E.L.O - OUT OF THE BLUE

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS PLAYTHROUGH!!! CONDITION

COMPLETE WITH POSTER AND UN-PUNCHED SPACESHIP

THE UNITED ARTISTS FIRST UK 1SSUE

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

 

CATALOGUE:UNITED ARTISTS UAR 100 MATRIX: UAS 1100 A-2U / B-3U / UAS2100 A-1U / B-1U MOTHERS/STAMPERS:3 AR/ 5 AMG / 1 GMM / 9 GOH ' ALLEN ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX ALL FOUR SIDES

 

OUT OF THE BLUE WAS ORIGINALLY DISTRIBUTED BY UNITED ARTISTS UPON IT'S 1977 RELEASE. HOWEVER THE RECORD COMPANY JET AND THE BAND SUED UNITED ARTISTS FOR PRODUCING 'DEFECTIVE' COPIES,IN THE USA, AND USING AN ESCAPE CLAUSE MOVED TO CBS, WHERE THE LP WAS REPRESSED WITHOUT THE DEFECTS

IN RETALIATION UNITED ARTISTS VIRTUALLY FLOODED THE MARKET WITH EVERY SINGLE COPY THEY HAD AT BUDGET PRICES, AND THESE ENDED UP IN BARGAIN BINS AT THE SAME TIME AS THE FULL PRICED CBS ISSUE WAS BEING SOLD

JET RECORDS TOOK OUT A FULL PAGE ADVERTISEMENT IN ALL OF THE MUSIC PAPERS TELLING PEOPLE THAT IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE A CBS RECORD THEN THEIR COPY WAS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE INCLUDED A COPY OF THAT ADVERT IN THE IMAGES

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL UNITED ARTISTS UK PRESSING

AS FOR BEING DEFECTIVE. IT CAN ONLY BE THE US PRESSINGS AS THE UK COPIES SEEM TO BE NO PROBLEM

 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 RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE JET / UA LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION, . THE BASE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND ARE UNBLEMISHED, AND THE TYPEFACE IS ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THERE ARE JUST 2-3 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE TO INDICATE THAT THE RECORDS HAVE HAD VERY LIMITED PLAY IN THE 41 YEARS SINCE IT WAS RELEASED

THE VINYL

BOTH DISCS ARE THE ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT FIRST PRESS ISSUES. THEY BOTH GLEAM LIKE NEW AND IN DAYLIGHT ARE TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST THE FOLLOWING VISIBLE

SIDE ONE: A FEW NEAR INVISIBLE WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES

SIDE TWO:SAME AS SIDE ONE PLUS A MINUSCULE NON SOUNDING SCUFF ON THE OUTER RIM

SIDE THREE: ONE TINY HAIRLINE HANDLING LINE AND AN EVEN SMALLER DULL MARK

SIDE FOUR: THREE SURFACE HANDLING LINES (NON SOUNDING) AND A FEW DULL FLECKS

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 LP SET FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW 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 RECORD PLAY WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS CLEAR AND LOUD

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT AND NO LOUD CLICKS

THERE IS THE ODD SEMI SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF RANDOM SILENT PASSAGES AND A FEW TINY STATIC TICS/POPS DURING THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO MAKE THE OVERALL GRADING MINT MINUS!!! FOR THE AUDIO

BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR THE WHOLE THING YOU CAN MAKE THE JUDGEMENT YOURSELF

 

THE SLEEVE

 

SEMI LAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND VERY CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES.

THERE IS JUST ONE NEAR INVISIBLE TINY PRESSURE LINE BY THE SPINE. THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, THREE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ON THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR, NOR EVEN ANY TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE.JUST A SMALL DING TO THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER TIP AND A TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT ONE

THE TOP EDGES HAVE ONLY A SPECK OF RUN ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS AND A SMALL SCUFF ON THE REAR SURFACE TOWARDS THE LEFT CORNER.

THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE A LITTLE RUB AT THE RIGHT CORNERS, AND A LITTLE RUB ALONG THE REAR EDGE

THE SPINE IS NEAR  PERFECT WHICH IS AGAIN UNUSUAL ON THIS SLEEVE WHICH USUALLY SUFFERS FROM HEAVY RUBBING . THERE ARE TWO TINY SCUFFS IN THE MIDDLE ON THE LEADING EDGES AND THE VERY TIP ENDS TOP AND BOTTOM ARE LIGHTLY RUBBED, BUT THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT

BOTH OPENING EDGES ARE RAZOR SHARP , SHOWING THAT THE VINYL HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE ONLY ON A COUPLE OCCASIONS

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER RPANELS

THE TWO ORIGINAL ISSUE CARD INNERS WITH THE  'ROUNDED ' CORNERS ARE IN UNSPLIT CONDITION. NO CREASES AND NO DAMAGE TO THE LARGE THUMB NOTCHES AT THE TOP OF EACH. THERE IS A LITTLE RECORD IMPRESSION ON BOTH

THE SPACE SHIP IS STILL IN THE ORIGINAL UNPUNCHED STATE. TOTALLY ORIGINAL AND IN MINT CONDITION

THE POSTER LIKEWISE IS ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

 

WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING

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

GARRY