Three Dog Night IT AIN'T EASY UK LP 1ST PRESS PROBE 1970 PLAYS NEAR MINT-

	£		59
	$		78

THREE DOG NIGHT - IT AIN'T EASY

IN MAGNIFICENT 2-3 PLAY CONDITION

1970 ORIGINAL UK PRESS

• CATALOGUE:PROBE SPBA 6251
• MATRIX: SBPA6251 A-1G / B-1G
• FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 GG / 1 O (REALLY EARLY 1ST PRESS)

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE PASTEL PINK LABELS  LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION, THE COLOUR IS UNBLEMISHED APART FROM SOME LIGHT GLUE SPOTS (VERY COMMON ON THESE LABELS) AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO CLEAR AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST TWO MINUSCULE AND BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED.

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND HAS LOST NONE OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. THERE ARE NO MARKS AT ALL ON THE SURFACE, AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE SOME SWIRLY WISPY LINES TO BE SEEN, AND A FEW ANGEL 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 . THIS IS SOMETHING I AM NOW DOING WITH ALL OF MY LISTINGS AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE 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 FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE CLARITY OF REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB. THE CRYSTAL CLEAR INSTRUMENTATION AND VOCALS ARE PURE FIRST PRESS. THERE IS CERTAINLY NO GROOVE WEAR TO THIS  RECORDING WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN SOME DISTORTION TO THE SOUND. THERE IS NONE.

THE STEREO MIX IS ALSO MAGNIFICENT, AND RECORDED AND MIXED LOUDLY, RESULTING IN AN OUTSTANDING AUDIO PLAYTHROUGH

SO NOT ONLY IS THERE NO DISTORTION, THERE IS NO SEVERE BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS EITHER

THERE IS SOME VERY LIGHT  VINYL NOISE WHICH CAN ONLY BE HEARD DURING THE QUIETEST OF PASSAGES,LIKE SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES, AND ONLY THEN IF YOU ARE CLOSE TO THE SPEAKERS.MORES AT THE START OF EACH SIDE.

I HEARD TWO TO THREE SMALL DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT MINUS

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES. THERE ARE JUST THREE SMALL LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, TWO EVEN SMALLER ONES ALONG THE TOP EDGE, BUT NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER.

THE LAMINATE FOR SOME REASON DOESN'T FULLY STRETCH TO THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE SLEEVE, NOR TO THE EDGE OF THE OPENING EDGE EITHER. THIS WAS CLEARLY A FACTORY ISSUE, AS IT HAS MISSED THE EDGES BY A FEW MILLIMETRES ONLY. IN THE GAP AT THE BOTTOM THERE IS A SLIVER OF WEAR TO THE ORANGEY BROWN COLOUR AND YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURE A LITTLE WHITE BAND ALONG THE MIDDLE OF THE BOTTOM EDGE

THE TOP EDGE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE PERFECTLY INTACT FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS UNLAMINATED AND HAS SOME VERY LIGHT SHELF WEAR

THE SPINE IS NEAR PRISTINE. ALL OF THE LAMINATE PERFECTLY INTACT EXCEPT FOR THE VERY BOTTOM TIP. THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT SUPERB AS THE FRONT. AGAIN THE ONLY SLIGHT BLEMISHES ARE THE FOUR TINY LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE.

ALSO WORTH A MENTION IS THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD UP REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS

THE PLAIN WHITE AND CORRECT INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT AND UNCREASED CONDITION. ALSO NO SPLITS TO THE SEAMS

I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS

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

GARRY