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. My very very careful test play will go undetected however

JOHN LENNON - ROCK 'N' ROLL

MAGNIFICENT  MINT MINUS AUDIO

 APPLE LABEL - MINT VINYL

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

 

CATALOGUE:APPLE PCS 7169 

MATRIX: YEX 943-1U/ YEX 944-1U (

SK - 1 - 3419 - Z9 / SK - 2 - 3419 - Z9) MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 GDP/ 1 GGG

FULLY PLAY TEXTED PRIOR TO LISTING

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE GREEN SIDE OF THE LABEL IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND THE BASE COLOUR FULLY RUNS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED, AND THERE ARE JUST 3-4 SPIDER LINES VERY CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE.

THE WHITE SIDE IS VERY WHITE. NO MARKS OR STAINS AND HAS THE SAME SUPERB TYPEFACE

 

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES, 

AND EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO SPOTLIGHTS THERE ARE JUST 2-3 SMALL WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE

PLAYING THE RECORD

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES.

FIRSTLY THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT , MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO STATIC EITHER, NOT EVEN IN THE LINKING GROOVES.

I AM CERTAIN THAT I DIDN'T HEAR ANY MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

 

THE SLEEVE

 

NON LAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SINGLE SLEEVE

VERY FLIMSY SLEEVE AND MOST WILL BE FOUND WITH SERIOUS RINGWEAR AND HEAVY CREASING!

THIS ONE HOWEVER HAS ESCAPED THAT, AND IS IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. NO FOLD AND NO BENDS, PLUS ALL OF THE DELICATE GREY AND BLACK COLOURING IS STILL THERE AND UNRUBBED

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THERE ARE TWO NEAR INVISIBLE TINY PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, THREE EQIUALLY SMALL ONES ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND THREE  ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

 THERE IS NO RING WEAR, AND NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER

THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE COLOUR RUNNING ACROSS THE WIDTH WITH  THE RIGHT TIP END HAVING A PIN PRICK OF RUB

THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A SCUFF IN THE MIDDLE AND THE PAPER IS CRACKED. THE CORNER TIPS ARE ALSO RUBBED

THE WAFER THIN SPINE IS IS FLAT CONDITION. PRISTINE COLOURS AND UNBLEMISHED ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND JUST BY LOOKING AT THIS YOU CAN TELL THE RECORD HAS NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES. 

THE REAR SURFACE UNLIKE MOST COPIES HAS NO WEAR TO THE COLOURS. NO RING WEAR AND ONLY A COUPLE OF EDGE PRESSURE LINES

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND HAS A SMALL SEAM SPLIT ON ONE SIDE. FLAT AND CREASE FEEE HOWEVER

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT

 

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

GARRY