The Who QUADROPHENIA UK LP 1ST TRACK 1 PLAY EVER MINT-

£ 94

$ 125

£ 94 Sold For

Jun 12, 2008 Sold Date

Jun 2, 2008 Start Date

£ 19 Start price

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THE WHO - QUADROPHENIA

CATALOGUE:TRACK 2657 013
MATRIX: 2406110 A-1 / B-2 2406111 A-1 / B-2

THE RECORD LABELS

ORIGINAL MATT BLACK AND SILVER TRACK LABELS TWHICH ARE IN TOP CONDITION. THE DEEP BLACK BASE COLOUR IS VIBRANT AND HAS NO SIGNS OF ANY STAINING OR MARKS. THEN BLACK EXTENDS FULLY INTO EACH SPINDLE HOLE. THE SPINDLE HOLES ACTUALLY STILL HAVE SOME RESIDUE VINYL IN THEM FROM THE PRESSING PLANT WHICH SHOWS JUST HOW LITTLE THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYED AS THIS RESIDUE WOULD HAVE WORN OFF WITH MORE PLAYS. THE SILVER IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION, PERFECTLY CLEAN, CLEAR AND FULLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS ONLY 1 SPIDER LINE ON EACH SIDE OF THE 1ST ALBUM, AND NONE AT ALL ON THE SECOND, WHICH POSSIBLY MEANS THAT THE SECOND DISC WAS NEVER PLAYED. ANYWAY IT DOES SHOW THAT THIS SET HAS HAD ONLY 1 PLAY MAX IN THE LAST35 YEARS

THE VINYL

PRISTINE GLOSSY BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL. REMOVING IT FROM THE SLEEVE AND GENTLY AND CAREFULLY EXAMINING THE DISCS REVEALS NEAR SPOTLESS SURFACES. VERY CLOSE SCRUTINY UNDER ILLUMINATION REVEALS A COUPLE OF WISPS AND ONE TINY HANDLING LINE ON SIDE ONE WHICH CAUSES TWO REALLY TINY LITTLE POPS, BUT THAT IS ALL ON THIS GLORIOUS PAIR OF DISCS, THIS VINYL APPEARS EXACTLY HOW A NEW VINYL WOULD HAVE LOOKED BACK IN 1972 WHEN THIS SET WAS ORIGINALLY PRESSED. THE HIGH GLOSS AND MARK FREE DISC IS WITHOUT A DOUBT ONE OF THE CLEANEST I HAVE EVER SEEN. EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO A SPOTLIGHT (WHICH ARGUABLY ISN'T REALLY A TRUE REFLECTION OF HOW GOOD A VINYL IS, AS THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOMETHING TO SEE THIS WAY) THE VINYL DISPLAYS JUST A FEW REALLY LIGHT WISPY HAIRLINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I HAVE INCLUDED 8SHORT EXAMPLE OF JUST HOW GREAT THIS RECORD SOUNDS. PLEASE CLICK ON THE MEDIA PLAYER BELOW TO HEAR IT. I ALWAYS BELIEVE THAT THE INTRODUCTION (RUN IN GROOVE) IS A REALLY GOOD REFLECTION OF THE OVERALL QUALITY OF THE DISC. SO I HAVE STARTED THE RECORDING FROM THE RUN IN GROOVE, HENCE A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE MUSIC STARTS. HOWEVER YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CLEARLY HEAR WHAT THAT RUN IN SOUNDS LIKE, WHETHER IT HAS ANY NOISE ETC.

THE RUN IN IS SILENT, AND AS THE RECORD STARTS TO PLAY "I AM THE SEA" IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT YOU ARE LISTENING TO SOMETHING SPECIAL. THE FIRST THING THAT IS CLEAR IS THAT THE SOUND IS DISTORTION FREE. ALMOST POINTLESS STATING THIS IN LIGHT OF HOW LITTLE THE ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED, BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT THE PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS HAD WAS DONE WITH A GOOD QUALITY STYLUS AND NOT ONE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE GROOVE SUCH AS A WORN, CHIPPED STYLUS, OR INDEED ONE THAT WAS TRACKING TOO HEAVILY.

EACH TRACK PLAYS THROUGH WITH UTMOST CLARITY. THE PERFORMANCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES IS JUST OUTSTANDING. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISE ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE, AND EACH LINKING GROOVE IS AS SILENT AS THE RUN IN THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD BY NOW. EVEN THE RUN OUT WHICH HISTORICALLY HAS NOISE ON MOST ALBUMS IS AS CLEAR AS A BELL

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

THE OVERALL GRADING OF THE SLEEVE IS NEAR MINT

THIS IS SO VERY HAD TO GET IN GREAT CONDITION. JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE REST OF THE LISTINGS ON EBAY AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT I MEAN. BECAUSE THE SLEEVE IS UNLAMINATED, BECAUSE THE PAPER IS VERY SOF AND THIN, THIS SET USUALLY LOOKS WORN OUT BY HAVING THE SEVEREST RING WEAR IMAGINABLE, AND PAPER TEARS, TOTTALY CRUSHED AND WORN SPINE, TATTY OPENING EDGES, ETC. YOU NAME IT AND YOU WILL SEE IT IN THIS SLEEVE. BUT NOT ONE THIS MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE. THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS LOST NONE OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR WHICH ALSO MEANS THAT THERE IS NO RING WEAR AT ALL ON THIS SLEEVE. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, NO CREASE LINES NOT EVEN SMALL ONES NEAR THE SPINE, AND NO BENDS. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 98% UNWORN, AND THE SPINE IS JUST PRISTINE WITH JUST ONE TINY DENT IN THE MIDDLE. THE REAR SURFACE AGAIN IS IMMACULATE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE IS NO RING WEAR, BUT THERE JUST ISNT.THE TWO OPENING EDGES ARE VERY VEY SHARP AND INDICATE CLEARLY THAT THE RECORD HAVE JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

NOW FOR THE BOOK. IT IS SO HARD TO FING A COPY OF THIS ALBUM WITH THE 22 PAGE BOOK STILL ATTACHED TO THE SLEEVE. ONLY BECAUSE OF THE POOR WAY IT WAS AFFIXED WITH STAPLES THAT COULDNY GO THROUGH THE SOFT SPINE. RESULTING IN MOST HAVING BECOME LOOSE. THIS HAPPENED WITH EASE IN NORMAL USE, AND THIS ONE HAS COME LOOSE LIKE MOST OF THE OTHERS. WHAT IS GREAT HOWEVER IS THAT THE PAGES ARE 100% MINT CONDITION. IT HAS NO THUMB MARKS OR ANYTHING TO INDICATE IT HAS EVER ACTUALLY BEEN LOOKED THROUGH

THIS ONEHE TWO ORIGINAL POLY LINES TRACK INNER SLEEVES ARE BOTH INCLUDED AND ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION

THE RECORD HAS BEEN PRESERVED IN A NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE, THE ORIGINAL IS INCLUDED AND LEFT INSIDE THE SLEEVE. THE LP WILL BE SENT VERY CAREFULLY PACKAGED AND I WILL PLACE THE LP OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION. YOUR NEW PURCHASE WILL ALSO COME HOUSED IN A NEW STIFF PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.

SO ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A VERY VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE ALBUM IN THE MOST SUPERB CONDITION IMAGINABLE, SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE, AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY

On 30-May-08 at 21:01:27 BST, seller added the following information: