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: 1 RP / 2 GA
• CROSSED OUT MATRIX NUMBERS ON EACH DEAD WAX PAS10002 A-1U / B-1U
• THESE ARE ALL FIRST PRESS INDICATORS

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, AND THUS THIS LP IS NOW QUITE HARD TO FIND, PARTICULARLY IN THIS SUPERB CONDITION

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 4-5 VERY SMALL SPIDER LINES VERY CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THE LP HAS BEEN PLAYED. THE LP IS ALSO VERY TIGHT TO PLACE OVER MY SPINDLE WHICH ALSO INDICATES A BARELY PLAYED ALBUM

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES, IT LOOKS AS GOOD TODAY AS IT DID WHEN IT WAS FIRST PRESSED IN 1970

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 COMPLETE TRACKS  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.THE CLARITY OF THE STERERO REPRODUCTION IS JUST PURE FIRST PRESS. IT IS WITHOUT A DOUBT A STUNNING AUDIO PERFORMANCE FROM THE VINYL.

NO BACKGROUND NOISES OR CLICKS, JUST THE VERY VERY RANDOM SECOND OF STATIC, AND I HEARD A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH. PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IN MAGNIFICENT 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.THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR IR IS QUITE SUPERB. THERE IS NO LAMINATE LIFT OR PEEL, AND THERE ARE NO MARKS OR DENTS EITHER. NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES NOT EVEN ANY TINY LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE OR EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM 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 PRISTINE, AS NEW WITH ALL OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PUT TOGETHER. IT CLEAR THAT THIS LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE.

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN IN SUPERB CONDITION,ANOTHER GLEAMING POLISHED SURFACE WITHOUT ANY BLEMISHES.

IT IS ALSO WORTH POINTING OUT THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN A TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE ON EITHER FRONT OF BACK SURFACES.

OPENING THE GLATEFOLD ON THEI GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE REVEALS ANOTHER PAIR OF MIRROR FINISHED PANELS WHICH ARE JUST HIGHLY POLISHED

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT ORIGINAL UNSPLIT CONDITION

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT MINUS

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

GARRY