The Who QUADROPHENIA UK LP 1ST PRESS BARELYPLAYED NMINT

	£		68
	$		90

THE WHO - QUADROPHENIA

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

• SET NUMBER 2657 013
• CATALOGUE:TRACK 2406-111 
• MATRIX: 2406110  A-2 / B-2 / 2406111 A-1 / B2

ORIGINAL TRACK PRESSING OF THIS SUPERB DOUBLE ALBUM, WITH A SLEEVE THAT IS IN THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

ALL 4 LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE JET BLACK BASE COLOUR HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED, AND THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THIS COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION AND EVERY LIEETER IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE TRACK LOGO WHICH CAN RUB AND WEAR BADLY IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION ON ALL 4 SIDES. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLES REVEALS 3-4 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE BY INDICATING THE VERY MINIMAL AMOUNT OF PLAY THAT THIS 1973 SET HAS RECEIVED

THE VINYL

BOTH DISCS GLEAM LIKE NEW AND COULN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW LIGHT WISPY HAIRLINES. I AM CERTAIN THIS IS GOING TO SOUND SUPERB!!

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 EIGHT THREE MINUTE EXCERPTS  FROM THIS  ALBUM,  I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, I HAVE ALSO RECORDED THE LINKING GROOVES TO THE START OF THE OTHER TRACKS THAT ON OFFER. THE REPORDUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS

THE LP'S PLAY THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THESE DISCS SOUNDS. THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY. THERE IS THE VERY ODD BIT OF STATIC OR LIGHT BACKGROUND INBETWEEN A COUPLE OF THE TRACKS ON SIDE 2 AND OTHER RANDOM SPOTS, BUT REALLY BARELY AUDIBLE, SO TAKE A LISTEN FOR YOURSELF TO DECIDE.

IT'S A CRACKING ORIGINAL 1973 FIRST PRESS, AND IN A VERY VERY COLLECTIBLE CONDITION

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

WELL WHERE TO BEGIN WITH THIS SLEEVE?

IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT MOST COPIES FOR SALE, YOU WILL NOTICE IMMEDIATELY THAT THE SLEEVE LETS THE RECORDS DOWN, NO MATTER HOW GOOD THE VINYL IS. THERE ARE MANY REASONS FOR THIS, SO LETS TAKE A LOOK AT WHY THIS IS SUCH A HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION.

THE FIRST THING IS THAT THE SLEEVE IS MANUFACTURED FROM A VERY SOFT CARD. WHEN YOU TOUCH IT YOU CAN ALMOST GET THE SENSE THAT IT MADE OF SOMETHING LIKE PHOTO PAPER. THE SURFACE FEELS ALMOST SLIMY TO THE TOUCH. THIS DELICATE SURFACE IS THEREFORE PRONE TO SEVERE WEAR, USUALLY THE MOST NIOTICABLE BEING RING WEAR WHERE THE WHITE OUTLINE OF THE RECORDS HAVE CREATED A HIDDEOUS RING ON BOTH THE FRONT AND THE BACK COVER. BEING THIS SOFT AS WELL MEANS THAT ANY STICKER THAT WAS ON THE SURFACE, IF REMOVED IT LIKELY TO TEAR AWAY THE TOP SURFACE. AND OF COURSE THE FACT THAT THE SLEEVE IS NOT LAMINATED MEANS IT IS PRONE TO STAINS AND HANDLING. THE SPINE ALSO SUFFERS BADLY, AND MANY MANY COPIES ARE BENT, SQUASHED, FRAYED, SPLIT, OR COMPLETELY SHELF WORN.

INSIDE THE SLEEVE THERE IS A VERY VERY HEAVY BOOKLET WHICH WAS STAPLED INTO THE SPINE. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW ROUGH PAGE TURNS TO JOLT THIS LOOSE AND TEAR IT FROM THE SOFT SPINE. OR MORE COMMON THAN THAT IF THE SLEEVE IS LEFT UNPROTECTED, AND BY THAT I MEAN NOT HOUSED IN A PLASTIC SLEEVE, THEN THE WEIGHT OF THE BOOK GRADUALLY PULLS DOWN ON THE STAPLES WHICH EVENTUALLY GIVE WAY AND THE WHOLE BOOK COMES ADRIFT, WHICH IS WHY MANY COPIES, THE BOOK WILL BE FOUND HOUSED INSIDE THE SLEEVE WITH THE RECORDS. ANYWAY SORRY FOR THE HISTORY LESSON, BUT I WANTED TO GET ACCROSS JUST HOW NEAR IMPOSSIBLE IT IS TO FIND ONE IN THIS CONDITION.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% FREE FROM ANY LOSS OF THE GREY COLOUR. IT HAS BEEN HOUSED IN A STRONG PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE SINCE 1973. THERE ARE NO HEAVY, OR EVEN LIGHT CREASES TO THIS SURFACE, AND NOT EVEN THE SMALL ONES THAT CONGREGATE ALONG THE SPINE EDGE EITHER. THERE IS NO WHITE RECORD SHAPE RING AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE THE BAREST TRACE OF SHELF WEAR, BUT AGAIN COMPARED TO MOST THESE ARE VIRTUALLY MINT.

THE LARGE WIDE SPINE IS JUST AMAZING. DEFINITELY THE BEST ONE I HAVE EVER SEEN. NO COLOUR LOSS, NO CREASES OR ANY DAMAGE WHATSOEVER, AND EVERY SINGLE LETTER IS LEGIBLE. LOOKS SUPERB!

THE TWO OPENING EDGES ARE BOTH VERY VERY SHARP AND BEARING IN MIND JUST HOW SOFT THIS CARD IS, THAT IS QUITE SPECIAL.

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY LITTLE BIT AS BRILLIANT AS THE FRONT. AGAIN NO CREASES, OR LOSS OF COLOUR OR RING WEAR. JUST PERFECT.

NOW THEN OPENING THE GATEFOLD WITH SOME CARE REVEALS A PROPERLY STUCK / STAPLED BOOKLET WITH JUST THE SLIGHTEST BEGINNINGS OF A STRESS TEAR BY THE STAPLES. THE BOOK AND ALL OF THE PAGES AND BOTH INNER SURFACES ARE PRISTINE, UNMARKED. I AM HOUSING THE WHOLE SLEEVE INSIDE A NEW VERY TIGHT HUGGING OUTER SLEEVE TO ENSURE THERE IS NO FURTHER WEIGHT PLACED UPON THE STAPLES. ALSO I AM REMOVING THE LP'S FROM THE SLEEVE AND PLACING THEM OUTSIDE FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION.

THE TWO ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVES HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY REATINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE, AND I HAVE PLACED THE VINYLS IN NEW POLYLINED INNERS

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE MINT MINUS

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

GARRY