NEIL YOUNG - DECADE

UK 1977 1ST PRESSING

NEAR MINT AUDIO

NEAR MINT DOUBLE GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE YELLOW LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ON THEM AT ALL. THE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE DJM LOGO IS UNRUBBED AND THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE SPIDER LINES 

THE VINYL

THIS RECORDS GLEAM LIKE NEW, AND HAVE LOST NONE OF THEIR ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THESE ARE DISCS IN SUBLIME CONDITION. 
IN DAYLIGHT THEY ARE  TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE. A SUPREME SET OF THREE RECORDS

THE TEST PLAY

THE CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST INCREDIBLE. PERFECT LOUD, CLEAR AND SUPERB STEREO AUDIO

THE LP'S PLAY THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON ALL SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS SET SOUNDS. 

THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS WITH EVERY NOTE BEING CRISP AND CLEAR. 

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE

ALL I HEARD DURING ALL SIX SIDES WERE A FEW TINY LITTLE STATIC LIKE DUST TICS ( 5-6)
A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND, I BELIVE IT WAS SIDE 2
PLUS A FEW LITTLE SPECKS OF EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE (THINK THAT WAS SIDE 3)

SO OVERALL ALMOST NOTHING IN THE WAY OF UNWANTED NOISE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT MINUS

TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT YOURSELF THOUGH

THE SLEEVE

DOUBLE GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND CLEAN AND THERE IS NOT ONE CREASE OR BEND ON IT ANYWHERE. THE MATTE SURFACE IS DEEP RICH AND VIBRANT, AND UNRUBBED APART FROM A TINY SPECK ON THE BOTTOM  CORNER TIPS.
 NO COLOUR LOSS OR RING WEAR WHATSOEVER, JUST A TINY BIT OF IMPRESSION ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO GRUBINESS FROM HANDLING EITHER. 

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE ALL SHARP AND SQUARE

THERE IS ONE TINY PRESSURE LINE BY THE SPINE. ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. THE THIN LINE THAT RUNS PARALLEL WITH THE SPINE IS MEANT TO BE THERE AND IS ON EVERY COPY

THE TOP EDGES ARE  FREE FROM ANY SHELF WITH JUST A FEW PIN PRICKS OF WHITE VISIBLE. THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED

THE BOTTOM EDGES ONLY HAVE A DOT OF RUB ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE HAS ONE FINGER TO THUMB SQUASH NEAR THE TOP AND A LITTLE RUB AT THE BOTTOM END

THE REAR SURFACE HAS SOME TINY STIPPLING WHICH SHOWS AT VERY SMALL WHITE SPECKS`

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS THE TWO OUTER PANELS AND THE INNER GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH THE SECOND OPENING EDGE. AND AT THIS POINT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT BOTH OPENING EDGES ARE RAZOR SHARP WITHOUT ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS WHATSOEVER.

THE INSIDE  PANELS ARE ALSO IN MINT CONDITION

THE HARVEST GATEFOLD INSERT IS IN MINT CONDITION, AND THE SAME CAN BE SAID ABOUT THE FOLD OUT LYRIC INSERT

THE INSIDE SLIDE OUT GATEFOLD IS IN THE DSAME GLORIOUS CONDITION AS THE MAIN SLEEVE

THIS IS A REAL RARITY AND A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY