Wishbone Ash UK DEBUT LP 1st PRESS PINK & RED LABEL PLAYS 100% MINT MINUS

	£		47
	$		62

WISHBONE ASH - DEBUT ALBUM

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS!!! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

RARER MOORE AND MATTHES UK SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:MKPS 2014
• MATRIX: 7-224 / 7-225

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

FIRST PRESS LABELS ON EARLY MCA LP'S CAME IN FOUR TWO TONE COLOURS, AND EACH ONE IS A VALID FIRST PRESS AS THEY WERE PRODUCING ALL FOUR AT THE SAME TIME. THERE IS PINK AND RED, YELLOW AND RED, AND BROWN AND RED.

THIS IS THE PINK AND RED LABEL IN SUPERB CONDITION. BOTH COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND THE PINK BAND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE REMAINS UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

I CANT EVEN SEE ANY MORE THAN 1-2 SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THIS ULTRA HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND HAS LOST NONE OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE.THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE SURFACE OF THIS DISC, AND IT LOOKS FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES, ONE VERY FINE HANDLING LINE ON THE LAST TRACK TO SIDE TWO, AND A COUPLE OF NON SOUNDING DULLISH STREAKS

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 AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY 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 LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS VINYL SOUNDS. THE CLARITY IS THERE FOR ALL TO HEAR, AND IT'S PURE FIRST PRESS.

I JUST CANNOT FAULT THIS AUDIO REPRODUCTION WHATSOEVER. THERE IS CERTAINLY NO DISTORTION AT ALL, AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE , NOR ARE THERE ANY CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND ONLY THE VERY ODD SPLIT SECOND OF STATIC IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES

I HEARD NO MORE THAN 2 TINY LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

AND OUTSTANDING REPRODUCTION THAT I AM PLEASED TO GRADE MINT MINUS

DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A FULL LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

THIS NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS RARELY FOUND IN ANYTHING OTHER THAN 'WORN OUT' CONDITION. THIS ONE HOWEVER IS IN SUPERB CONDITION.THERE ARE ALSO TWO VERSIONS OF THIS SLEEVE ATTRIBUTED TO UK COPIES. ONE IS THE AMERICAN SLEEVE WHICH MANY UK COPIES WERE PLACED INTO AND SOLD HERE IN THE UK, BUT THE RARER SLEEVE IS THE MOORE AND MATTHES UK SLEEVE, WHICH IS THE ONE ON OFFER HERE 

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS SLEEVE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. THE COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN RETAINED AND THERE IS NO HEAVY COLOUR RUB. THERE IS A SHADE OF VERY LIGHT HANDLING TO THE PERIMETER EDGES, AND THERE IS A SCUFF ALONG THE TOP EDGE WHICH HAS TAKEN THE TOP COVER OF PAPER OFF JUST ABOVE THE WISHBONE HANDLE TIP ON THE VERY EDGE ITSELF.THERE IS ALSO A VERY SMALL SLIVER OF RECORD SHAPE JUST UNDER THE TOP EDGE

THERE IS JUST ONE MINUSCULE LINE NEAR THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP EDGE AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED HAS THAT SCUFF NEAR THE RIGHT CORNER, AND ALSO THERE ARE SMALL FLECKS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH RANDOMLY. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS ALSO LIGHTLY SHELF WORN

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP WITH A COUPLE OF TINY BURRS ALONG THE EDGE

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL , BECAUSE MOST COPIES WILL BE FLATTENED, AND SQUASHED. THIS COPY HAS A WIDE SQUARE SPINE. THERE IS SOME WHITE FLECKS ALONG THE TOP LEADING EDGE, AND A COUPLE ON THE BOTTOM LEADING EDGE. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN  THE SAME  CONDITION AS THE FRONT, AND ONLY HAS LIGHT RECORD SHAPE  LIKE MOST COPIES YOU WILL SEE. ONE TINY LINE NEAR THE SPINE, AND SOME LIGHT HANDLING TO THE EDGES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NEAR PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER SURFACES .

THE BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION TO MATCH THE REST OF THE PACKAGE. UNSPLIT WITH JUST A FEW LIGHT WRINKLES

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY