonged to a collector who was buying in the mid to late 60's through the 70's and 80's

However his family have said that he didn't own a record player until the mid 80's.

Very strange I know, but what it means is that the early records have in most cases never been played or at the most one play.

Naturally people's tastes in music change and that's why the 80's albums have had more play than the 60's

There are some incredible records in this collection

I aim to release one per day and will list them at 8pm UK time so that they don't get confused with my other listings

I will also be test playing each record prior to listing . My very very careful test play will go undetected however

PAUL MCCARTNEY - McCARTNEY

IN MAGNIFICENT  MINT MINUS!!!!!! CONDITION

NEAR MINT FULLY LAMINATED GATEFGOLD INSIDE AND OUT

• CATALOGUE: APPLE PCS 7102
• MATRIX:YEX 775 A-2U /  776 B-2U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 4 PD / 1 RP

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE APPLE LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE VERY DARK 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. I CAN SEE ONLY ONE MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING, THAT THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED.

THE VINYL

THE RECORD STILL HAS ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE, AND LOOKS MAGNIFICENT. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS ON THE DISC,AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TO BE FLAWLESS AND EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE

A MINT RECORD

PLAYING THE RECORD

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY ON BOTH SIDES

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT, WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY, JUST THE WAY IT WAS INTENDED

ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND ONLY THE BAREST TRACE OF SOME STATIC IN A FEW OF THE LINKING GROOVES

I HEARD NO  DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT MINUS. IT'S A REAL STUNNER

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE.STILL SHINES LIKE A MIRROR. FLAT AND CLEAN AND NO HEAVY CREASE LINES, NO BENDS EITHER. 

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH THE MOST MINUSCULE DING TO THE TOP LEFT ONE

THERE ARE SIX MINUSCULE ALMOST INVISIBLE PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. THERE ARE NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT, AND THE COLOUR FULLY RUNS FROM CORNER TIP TO CORNER TIP, AND EVEN THE TIP ENDS REMAIN UNDAMAGED

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, WITH EVERY LETTER OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE ENDS ARE UNBLEMISHED

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP 

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS BRIGHT AS THE FRONT, JUST FIVE MINUSCULE LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES ANYWHERE. ONCE AGAIN THE LAMINATE ABSOLUTELY GLEAMS

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF FULLY LAMINATED INNER PANELS WHICH ARE IN MINT CONDITION AND FREE FROM ANY CREASES OR CREASE LINES

THE PLAIN WHITE SLIGHTLY INNER SLEEVE IS INPRISTINE CONDITION. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNCREASED AND UNSPLIT, WITH JUST A SHADE OF AGEING TO THE SEAMS

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY