Sold Date: May 16, 2021
Start Date: May 9, 2021
Final Price: £11.50 (GBP)
Bid Count: 3
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YES CLOSE TO THE EDGE 1972  JAPANESE 1st Press STUNNING SOUND Matrix / Runout (Stamped on Side A): P-8274A1 -1 3-1-3 1-A-12 (1) Matrix / Runout (Stamped on Side B): P-8274A2 1-A-12 (1) Other (Price indication obi & back cover): ¥ 2,000
 Stunning Japanese gatefold 1st press copy of YES 'CLOSE TO THE EDGE' from 1972 pressed in Japan with the vinyl in excellent condition .The gatefold sleeve is sound in structure ( no obi but witha matt finish logo opposing the shiny cover ). The sound on this press is beautiful...I have a copy of the Stephen Wilson remaster but I always listen to this pressing..clarity is beautiful and natural. The intro run in on side 1 with trickling water makes you want to turn your tap off !!!! This Japanese 1st pressing is a first press and one of the first off the stamper.Some early Japanese pressings are as beefy as their US/Euro counterpart pressings and this album is exceptional in sound quality and with this pressing there is a crystal clarity on the higher end notes. Run ins are all silent....The sleeve ( typical Japanese sleeve which is hardier than the flimsier US/UK/ Euro sleeves ) excellent, spine is tight and full with almost zero damage and the vinyl itself plays beautifully....  the production for import vinyl of that decade is superb.  Highly likely that this is virgin vinyl as most Japanese records were pressed using high quality “virgin” vinyl that was manufactured exclusively for pressing records. These records are often extraordinarily quiet and have little or no surface noise, allowing the listener a better listening experience. In addition, English-language music titles were usually pressed in fairly small quantities in Japan, meaning all of the discs were likely pressed while the stampers were still fairly new........so  a very, very collectable and pristine COPY.....stored in vinyl sleeve only removed for photograph
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