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WISHBONE ASH - PILGRIMAGE

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS!!!! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

BROWN AND ORANGE DOGBONE LABELS

SUPERB MINT MINUS SLEEVE!!! 

 

 

CATALOGUE:MDKS8004

MATRIX: 7-LNMG-244 3L / 7-245 1L

MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1  / 1 BH (VERY EARLY 1ST PRESS) 

 

A QUICK WORD ABOUT FIRST ISSUE MCA RECORDINGS OF THIS ERA

THE WISHBONE ASH DEBUT ALBUM, AND PILGRIMAGE ALBUM MUST HAVE THE DOG-BONE LABEL TO BE A FIRST PRESS. THIS LABEL CAME IN NUMEROUS 2 TONE PATTERNS.

RED AND BROWN, RED AND YELLOW, RED AND PINK , AND ORANGE AND MAGENTA

BY THE TIME ARGUS WAS RELEASED THIS HAD CHANGED TO THE BLUE AND BLACK LABELS.

VOLUME FOUR HAD YET ANOTHER CHANGE TO THE LABEL. THIS TIME IT WAS COMPLETELY BLACK WITH SILVER TYPEFACE

AFTER THIS CAME THE RAINBOW LABEL AND SO ON......

 

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

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

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

I CAN JUST MAKE OUT TWO OF THE TINIEST SPIDER LINES VERY CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE, INDICATING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND HAS LOST NONE OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE.IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY  FLAWLESS. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME WISPY NON SOUNDING SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES AND ON SIDE ON A LIGHT SHADOW OF BAG RASH (AGAIN TOTALLY NON SOUNDING)

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 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 GIVE 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 LP SOUNDS.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT MEANING WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM WITH A CORRECTLY TRACKED, WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THE SOLO GUITAR WORK IS JUST MAGNIFICENTLY REPRODUCED

THIS VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AT, ALL, AND WHAT LITTLE THERE IS CAN ONLY BE HEARD DURING A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, AND A LITTLE DURING THE FIRST 30 SECONDS ON SIDE TWO

I HEARD NO MORE THAN 2-3 TINY LITTLE STATIC THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

AN OUTSTANDING FIRST PRESS, THAT I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE MINT MINUS!!! FOR THE AUDIO REPRODUCTION

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND BE THE JUDGE AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

THIS NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS RARELY FOUND IN ANYTHING OTHER THAN 'WORN OUT' CONDITION. THIS ONE HOWEVER IS IN AN AMAZING MINT MINUS CONDITION.

THIS IS THE CORRECT FIRST ISSUE 'ROBERT STACE PRINTED IN ENGLAND' SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOURS WHICH ARE OFTEN FOUND RUBBED AWAY ON MOST COPIES. THERE IS  NO EVIDENCE OF ANY RING WEAR, WHICH IS ANOTHER PROBLEM THIS SLEEVE SUFFERS WITH.

THIS FRONT SURFACE IS PERFECT SHOWING NO HEAVY CREASES, NO FOLD, BENDS OR ANY OBVIOUS BLEMISH.ALL OF THE YELLOWS AND BROWNS ARE PRISTINE, RICH AND UNRUBBED. THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER TIP HAS SOME SMALL AMOUNT OF RUB TO THE TIP.

THERE ARE TWO BARELY VISIBLE TINY LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, BUT THAT'S IT.NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, ONE NEAR INVISIBLE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

NO COLOUR LOSS AND NO PAPER SNAGS  OR STICKER MARKS

INCREDIBLY NO RING WEAR, AND NOT EVEN A HINT OF RECORD SHAPE EITHER

THE TOP EDGE IS PRISTINE AND UNWORN, WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR INTACT AND RUNNING FULLY FROM TIP TO TIP.

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS ALMOST IDENTICAL WITH JUST A MINUSCULE SPECK OF RUBBING TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS, AND A LITTLE SCUFF ON THE REAR EDGE

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR  SHARP AND SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED. 

THE SPINE IS AS GOOD AS I HAVE EVER SEEN ONE ON THIS ALBUM. TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND ONLY THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS SHOW A SMALL AMOUNT OF RUB

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT, AGAIN NO COLOUR LOSS AND NO HEAVY CREASES, JUST ONE TINY LINE NEAR THE SPINE. AGAIN NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A TOTALLY PRISTINE  INNER SURFACE .

THIS IS THE FIRST PRESS UK SLEEVE AS NOTED BY THE HIPGNOSIS CREDITATION ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TYPEFACE.ALSO THE ROBERT STACE INFO ON THE REAR SURFACE

THE BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN MINT MINUS CONDITION NO SPLITS AND NO HEAVY CREASES. SOME MILD GLUE AGEING TO THE EDGE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS

 

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

GARRY