T Rex Marc Bolan 1970 HIFLY2 1st FLY LABEL PLAYS 100% NEAR MINT-

	£		102
	$		135

T. REX - T.REX

IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION

PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT MINUS GRADE

SUPERB SLEEVE AND DISC

• CATALOGUE:FLY: HIFLY 2 
• MATRIX: FLY A-2U / B-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 RD / GM
• REALLY EARLY FIRST PRESSING

THE FIRST BOLAN ALBUM TO BE RELEASED ON THE FLY LABEL, AND THE FIRST TO HAVE THE SHORTENED 'T.REX' NAME

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE WHITE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION, NO STAINS OR MARKS ON THE SURFACE AND THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE FLY LOGO'S ARE UNBLEMISHED, AND THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS UNRUBBED AND CLEARLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE 7-8 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THIS DISC HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN, AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE THE USUAL WISPY HAIRLINES, AND A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE HANDLING LINES /MARKS TO BE SEEN

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, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH IMPECCABLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.EVERYTHING IS THERE, RUN INS, LINKING GROOVES ETC

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE SHOWING THAT THE LITTLE PLAY THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A UNWORN AND CORRECTLY WEIGHTED STYLUS

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT AND COULDN'T BE ANY CLEARER. EVERY NOTE HEARD TO PERFECTION

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT, AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE

THERE IS SOME VERY VERY OCCASIONAL LIGHT BACKGROUND STATIC LIKE VINYL NOISE IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES BUT THIS CAN ONLY BE HEARD AS I SIT NO MORE THAN 18 INCHES FROM THE SPEAKERS AS I TYPE THIS OUT. MOVING TO NORMAL LISTENING DISTANCE IT CANNOT BE HEARD.

I HEARD NO MORE THAN TWO TINY DUST POPS, AND A COUPLE OF LITTLE TICS (SIDE 2) THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT MINUS

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE THROUGH

THE SLEEVE

THIS UNLAMINATED SEMI GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS REALLY HARD TO COLLECT IN TOP CONDITION, DUE TO THE DESIGN AND FLIMSINESS OF THE CARD. MOST WILL BE VERY HEAVILY CREASED, AND THE DELICATE BROWN COLOUR WORN AWAY. RING WEAR AND RECORD SHAPE ALSO BLIGHT THIS SLEEVE, AND PROBABLY THE BIGGEST FLAW BEING THE SPINE WHICH IS OFTEN TORN

THE FRONT SURFACE CONSISTS OF THE HALF FLAP WITH BOLAN AND FINN'S HEADS ON IT AND HALF OF THE BROWN SURFACE. SO TAKING THE PICTURE AREA FIRST, THIS HAS RETAINED 95% OF THE ORIGINAL COLOURS AND IS UNBENT.THERE IS A LIGHT TRACE OF RING WEAR JUST ABOVE MARC'S HEAD, WHICH CAN ALSO BE SEEN ON THE BROWN AREA. THERE ARE THREE LIGHT LINES NEAR THE SPINE, ONE OF WHICH STARTS TO CREEP TOWARD'S THE TOP EDGE RUNNING ACROSS THE TOP LEFT CORNER. THERE IS ALSO A TINY DARK PATCH JUST BETWEEN THE TOW HEADS.

THE BROWN SECTION HAS RETAINED NEARLY ALL OF THE BROWN COLOUR JUST THE VERY LIGHT TRACE OF RING WEAR RUNNING ROUND THE OUTER PERIMETER, AND 5-6 TINY LINES UP AGAINST THE RIGHT SPINE AREA

THE LEFT SPINE WHERE THE PICTURE FOLDS IS A LITTLE SHELF WORN ON THE TOP EDGE,BUT NOT TORN OR SPLIT LIKE THE MAJORITY OF COPIES, ON THIS PARTICULAR COPY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE SPINE TO ACTUALLY BE A SPINE BECAUSE THE BACK POCKET WHERE THE LP SITS HAS BEEN GLUED IN PLACE SLIGHTLY OVER THE SPINE FOLD LINE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STAND ERECT.

THE RIGHT SPINE HAS JUST A VERY LIGHT TRACE OF RUBBING, BUT ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE VIRTUALLY UNWORN, WITH THE DELICATE BROWN SURFACES SHOWING JUST A FEW TINY PIN PRICKS OF WHITE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND UNUSUALLY UNTORN. THE LP SLIDES INTO THE SLEEVE FROM THE INSIDE NEAR THE SPINE AND AS WITH MOST SLEEVES OF THIS DESIGN THIS MAKES THE SPINE EASILY SPLIT, AND THE OPENING EDGE LIABLE TO TEARS. NONE AT ALL ON THIS SLEEVE.

THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT FLAP HAS ALL OF THE COLOUR INTACT WITH JUST ONE TINY CREASE LINE AT THE VERY TOP

THE REAR PICTURE SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION WITH ALL OF THE COLOURS BEING RETAINED. NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND NO FOLDS OR BENDS, AND INCREDIBLY NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE. NO CREASE LINES OR EVEN TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE

THE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS IN UNSPLIT WITH JUST SOME LIGHT AGEING TO THE PERIMETER EDGES

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY