Rory Gallagher BLUEPRINT UK LP 1ST UNPLAYED MINT

	£		79
	$		104

RORY GALLAGHER - BLUEPRINT

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED!!!!!! CONDITION

FIRST PRESS A1/B1

• CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2383-189
• MATRIX:2389189 A-1 / B-1

IMMACULATE 1973 FIRST PRESS. ONE OF THREE GALLAGHER ALBUMS THAT I HAVE FOR AUCTION AT THIS TIME, ALL IN THIS INCREDIBLE MINT CONDITION

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. THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES ROUND THE HOLE, . THERE ARE STILL SHARDS OF RESIDUE VINYL INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE FROM THE FACTORY PRESSING PLANT

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS JUST PRISTINE. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ,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 WAS IN TWO MINDS WHETEHR OR NOT TO PLAY THIS, BUT AS I HAVE SAID MANY TIMES UNPLAYED DOES NOT MEAN MINT!!, AND SO I HAVE GIVEN THIS INCREDIBLE DISC ONE VERY CAREFUL PLAY WITH THE LIGHTEST TRACKING ON THE STYLUS POSSIBLE.

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

THE LP PLAYS INCREDIBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, WITHOUT ANY INTERFERENCE WHATSOEVER. NO CRACKLES, POPS OR CLICKS, JUST A PERFECT FIRST PRESS STEREO REPRODUCTION

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT

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!!!

INCREDIBLY THIS SLEEVE HAS REMAINED IN A NEAR MINT CONDITION FROM NEW, THANKS TO THE ORIGINAL OWNER'S DECISION TO PLACE IT  IN A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE

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.THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON ANY PART OF THIS SLEEVE, APART FROM THE TOP RIGHT CORNER TIP HAVING BEEN RUBBED

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE THE BAREST TRACE OF SHELF WEAR, AND THE FLIMSY SPINE  IS TOTALLY UNRUBBED.

THE OPENING EDGE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE RAZOR SHARP CONDITION

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AND PRISTINE AS THE FRONT, MAKING THIS A MARVELLOUS EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE.

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION, AND THE FACT THAT IT IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNCREASED JUST SHOWS WHY THIS LP IS IN MINT CONDITION. IT JUST HASN'T BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE. IT HAS SUFFERED THE USUAL BROWNING WHERE THE GLUE WAS USED TO ADHERE THE POLY INNER TO THE PAPER OTER

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY