Yes THE YES ALBUM 1971 UK LP 1st Press Red / Plum SUPERB MINT MINUS LISTEN

	£		454
	$		602

I have come across a collection of records that defy time.

They belonged to a collector who was buying in the mid to late 60's through the 70's and 80's

However his family have said that he didn't own a record player until the mid 80's.

Very strange I know, but what it means is that the early records have in most cases never been played or at the most one play.

Naturally people's tastes in music change and that's why the 80's albums have had more play than the 60's

There are some incredible records in this collection

I aim to release one per day and will list them at 8pm UK time so that they don't get confused with my other listings

I will also be playing each record and recording it so that you are able to judge the quality for yourself. My very very careful test play will go undetected however

YES - THE YES ALBUM

 MAGNIFICENT  MINT MINUS AUDIO

OUTSTANDING  NEAR MINT  SLEEVE!!!

RED AND PLUM 1ST PRESS

• CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC 2400 101
• MATRIX: 2400101 A//1  1 1  / B//1   1 1 1 
• FIRST PRESS

 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD YOU NEED TO PRESS THE BUTTONS BELOW. ONE BUTTON PER SIDE OF THE LP

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RED AND PLUM LABELS ARE IN  PRISTINE CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE IMMACULATE AND UNWORN. AND THE WHITE BAND ACROSS THE MIDDLE IS STILL PURE WHITE AND STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO SPIDER LINES SHOWING , EVEN USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS I DON'T SEE ANY

THERE IS STILL RESIDUAL VINYL SHARDS INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL IS UNMARKED.

THERE IS A TINY FACTORY FLAW. A SMALL DIMPLE ON THE VINYL IN EXACTLY THE SAME PLACE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD

HOWEVER THE ONE ON SIDE TWO IS INAUDIBLE AND UNLESS YOU WERE LISTENING FOR IT ON SIDE ONE YOU WOULDN'T NOTICE IT EITHER. I WAS LISTENING FOR IT AND HEARD THREE TINY DULL SOUNDS (ONE PER ROTATION)

THERE ARE NO MARKS WHATSOEVER ON THE VINYL AND EVEN UNDER SPOTLIGHT THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE

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 AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED 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.

THIS SUPERB FIRST PRESS PLAYS ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS BOTH CRYSTAL CLEAR AND LOUDLY MIXED, AND THE REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE

NO STATIC HEARD IN ANY OF THE LINKING GROOVES

NO DUST POPS OR STATIC TICS

MY GRADE FOR THIS SUPERB AUDIO IS MINT MINUS

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

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED AND DELICATE MACNEILL GATEFOLD SLEEVE . THIS IS SUCH A HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN THIS SORT OF CONDITION. THE FACT THAT IT IS UNLAMINATED USUALLY ASSURES THE SEVERE COLOUR LOSS TO THE DELICATE POWDERY BLACK SURFACE.

MOST COPIES YOU WILL SEE ARE TERRIBLY WORN AND EVEN RING WORN. THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT SLEEVE TO FIND IN A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY CLEAN. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE. THE BLACK SURFACE IS TOTALLY UNBLEMISHED, UNRUBBED, AND FREE FROM ANY RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER HAS A SMALL DING. THE TOP RIGHT A SMALLER ONE, AND THE OTHER TWO CORNERS A TINY SPECK OF RUB

THERE ARE TWO SMALL PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, WHICH HAVE REMAINED BLACK AND NOT WHITE WHICH THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN HAD THE CREASE LINES BEEN DEEP

NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE VIRTUALLY PRISTINE. STILL VERY BLACK SHOWING NO RUBBING ALONG THE EDGES. A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP ENDS

THE SPINE ITSELF IS   PRISTINE. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, ALL OF THE BLACK COLOUR IS THERE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE EXTREME TOP TIP WHICH HAS  MINUSCULE RUBBING. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. A FANTASTIC EXAMPLE AND FURTHER PROOF OF THE PROTECTION AFFORDED THE SLEEVE FROM NEW

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS TO SHOW WHERE THE LP HAS BEEN PLUCKED FROM THE SLEEVE A FEW TIMES.

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITION AS THE FRONT. TWO SMALL PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE AND THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP HAS A TINY DING

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE MINT CONDITION INTERIOR PAIR OF SURFACES

THE ORIGINAL POLYDOR MADE INNER SLEEVE IS UNSPLIT, AND IN CLEAN CONDITION WITH JUST LIGHT GLUE AGEING TO THE TOP EDGE

HAS THE CORRECT 01/73 DATE PRINTED IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT

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

GARRY