Rory Gallagher BLUEPRINT UK LP 1ST 1 PLAY EVER MINT-
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RORY GALLAGHER - BLUEPRINT
IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION
FIRST PRESS A1/B1
- CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2383-189
- MATRIX:2389189 A-1 / B-1
SUPERB ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS OF THIS EARLY RORY GALLAGHER ALBUM. HAS BEEN PLAYED ONCE ONLY, POSSIBLY TAPED AND THEN STORED
RORY KICKED OFF HIS 1973 TOUR ON THE 7TH FEBRUARY AY.IN BOURNEMOUTH TO PROMOTE THIS ALBUM WHICH WAS RELEASED ON FEB 18TH THE DATE HE WAS PLAYING THE BRIXTON ACADEMY.
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE ORANGY RED POLYDOR LABELS ARE IN ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE IS NOT A MARK OR STAIN ON THEM. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. I CANNOT SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE, MEANING THAT THIS ALBUM HAS NOT ONLY BEEN HANDLED WITH THE GREATEST CARE, BUT THAT IT MAY POSSIBLY EVEN HAVE BEEN UNPLAYED UNTIL TODAY. THERE ARE STILL SHARDS OF RESIDUE VINYL INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE FROM THE PRESSING FACTORY AGAIN SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN ON A TURNTABLE
THE VINYL
THE VINYL IS JUST PRISTINE. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE,EXCEPT FOR A TINY AND I DO MEAN BARELY VISIBLE HANDLING LINE, ONLY VISIBLE UNDER A BULB AND NOT IN DAYLIGHT, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, BARELY A WISPY HAIRLINE AT ALL. IT JUST HAS NOT BEEN ON A TURNTABLE. IT GLEAMS LIKE A BRAND NEW ALBUM
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, IN ADDITION I HAVE RECORDED ONE RANDOM TRACK FROM EACH SIDE, INCLUDING THE LINKING GROOVE AS I WISH TO DEMONSTRATE NOT ONLY THE ABSOLUTE CLARITY OF THE RECORDING, BUT THE SILENCE IN THE BITS THAT SHOULD BE SILENT. PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE
THIS STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB. CLEAR AS A BELL WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD AS IT WAS INTENDED. THE VINYL PLAYS FAULTLESSLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND WHATSOEVER. ALL I HEARD WAS ONE SMALL DUST POP THOUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS
THE SLEEVE
SOMETIMES I WONDER WHAT GOES THROUGH MANUFACTURERS MINDS WHEN THEY PRODUCE AN ALBUM SLEEVE. THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THE FLIMSIEST SLEEVES I HAVE EVER SEEN. IT IS MADE FROM THE THINNEST CARD THAT IT COULD BE. IT HASN'T BEEN LAMINATED TO STRENGTHEN IT, AND TO FINALLY ENSURE THAT NOT MANY SURVIVED IN GOOD CONDITION, THEY DECIDED TO TEXTURE IT. GOOD GRIEF!!!
THERE IS NO MAJOR COLOUR LOSS, NO RINGWEAR AND NO TEARS.
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO MARKS, OR CREASES OF ANY DESCRIPTION. THERE IS NO COLOUR LOSS OR RUBBING AT ALL, AND NO RINGWEAR.
tTHE TOP EDGE HAS A FEW FLECKS OF WHITE SHOWING WHERE THE DELICATE SURFACE HAS BEEN CHIPPED IN A FEW PLACES. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS VERY LIGHT SHELFWEAR AS DOES THE SPINE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST ONE TINY THUMB NAIL NICK TO SHOW WHERE THE RECORD WAS REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE ONCE
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AND PRISTINE AS THE FRONT,
SO JUST SOME LIGHT WEAR TO THE THREE OUTER EDGES ON AN OTHERWISE COLOURFAST TEXTURED SLEEVE
THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION OTHER THAN SOME LIGHT BROWNING ALONG THE TOP WHERE THE GLUE HAS DRIED AND AGED
EASILY GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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