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HUMBLE PIE - DEBUT ALBUM

MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO

FIRST PRESS  - KHAKI A&M LABEL

OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT SLEEVE

CATALOGUE:A & M AMLS 986 MATRIX: AMLS986 A-1 / B-1 FIRST PRESS INDICATORS 1970 PRESS

THE RECORD

 

THE LABELS

THE FAWN ORIGINAL PRESS LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITON. THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM ANYWHERE. NO LOSS OF COLOUR, AND THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, AND I CANNOT EVEN SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. THE DISC GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND HAS LOST NONE OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE

THERE ARE NO MARKS TO BE SEEN IN DAYLIGHT, WHERE IT LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO I CAN ONLY SEE A COUPLE OF TINY WISPY HAIRLINES

THE TEST PLAY

THIS FIRST PRESS ALBUM PERFORMS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. THE MOST OBVIOUS THING WHEN HEARING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME IS THE CLARITY AND LOUDNESS OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION. IT IS  JUST SUPERB. EVERY NOTE HEARD AS IT WAS INTENDED

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER MEANING THAT THE COUPLE OF PLAYS THAT THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

NO HEAVY CRACKLING OR CLICKS EITHER

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT

ALL I HEARD WERE A COUPLE OF THE TINIEST SPECKS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AND NO MORE THAN 2-3 OF THE TINIEST LITTLE DUST TICS

PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THE ALBUM AND JUDGE THE QUALITY FOR YOURSELF

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AS AUDIO AS MINT MINUS

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

NON LAMINATED , TEXTURED GATEFOLDBY MACNEILL PRESS

THIS SLEEVE IS REALLY HARD TO FIND IN ANY DECENT SORT OF COLLECTIBLE CONDITION DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS UNLAMINATED, WHITE, AND TEXTURED, A RECIPE FOR DISASTER FOR CERTAIN

THE FRONT SURFACE IS INCREDIBLE. PURE WHITE ALL THE WAY ACROSS WITH ONLY THE SLIGHTEST SLIVER OF NATURAL AGEING TO THE EDGES. NO CREASES CREASE LINES EITHER.

THERE ARE JUST TWO VERY SMALL PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGES ONLY SHOW A LITTLE RUB ON THE REAR RIGHT CORNER , AND THE SAME IS TRUE OF THE BOTTOM EDGES

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN PERFECT CONDITION. AGAIN ITS AMAZING THAT THE SURFACE HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED, AND HERE ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AS WELL

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY THUMB NAIL LINES TO SHOW THAT THE LP WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE A COUPLE OF TIMES.

THE REAR SURFACE IS ANOTHER TEXTURED IMAGE BUT THIS TIME THE BORDER IS BLACK AND I AM DELIGHTED TO SAY THAT THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF RUBBING TO THIS DELICATE SURFACE. USUALLY THE HIGH POINTS OF THE TEXTURE ARE RUBBED BUT THIS ONE IS STILL TOTALLY BLACK. THERE IS A TINY SPECK OF RUB AT THE CORNERS

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO  PERFECT INNER PANELS 

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS PRESENT AND HAS NO SPLITS OR CREASES, JUST NATURAL AGEING

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE A STUNNING NEAR MINT

 

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

GARRY

 

POSTAGE
Firstly, if you win more than one item i will always combine shipping / postage, but please wait for me to invoice you first
I will only ever use a tracking and signed for service for all records to protect both buyer and seller
Current post and packing rates are as follows for LP's
UK - FIRST CLASS SIGNED FOR  £5.85
THE E.U - TRACKED AND SIGNED  £15.10
U.S.A - TRACKED AND SIGNED  £29.40
 AUSTRALIA - TRACKED AND SIGNED  £28.05
CANADA AND THE FAR EAST - TRACKED AND SIGNED £25.40


Post and packing rates for singles
UK - FIRST CLASS SIGNED FOR  £3.23
THE E.U - TRACKED AND SIGNED  £13.80
U.S.A - TRACKED AND SIGNED  £18.35
 AUSTRALIA - TRACKED AND SIGNED  £17.60
CANADA AND THE FAR EAST - TRACKED AND SIGNED £16.45