Paul McCartney Wings VENUS & MARS UK LP1ST PORKY PRIME CUT 1 PLAY EVER & MINT

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WINGS - VENUS AND MARS

IN MAGNIFICENT  ONE PLAY MINT!!!! CONDITION

PLAYED JUST ONCE EVER!!

A GENUINE 1ST PRESS ' A PORKY PRIME CUT'

MINT MINUS SLEEVE!!

COMPLETE WITH BOTH STICKERS AND POSTERS!!

MUSEUM GRADE SET!!!

• CATALOGUE:PCTC 254
• MATRIX: YEX 945-3U / 946-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 RDD / 5 RGT 
• A PORKY PRIME CUT IN SIDE 1 DEAD WAX
• M ROOM ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2
• WITH THE FIRST ISSUE POSTERS
• WITH THE FIRST ISSUE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE
• WITH THE FIRST ISSUE CIRCULAR STICKER AND PLANET SIXES STRIP

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE CAPITOL LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE JET BLACK SURFACE IS RICH AND VIBRANT, AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THERE ARE THE USUAL STRETCH LINES FROM THE FACTORY PRESS WHICH THIS LP USUALLY HAS, PLUS A FEW GLUE MOTTLES ON SIDE ONE

THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY CLEAR AND FULLY LEGIBLE.

THERE IS JUST ONE TINY LITTLE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED IN THE 38 YEARS SINCE IT WAS FIRST PRESSED

THE VINYL

A BEAUTIFUL HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL, THAT GLEAMS LIKE NEW. LOOKS LIKE IT WAS JUST PRESSED.

THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER, AND EVEN WHEN I OFFERED IT UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION, I COULD ONLY SPOT A COUPLE OF REALLY WISPY HAIRLINES.AGAIN,  IT IS QUITE REMARKABLE THAT THIS ALBUM WHICH WAS A HUGELY POPULAR RECORD SHOULD IN IN THIS MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.

THE RUN OUT GROOVE HAS THE GEORGE PECKHAM ' A PORKY PRIME CUT' ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX RESERVED FOR ONLY THE FINEST MASTER CUTS

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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN TO THE RECORDINGS AND I SURE YOU WILL AGREE WITH ME THAT THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT AN ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT COPY.

THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, QUITE BRILLIANT! PORKY PRIME CUTS IN MY OPINION ARE ALWAYS A 'CUT ABOVE THE REST' SCUSE THE PUN!!

EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD AS IT WAS INTENDED. ABSOLUTELY CLEAR AS A BELL

SO THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND ABSOLUTELY NO STATIC EITHER, NOT EVEN IN THE LINKING GROOVES

I HEARD 2-3 OF THE TINIEST LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

THIS IS WITHOUT DOUBT A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE AND I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT!!!

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES AND MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THIS SLEEVE IS A GENUINE FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE WHICH CAN BE IDENTIFIED IN A FEW WAYS. FIRSTLY THE SLEEVE IS MADE OF ONE PIECE OF CARD NOT TWO LIKE LATER ISSUES. THIS CARD IS FOLDED AND STUCK TOGETHER WITH ONE FLIPBACK INSIDE THE TOP EDGE

SECONDLY THE CARD IS WHITE ON THE INSIDE

THIRDLY THE INNER SLEEVE ON THE FIRST PRESS HAS A THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP OF THE OPENING EDGE FOR EASIER REMOVAL OF THE ALBUM, AND ONE OF THE CORNERS IS FACTORY SNIPPED TO GIVE AN ANGLE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS JUST IMMACULATE. ONE OF THE PLUSSES OF THIS SLEEVE IS THE THICKNESS OF THE CARD USED TO CREATE IT, WHICH RESULTED IN FEW COPIES HAVING RING WEAR. HOWEVER IT'S WEAKNESS IS IN THE POWDERY UNLAMINATED SURFACE WHICH IS PRONE TO RUBBING.

THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN KEPT INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL COLOUR.APART FROM THE BAREST TRACE JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE

THERE ARE NO CREASES, CREASE LINES, BENDS AND ONLY TWO MINUSCULE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE SUPERB WITH ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER. ONLY THE RIGHT TIP ENDS HAVE A TINY SPECK OF LIGHT RUB.

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE COLOUR IS EXCEPTIONAL ONLY THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS SHOW A SPECK OF RUB AND ONE MORE SMALL DOT COVERING THE LETTER 'N' IN WINGS

THE REAR SURFACE ONCE AGAIN IS JUST SUPERB, NO BLEMISHES APART FROM A TINY BIT OF RUBBING TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO BEAUTIFUL AND IMMACULATE INNER PANELS.

THE TWO OPENING EDGES ARE ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP, AND IT'S OBVIOUS FROM EXAMINING THEM THAT THE LP HAS HARDLY EVER BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE COVER

THE INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE REST OF THE SLEEVE

NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS, AND NO WEAR TO THE OPENING EDGE

THE TWO POSTERS ARE IN MINT CONDITION, HAVING NEVER LEFT THE SLEEVE

THE OFTEN MISSING CIRCULAR STICKER IS ALSO PRISTINE,

AND FINALLY THE COMPARATIVE PLANET SIZE STRIP IS UNCREASED AND AGAIN PRISTINE

THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT AND THE CONTENTS MINT!!!

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

GARRY