Ringo Starr RINGO UK LP 193 1ST PRESS 1973 UNPLAYED, PLAYS 100% MINT

	£		62
	$		82

RINGO STARR - RINGO

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED MINT!!!! CONDITION

SUPERB NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:APPLE PCTC 252 
• MATRIX: YEX 925-1U / YEX 926-3U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:5 GDM / 5 GPO 
• TML STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX BOTH SIDES 
• THESE ARE ALL FIRST PRESS INDICATORS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE PICTURES AND COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS. THE WHITE STAR 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 NO  SPIDER LINES AT ALL NEAR THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THE LP HAS BEEN PLAYED. I.E NEVER!! THE LP IS ALSO VERY TIGHT TO PLACE OVER MY SPINDLE, AND I CAN SEE, HEAR AND FEEL LOOSE SHARDS OF RESIDUAL VINYL INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE 

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 1973

EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, APART FROM THE VERY ODD WISP. AN ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS DISC.

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.

TO FIND ANY UNPLAYED LP IS RARE BUT A BEATLES SOLO LP, JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN. I HAD TO PLAY IT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE POTENTIAL BIDDERS THE CHANCE TO HEAR JUST HOW MAGNIFICENT THIS VINYL IS. I HAVE OF COURSE BEEN EXTREMELY CAREFUL WHEN PLACING THE STYLUS ONTO THE SURFACE OF THIS MINT VINYL

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

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

NO DISTORTION AT ANY POINT AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER

NO VINYL NOISE AND I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS AT ALL AT ANY POINT

THE ODD SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC HEARD ONLY IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT !!!

TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

A VERY DELICATE AND HARD TO FIND PRISTINE SLEEVE, AND THE REASON FOR THIS IS THAT IT WAS MADE IN EXACTLY THE SAME MANNER AS THE WHO'S QUADROPHENIA. THAT IS A VERY SOFT DELUXE CARD OUTER SURFACE AND A VERY HEAVY LARGE BOOK STAPLED INTO THE SOFT SPINE.IN FACT IT WAS MADE BY THE SAME DUTCH COMPANY THAT MADE THE SLEEVE FOR THE WHO, (EUROALBUMS OF HOLLAND BV) SO REALLY ITS NO SURPRISE

THIS USUALLY RESULTS IN DAMAGE TO THE SOFT OUTER SKIN OF THE FRONT OR BACK SURFACE, AND A BOOK WHICH DUE TO IT'S OWN WEIGHT AND POORLY FIXED STYLE HAS COMPLETELY COME WAY FROM THE SPINE

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THE SLEEVE IS JUST MAGNIFICENT.  NO HEAVY CREASES, NO LIGHT CREASES, NO CREASE LINES, NO BENDS AND DEFINITELY NO LOSS TO THE COLOURS WHATSOEVER. NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE, AND INCREDIBLY NOT EVEN ANY OF THE TINY LINES THAT ARE USUALLY FOUND NEAR THE SPINE. THERE ARE THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, THREE SMALL ONES ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, BUT NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE SPINE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE VERY MARGINAL AND LIGHT SHELF WEAR WITH THE TOP VIRTUALLY NONE JUST THE ODD WHITE FLECK SHOWING AND THE BOTTOM SLIGHTLY MORE 

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE ONLY SPECKS OF RUBBING OCCUR AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS, AND A SLIVER ALONG THE TOP LEADING EDGE AT THE BOTTOM

THE STAPLE IS PERFECTLY AFFIXED AND HASN'T RUSTED EITHER

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 NOT QUITE AS CREASE FREE AS THE FRONT, AS IT HAS A FEW SMALL LINES ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND AGAIN AT THE BOTTOM WITH ONE SLIGHTLY LONGER IN THE LEFT CORNER. NONE HOWEVER ALONG THE SPINE

IT IS ALSO WORTH POINTING AGAIN OUT THERE IS NO RING WEAR JUST A SLIGHT TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE ON THE REAR SURFACE IF YOU ANGLE THE SLEEVE INTO THE LIGHT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS THE PRISTINE INNER PANELS, AND THE LARGE 24 PAGE BOOK (NEARLY THE SAME SIZE AS THE SLEEVE) WHICH IS IN MINT CONDITION

THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE 'APPLE' SLEEVE IS IN  ORIGINAL UNSPLIT CONDITION, JUST LIGHTLY AGED AROUND THE PERIMETER EDGES

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!!

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

GARRY