Simon & Garfunkel BOOKENDS 1968 UK LP 1st textured labels MINT MINUS - LISTEN

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SIMON AND GARFUNKEL - BOOKENDS

IN MAGNIFICENT 3-4 PLAY MINT MINUS CONDITION

FIRST PRESS  - ULTRA HEAVY VINYL

NEAR MINT LAMINATED SLEEVE

VERY FIRST STEREO PRESS

• CATALOGUE:CBS 63101
• MATRIX: SBPG63101 A4  B1
• TEXTURED LABELS
• FIRST PRESS LAMINATED SLEEVE
• 1ST ISSUE 'STEREO' STICKERED REAR SURFACE 

 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

CBS TEXTURED  ORANGE LABELS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. CLEARLY A WELL CARED FOR 49 YEAR OLD ALBUM

A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 3-4  SPIDER LINES SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS MARVELLOUS VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW IN DAYLIGHT AND IS MADE OF THE VERY HEAVY VINYL THAT MOST LATE 60'S RECORDINGS WERE PRESSED ON.IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE  IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES

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 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 BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST INCREDIBLE. EVERY NOTE IS CRISP AND CLEAN, AND THE WHOLE ALBUM SOUNDS SUPERB ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT TO THIS CRYSTAL CLEAR REPRODUCTION

I AM JUST BLOWN AWAY BY THE INCREDIBLE STEREO SOUND THIS RECORDING PRODUCES AND ALL OF THIS WITHOUT ANY HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

NO VINYL NOISE AND ONLY ONE OR TWO  SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I HEARD NO MORE THAN 1-2 OF THE MOST INSIGNIFICANT LITTLE STATIC TICS,DURING THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS OUTSTANDING DISC MINT MINUS

TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

JAMES UPTON LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, UNLAMINATED REAR SURFACE SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES TO THE LAMINATE OR ANY BENDS. THE BOTTOM TWO CORNER TIPS HAVE A LITTLE RUB

THERE ARE THREE MINUSCULE LAMINATES LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE SMALL THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE WHATSOEVER.

THE LAMINATE ITSELF IS FREE FROM AMY PEELING OR FLAKING.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE ALSO FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WITH THE LAMINATE RUNNING FULLY FROM CORNER TIP TO CORNER TIP, WITH PERFECT CORNER TIPS ON THE TOP EDGE, AND A SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM TIPS

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT WITH THE FIRST ISSUE TAPERED ENDS. IT IS 100% UN-SQUASHED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS A LITTLE AGEING TO THE WHITE SURFACE, AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS ARE SLIGHTLY RUBBED

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND AS NEW, AND IT'S CLEAR THAT THE LP HAS HARDLY EVER BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE AND WHEN IT WAS IT WAS HANDLED WITH EXTREME CARE.

THE REAR SURFACE HAS THE FRAGILE POROUS WHITE CARD SURFACE WHICH USUALLY WEARS BADLY AND STAINS EASILY, AND THIS ONE DOES HAVE SOME LIGHT AGEING AND HANDLING MAINLY TO THE EDGES. THERE IS ALSO A SCUFF TO THE SURFACE PAPER JUST TO THE LEFT OF THE STEREO STICKER

THE VERY FIRST ISSUE OF THESE STEREO VOLUMES WERE SOLD IN MONO SLEEVES WITH A STEREO STICKER PLACED AT THE TOP OF THE REAR SURFACE. THIS ONE IS PERFECTLY ADHERED

THE ORIGINAL DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS IN GOOD CONDITION. NO SEAM SPLITS BUT DOES HAVE SOME CORNER CREASING ANS THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAS PENNED A DATE ON ONE SIDE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE  NEAR MINT

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

GARRY

ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION  THERE IS NOTHING TO BE SEEN

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 THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW 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 BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

I DECIDED TO PLAY THIS PREVIOUSLY UNPLAYED RECORD JUST BECAUSE UNPLAYED DOESN'T MEAN MINT. I DO GUARANTEE THAT MY CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL GO UNDETECTED

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB

AN ABSOLUTELY CLEAN AND CLEAR AUDIO PERFORMANCE THAT HAS ABSOLUTELY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

NO VINYL NOISE AND  NO STATIC IN ANY OF THE LINKING GROOVES

I HEARD NO  DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC MINT !!!

DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND 100% FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND THE MAIN BODY OF THE SLEEVE IS IMMACULATE. THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO!!!  LAMINATE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE. ONE MICROSCOPIC ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE IS PRISTINE AND FULLY COLOURED FROM TIP TO TIP. THE BOTTOM EDGE JUST HAS A SPECK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER AND A COUPLE OF PIN PRICKS OF WHITE ELSEWHERE

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT AND RUNNING PERFECTLY FROM TOP TOP BOTTOM. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE PRISTINE AS IS THE SILVER TYPEFACE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS  RAZOR SHARP AND IT IS SO CLEAR THAT THE LP JUST HASN'T BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS PERFECT AS THE FRONT. PRISTINE GLEAMING LAMINATE AND TOTALLY BLEMISH FREE. NO LINES NEAR ANY OF THE EDGES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PERFECT INNER PANELS

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO MINT

THIS IS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS AND I AM VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO GRADE IT MINT MINUS

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

GARRY