The Hollies GREATEST HITS UK LP 1ST STEREO 1 PLAY MINT

	£		20
	$		27

THE HOLLIES - GREATEST HITS

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

FIRST PRESS

• CATALOGUE:PARLOPHONE PCS 7057
• MATRIX: YEX 693-1 / 694-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1RD / 1RG

PRESSED IN BOTH MONO AND STEREO, THIS 1968 RELEASE CANNOT BE DESCRIBED AS RARE AS MANY COPIES WERE SOLD. I CANNOT EVEN SAY WITH ANY CERTANTY WHETHER THE STEREO SOLD MORE THAN THE MONO OR NOT. I SUSPECT SO BECAUSE STEREO PRESSES WERE BEING SOLD IN GENERAL IN FAR BIGGER QUANTITIES BY 1968.

WHAT IS TRUE HOWEVER IS THAT TO FIND A COPY OF THIS ALBUM IN WHAT AMOUNTS TO UNPLAYED CONDITION IS JUST REMARKABLE. TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT I MEAN

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE FAMOUS BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. THE ONLY MINISCULE BLEMISH IS THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER PENNED THEIR NAME IS REALLY TINY TINY WRITING INSIDE THE YELLOW LETTER 'P' ON SIDE ONE, AND 'N' ON SIDE 2. YOU REALLY HAVE TO LOOK HARD TO SPOT IT.

THE DEEP BLACK BASE COLOUR IS PERFECT. NO MARKS OR STAINS AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND REMAINS UNRUBBED AND UNWORN

THERE IS BUT ONE MINUTE AND BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE HOLE ON EACH SIDE, AND THIS ALONG WITH EVERYTHING ELSE YOU ARE ABOUT TO READ CONFIRMS THAT THIS LP HAS HAD JUST THE ONE PLAY. PROBABLY RECORDED TO TAPE AND THEN STORED

THE VINYL

THE SUPERB HEAVYWEIGHT ORIGINAL PARLOPHONE VINYL IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO BE SEEN. IT IS NOT VERY OFTEN THAT YOU COME ACCROSS A 42 YEAR OLD CLASSIC ALBUM IN THIS SORT OF INCREDIBLE CONDITION

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 4 THREE MINUTE SECTIONS FROM THIS ALBUM. THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE INCLUDING THE DEAD WAX RUN IN. BECAUSE THE TRACKS RUN LESS THAN 3 MINUTES YOU WILL ALSO HEAR THE LINKING GROOVE AT THE END OF THE TRACK FOLLOWED BY A MINUTE OR SO OF THE NEXT TRACK. IN ADDITION ONE FURTHER OFFERRING FROM LATER ON EACH SIDE, AGAIN WITH THE PRECEEDING LINKING GROVE AND THE ONE FOLLOWING THE TRACK WITH ANOTHER MINUTE OR SO OF THE FOLLOWING TRACK.

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO JUDGE FOR YOURSELF HOW THIS SOUNDS, BUT WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT FIRSTLY THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS CRYSTAL CLEAR. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF BACKGROUND NOISE ANYWHERE, NO CLICKS OR POPS, JUST A PURE MINT SOUND AND THEREFORE I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS AS HIGH AS I CAN WHICH IS MINT!!!

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE , AND FLIPBACKED NON LAMINATED REAR SURFACE ON THIS 'GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING' SLEEVE.

THE FRONT SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, CREASE LINES OR BENDS. THERE ARE A FEW MINISCULE LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE PERIMETER EDGES WHICH IN THE MAIN CAN ONLY BE SEEN AT CERTAIN ANGLES. THERE IS NO LAMINATE LIFT, PEEL OR FLAKE. AT A VERY ACUTE ANGLE THERE IS THE BAREST TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE, BUT CANNOT BE SEEN AT MOST ANGLES. THE CORNERS HAVE THE MOST MINOR WEAR TO THEM. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AND THE SPINE IS PRISTINE WITH ALL OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECTLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS AND THE WHITE SURFACE IS VERY VERY WHITE WITH JUST THE BAREST TOUCH OF HANDLING

THE INNER ADVERTISING SLEEVE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION VERY FLAT AND UNCREASED, AND UNSPLIT

THE SLEEVE GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY