Ringo Starr BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES UK LP 1ST 2 PLAY MINT-

	£		26
	$		34

RINGO STARR - BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:APPLE PAS 10002 
• MATRIX: YEX789-1U / YEX800-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 AR / 2 RP
• CROSSED OUT MATRIX NUMBERS ON EACH DEAD WAX PAS10002 A-1U / B-1U

RINGO STARR'S SECOND ALBUM RELEASED IN OCTOBER 1970. THE RECORD SOLD VERY POORLY AND COMPLETETLY FAILED TO CHART. RINGO HAD DECIDED TO RECORD AN ALBUM OF COUNTRY AND WESTERN TRACKS AND WENT TO NASHVILLE TO RECORD THIS LP. IT TOOK 2 DAYS TO RECORD.

CLEARLY THE RECORD BUYING PUBLIC CHOSE NOT TO ENDORSE THIS CHOICE. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT AS A BEATLES LP THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LISTENED TO MANY TIMES, BECAUSE BACK THEN YOU COULD WALK INTO ANY RECORD STORE AND PLONK YOURSELF IN A BOOTH AND LISTEN BE FORE YOU BOUGHT.

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE GREEN APPLE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS. THE WHITE SIDE IS PURE WHITE ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE ON BOTH SIDES BEING UNRUBBED. THERE ARE TWO VERY SMALL SPIDER LINES VERY CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THE LP 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 THAT ARE OTHERWISE INVISIBLE

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 THAT ON OFFER. THE REPORDUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS

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 FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS. THERE IS THE VERY OCCASIONAL BARELY AUDIBLE DUST POP HERE AND THERE  BUT THIS ALBUM SOUNDS AS GOOD NOW AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IN REALLY NICE CONDITION. CONSIDERING HOW THIN THE CARD IS THE SLEEVE HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME VERY VERY WELL.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN. THERE IS NO LAMINATE LIFT OR PEEL, AND THERE ARE NO MARKS OR DENTS EITHER. NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES JUST A FEW TINY LAMINAE LINES ALONG THE PERIMETER EDGES. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH UNWORN, AND THIS IS BECAUSE THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN KEPT INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE SINCE NEW. THE SPINE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN WITH ALL OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE MORE THAN A FEW TIME, VERY WELL CARED FOR INDEED. NO NICKS ALONG ITS EDGE AT ALL

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGIN IN SUPERB CONDITION, THE BAREST TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS, AND THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER HAS THE TINIEST DING TO IT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS BOTH SIDES TO BE IN PERFECT CONDITION. SOMETIMES ON THESE FULLY LAMINTED SLEEVES THEY HAD A TENDANCY TO STICK TOGETEHER AT THE BOTTOM EDGE. A CASE IN POINT WOULD BE PAUL MCCARTNEY'S RAM ALBUM. THIS ONE HOWEVER IS PERFECT. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN  UNSPLIT CONDITION

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY