The Moody Blues EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR UK LP 1st PRESS 2W/1W MINT AUDIO

Sold Date: January 11, 2019
Start Date: January 4, 2019
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THE MOODY BLUES - EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR


 MAGNIFICENT  1-2 PLAY MINT AUDIO


NEAR MINT 1ST ISSUE SLEEVE WITH INSERT

 

  CATALOGUE:THRESHOLD THS5  MATRIX:XZAL-10638P-2W / 10639P-1W  PLAYED 2-3 TIMES SINCE 1971

THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES MAKE UP A GENUINE 1ST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM

THE SLEEVE MUST BE TEXTURED, ANY OTHER SURFACE IS A REISSUE. A genuine 1st issue textured sleeve does not have the wording ' insert included' on the rear top right corner. 2nd issues do have the wording!

THE SLEEVE MUST STATE ' PRINTED IN ENGLAND BY ROBERT STACE' ON THE LEFT PANEL OF THE INNER GATEFOLD

THE ALBUM ALSO CAME WITH A LYRIC INSERT SHEET

THE RECORD LABELS MUST BE WHITE WITH MAUVE TEXT( BLUE LABELS ARE REISSUES)

MATRIX NUMBERS MUST BE AS CLOSE TO 1W AS POSSIBLE MOST ARE COMBINATIONS OF 1W/2W

THE VINYL HAS A FLAT EDGE TO THE OUTER RIM


 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY


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THE LABELS

THE WHITE AND MAUVE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE WHITENESS OF THE BASE COLOUR IS JUST PERFECT. NO MARKS OR STAINS, OR SIGNS OF HANDLING, JUST WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT ON A RECORD THAT HASN'T HAD MORE THAN A COUPLE OF PLAYS. THE MAUVE LOGO'S AND TYPEFACE ARE ALL PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN. JUST 1-2 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE

 

THE VINYL

ABSOLUTELY GLEAMING PRISTINE VINYL. HAS A MIRROR LIKE FINISH TO IT, AND LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED. THERE ARE NO MARKS AT ALL ON THE DISC, AND EVEN WHEN PRESENTED TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE IS STILL NOTHING TO SEE

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 WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY 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 FIRST THING TO MENTION IS THE ABSOLUTE SILENCE DURING THE VERY LONG RUN IN TO SIDE ONE

TAKE A LISTEN TO THE FIRST TRACK WITH THE RAINFALL SEQUENCE. IT IS JUST BRILLIANT, AND THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION JUST INCREDIBLE

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS, AND THIS VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

NO VINYL NOISE ANYWHERE, AND NO STATIC EITHER WITH THE LINKING GROOVES BEING SILENT

I HEARD NO DUST POPS OR STATIC TICS ANYWHERE

THIS REALLY IS A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THIS GREAT ALBUM FROM THE MOODY BLUES

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT FOR THE AUDIO AND VISUALLY

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN THOUGH AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN PERSONAL STANDARDS

 

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

A NON LAMINATED AND TEXTURED GATEFOLD WHICH CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS THE WORST POSSIBLE COMBINATION FOR SLEEVE LONGEVITY

THE USUAL FLAWS ARE

SERIOUSLY RUBBED COLOURS TERRIBLE RING WEAR HORRIBLE CREASE LINES MASSIVE EDGE WEAR OPENING EDGE FRAYED AND FLUFFED

THIS COPY HOWEVER HAS ESCAPED MOST OF THIS AND IS STILL IN REALLY CLEAN CONDITION.

THERE IS NO COLOUR LOSS AT ALL ON ANY  PART OF THE FRONT, AND THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT. IT IS CLEAR THAT THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN PROTECTED FOR SOME CONSIDERABLE TIME WITHIN A PLASTIC OUTER. ACTUALLY A VERY CLOSE INSPECTION SHOWS THE TINIEST PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIP ENDS. THE TEXTURED SURFACE IS REALLY CLEAN AND FREE FROM MARKS OR STAINS

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

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE, AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THE TOP EDGES ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING ACROSS BOTH SURFACES WITH ONLY THE REAR RIGHT CORNER TIP END SHOWING A PIN PRICK OF RUB

THE BOTTOM EDGES HAS A FEW PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH, BUT REALLY MINOR

THE SPINE HAS A SMALL DENT IN THE TOP LEADING EDGE, AND A FEW TINY WHITE FLECKS ON THE LEADING EDGE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE LIGHTLY RUBBED

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND CLEARLY SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE LYRIC INSERT SHEET IS IN MINT CONDITION TUCKED INSIDE THE SLEEVE.

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS PRISTINE AS THE FRONT. AS I MENTIONED AT THE TOP OF THE LISTING, ONLY THE FIRST ISSUE SLEEVES DO NOT HAVE THE ' INSERT INCLUDED' TEXT. LATER ISSUES HAVE INSERT INCLUDED IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A TRULY PRISTINE PAIR OF PANELS

THE BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN IMMACULATE UNSPLIT, UNCREASED, AND PERFECTLY FLAT. THERE IS SOME AGEING TO THE EDGES

THE PICTURE / LYRIC INSERT IS IN MINT CONDITION

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT, IT REALLY IS THAT GOOD!!!

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

GARRY