Yes CLOSE TO THE EDGE UK LP 1ST A1/B1 FULLY TEXTURED NM

	£		350
	$		464

YES - CLOSE TO THE EDGE

IN MAGNIFICENT  CONDITION

WITH A MINT MINUS SLEEVE (FIRST ISSUE)

• CATALOGUE:ATLANTIX K50012
• MATRIX: K50012 A1 / B1

CLOSE TO THE EDGE IS AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB ALBUM AND FINDING A TRUE VERY FIRST PRESS IS REALLY HARD

HERE IS EXACTLY WHAT MAKES UP A FIRST PRESS

1. THE MATRIX NUMBERS ON THE LP MUST END A1/B1 (REALLY FEW COPIES HAVE THIS)

2. THE LABELS MUST NOT HAVE A 'W' LOGO AT 3 O'CLOCK

3. THE SLEEVE MUST BE TEXTURED ON THE OUTSIDE NOT SHINY AND SMOOTH

4. THE SLEEVE MUST ALSO BE TEXTURED ON THE INSIDE!! (AGAIN VERY FEW COPIES LIKE THIS)

5. THE INNER SLEEVE MUST BE GREEN NOT WHITE

6. I HAVE ALSO COME ACROSS JUST ONCE AN INNER SLEEVE THAT HAS "PRINTED IN ENGLAND BY GOTHIC PRINT FINISHERS" IN SMALL TEXT UNDERNEATH THE LYRICS TO SIBERIAN KHATRU.I CANNOT 1005 STATE THIS IS EXCLUSIVE TO AN ISSUE THAT CAME OUT FIRST, BUT IT IS CERATINLY A RARITY

7.THE LABELS ARE OFTEN MUCH DARKER THAN THE LATER PRESSES (DEEPER GREEN AND ORANGY BROWN)

SO HAVING SAID ALL OF THAT WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A VERY FIRST PRESS . IT HAS THE TEXTURED OUTER SLEEVE (AND ON THE INSIDE), AND THE GREEN INNER, AND THE LABEL IS FREE OF THE LETTER 'W', AND IT HAS THE A1/B1 MATRIX NUMBERS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE TWO ORANGE AND GREEN LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE IMMACULATE AND UNWORN. SO IT THE BLACK TYPEFACE. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS ALSO UNWORN, AND THERE ARE JUST 5-6  SPIDER LINES VERY CLOSE TO THE HOLE TO SHOW THAT THIS INCREDIBLE LP HAS ONLY BEEN ON A TURNTABLE JUST A FEW TIMES.

ALSO THE LABEL IS THE FIRST ISSUE ATLANTIC LABEL WITHOUT THE WARNER 'W' AT THREE O'CLOCK

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE NUMEROUS WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN

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, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

CLOSE TO THE EDGE HAS SO MANY SILENT PASSAGES THAT FINDING A COPY WITHOUT NOISE AND CRACKLE IS REALLY DIFFICULT

HERE HOWEVER WE HAVE AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB EXAMPLE

THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, SHOWING THAT THE FEW PLAYS THE LP HAS RECEIVED WERE COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THE INTRO PLAYS SUPERBLY WITHOUT ANY NOISE WHATSOEVER,APART FROM A FEW LIGHT ROTATIONS OF VINYL NOISE IN THE DEAD WAX, AND THIS SILENT PASSAGE IS ALMOST A MINUTE LONG

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD TO PERFECTION

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ALL ON ANY PART OF EITHER SIDE, AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER, AND I HEARD JUST 2 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

SOME VERY VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE VINYL NOISE IN SOME OF THE QUIETEST SPOTS, BUT THESE ARE VERY MINUSCULE INDEED

MY SUGGESTION IS TO TAKE A FULL LISTEN TO THIS OUTSTANDING AND RARE FIRST ISSUE, AND YOU BE THE JUDGE OF IT'S QUALITY

FOR ME THE PLAYTHOUGH GRADES NEAR MINT!!!!!

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED AND TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH THE ROGER DEAN ARTWORK. THIS IS SUCH A HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN THIS SORT OF CONDITION. THE FACT THAT IT IS UNLAMINATED AND TEXTURED USUALLY ASURES THE SEVERE COLOUR LOSS TO THE DELICATE GREEN SURFACE. THE ONLY WAY TO ENSURE THAT THIS COULD NOT HAPPEN WAS TO PROTECT IT FROM DAY ONE INSIDE A PLASTIC SLEEVE (AND LEAVE IT THERE). I AM DELIGHTED TO SAY THAT THE LP'S ORIGINAL OWNER HAD THE FORSIGHT TO DO JUST THAT. AND HERE WE HAVE WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A 99% PERFECT SLEEVE.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY CLEAN. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE, APART FROM A LITTLE PAPER NICK WHERE THERE ONCE WAS A PRICE STICKER IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER TIP.

OTHER THAN THIS THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THE REST OF THE FRONT SURFACE WHATSOEVER.

THERE IS NO RING WEAR WHATSOEVER ON ANY PART OF THE SLEEVE, AND AMAZINGLY NOT ONE LINE BY THE SPINE AT ALL, AND THT'S JUST UNHEARD OF

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE NEAR IMMACULATE AND AGAIN THIS IS NIGH ON IMPOSSIBLE UNLESS THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN PROTECTED FROM NEW. THERE IS JUST ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING ON EACH EDGE 

THE SPINE ITSELF IS JUST IMMACULATE. NOT ONE SPECK OF COLOUR LOSS AND EVERY LETTER OF THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS LEGIBLE. ALSO IT IS TOTALLY FLAT AND HAS NO FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHING EITHER. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO BETTER EXAMPLE OF THIS SPINE

THE OPENING EDGE IS JUST AS NEW!! RAZOR SHARP AND LOOKING AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED AND PUT TOGETHER. FURTHER PROOF THAT THE RECORD HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE.

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION THAT ANY COLLECTOR TO COULD WISH TO HOPE FOR. NO LINES NEAR THE SPINE AND TOTTALY RUB AND WEAR FREE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE MINT FULLY TEXTURED  INTERIOR PAIR OF SURFACES.

FINALLY THE FRAGILE GREEN INNER SLEEVE WHICH HISTORICALLY COMES SPLIT IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE THREE SEAMS. A FEW SPECKS OF WHITE ON A COUPLE OF THE EDGES AND THATS IT A REALLY CLEAN CREASE FREE INNER

A REAL TREAT TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!!!

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

GARRY