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 test playing each record prior to listing . My very very careful test play will go undetected however

NEIL YOUNG - ON THE BEACH

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS !!CONDITION

1ST ISSUE SLEEVE WITH FLORAL PRINTED INSIDES

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

 

CATALOGUE:REPRISE K 54014  MATRIX: K 54014 A4 / B4 SUPERB COPY

 

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE ORIGINAL TAN LABELS ARE IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE UNFADED OR UNRUBBED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE COLOURS STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.

I CAN'T EVEN SEE ANY TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST WHY THIS ALBUM IS IN THE SUPERB CONDITION THAT IT IS

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW WITH AN ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS SHEEN, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A SINGLE EMBEDDED NON SOUNDING DULL LINE  VISIBLE.

PLAYING THE RECORD

A TRUE FIRST PRESS PERFORMANCE WITH A STEREO REPRODUCTION THAT IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. SILENT RUN IN'S AND LINKING GROOVES LEADING TO PERFECT SOUND PLAYED WITHOUT DISTORTION THUS NO GROOVE WEAR. 

THE RECORD PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION

THE FIRST THING TO MENTION IS THE TOTAL LACK OF EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, NO CLICKS OR STICK OR JUMPS

THERE IS SOME VERY OCCASIONAL LIGHT STATIC HEARD IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES

I HEARD NO MORE THAN 2-3 TINY DUST POPs THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

THE LP PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND WOULD GRACE ANY COLLECTION

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AND VINYL CONDITION AS MINT MINUS

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

NON LAMINATED MATTE SINGLE SLEEVE WITH PRINTED INSIDE CARD

THE VERY 1ST ISSUES OF THIS SLEEVE HAD FLORAL PRINT ON THE INSIDE OF THE SLEEVE .

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND THE COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN RETAINED

THE CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE AND THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THERE IS ONE MINUSCULE PRESSURE LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE IS NEAR PRISTINE WITH JUST A COUPLE OF VERY TINY SPECKS OF UNDERCARD VISIBLE

. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS SIMILAR PLUS. ONE DOT OF RUB ON THE RIGHT TIP END

THE SPINE IS FLAT WITH A SMALL NICK TO THE BOTTOM LEADING EDGE IN THE MIDDLE. PRISTINE TYPEFACE

 THE REAR SURFACE HAS A LITTLE SHADOW OF AGEING TO THE EDGES

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP

THE CARD INNER SLEEVE IS IN MINT CONDITION. NO SEAM SPLITS OR CREASES

THIS SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT

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

GARRY