Rory Gallagher BLUEPRINT UK LP 1ST W/ FLYER INSERT M-

	£		54
	$		71

RORY GALLAGHER - BLUEPRINT

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

FIRST PRESS A1/B1

WITH THE MEGA-RARE TOUR DATES FLYER ONLY INSERTED WITH ORIGINAL RELEASE

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

SUPERB ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS OF THIS EARLY RORY GALLAGHER ALBUM. HAS BEEN PLAYED ON ONE SIDE ONCE, AND THE FLIP SIDE NEVER, UNTIL MY CAREFUL TEST PLAY TODAY.

RORY KICKED OFF HIS 1973 TOUR ON THE 7TH FEBRUARY IN BOURNEMOUTH TO PROMOTE THIS ALBUM WHICH WAS RELEASED ON FEB 18TH THE DATE HE WAS PLAYING THE BRIXTON ACADEMY.

TO PROMOTE THE TOUR POLYDOR INCLUDED WITH THE ORIGINAL PRESS A FLYER SHOWING ALL OF THE TOUR DATES  THROUGH FEBRUARY AND THE FIRST THREE DAYS OF MARCH, ALSO SHOWING THAT THE NEW ALBUM BLUEPRINT AS NOW AVAILABLE. THE OTHER SIDE HAS A GREAT PICTURE OF RORY IN ACTION. THIS IS A VERY VERY RARE FLYER

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. AMAZINGLY THERE IS ONE  AND JUST ONE TINY SPIDER LINES REALLY CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE ON SIDE 2, AND NONE AT ALL ON SIDE ONE, MEANING THAT SIDE ONE WAS PLAYED ONCE, AND SIDE TWO NEVER, THAT IS UNTIL I PLAYED IT TO RECORD THE PERFORMANCE TODAY

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS JUST MINT. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE, 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

I HEARD A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS THROUGHOUT THE PLAY, AND THATS ABOUT IT. IT PLAYS TO PERFECTION

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 FIBALLY ENSURE THAT NOT MANY SURVIVED IN GOOD CONDITION, THEY DECIDED TO TEXTURE IT. GOOD GREIF!!!

ANYWAY YOU WILL PLEASED TO KNOW THAT DESPITE THEIR BEST EFFORTS THIS SLEEVE HAS REMAINED IN A VERY HIGH CRADE COLLECTIBLE CONDITION, THANKS TO THE ORIGINAL OWNER DECIDING TO KEEP IT INSIDE A PLASTIC SLEEVE, SO THERE IS NO MAJOT 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. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE THE BAREST TRACE OF SHELF WEAR, JUST SOME FLAKES OF COLOUR LOSS, BUT NO SPLITS. THE SPINE IS SIMILAR, MOST OF THE TYPEFACE IS LEGIBLE APART FROM THE WORD'BLUEPRINT' WHICH HAS SOME RUBBING. THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH ONE SMALL THUMB NAIL MARK WHERE THE LP WAS PLUCKED FROM THE SLEEVE.

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

EASILY GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS/NMINT

THE FLYER IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION

I AM CERTAIN THAT THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL AND SLEEVE WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING

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

GARRY