Sold Date: December 20, 2020
Start Date: December 13, 2020
Final Price: £47.00 (GBP)
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GG-SUPERSOUNDS HAVE A SECOND RECORD COLLECTION FOR SALE
EVERY DAY AT 6PM WE WILL BE LISTING 2-3 OF THEM
THIS COLLECTION CONSIST OF VINTAGE AND RARE COLLECTABLE LP'S AND SINGLES
UNLIKE THE MAJORITY OF OUR LISTINGS, THESE WILL INCLUDE (WHERE PRACTICAL) THE COMPLETE RECORDING OF THE RECORD, SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE BIDDING ON
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WISHBONE ASH - ARGUS

IN MAGNIFICENT  NEAR MINT PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

1ST PRESS BLUE AND BLACK LABELS

VERY FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS

OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT !! SLEEVE

 A QUICK WORD ABOUT THE LABELS FOR MCA PRESSINGS. IT SEEMS THEY WERE FOREVER CHANGING THE DESIGN, BUT THERE IS A DEFINITE PROGRESSIVE PATH THAT THEY TOOK WITH THE EARLY 70'S PRESSES.

THE FIRST TWO WISHBONE ASH ALBUMS HAD THE MULTICOLOURED 'DOGBONE' LABEL WHERE THE CENTRE BAND YOU SEE ON THIS PRESS CURVED INWARDS IN THE CENTRE AND GAVE THE APPEARANCE OF A DOGBONE. THIS CAME IN ONE OF FOUR COLOURS AS I REMEMBER.

RED AND BROWN

YELLOW AND RED

RED AND PINK

ORANGE AND MAGENTA

ALL FOUR WERE ISSUED AT THE SAME TIME AND ONE IS NOT EARLIER THAN THE OTHERS, AND IT IS POSSIBLE TO GET THE FIRST TWO ASH ALBUMS ON ANY OF THE FIRST TWO COLOURS.

BY THE TIME ARGUS WAS RELEASED THE LABELS HAD UNDERGONE THE CHANGE YOU SEE HERE. A BLACK LABEL WITH A BLUE BAND ACROSS THE MIDDLE

THE NEXT CHANGE SAW THE BLUE BAND DISAPPEAR AND THE LABEL WAS SOLID BLACK WITH SILVER TYPEFACE. YOU CAN GET ALL THREE OF ASH ALBUMS ON THIS PLAIN LABEL. THEY ARE NOT 1ST PRESSES

WISHBONE FOUR IS A FIRST PRESS ON THE BLACK AND SILVER LABEL HOWEVER

AFTER THIS THE LABELS CHANGED AGAIN TO THE RAINBOW DESIGN ON THE BLACK SURFACE

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE JET BLACK, AND BLUE BANDED  LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND HASN'T WORN ANYWHERE, AND IT STRETCHES RIGHT INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALSO IN TOP CONDITION AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THERE ARE JUST 1-2 NEAR INVISIBLE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING JUST WHY THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL HAS LOST NONE OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST 1-2  VERY VERY FINE AND BARELY VISIBLE WISPY HAIRLINES

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC IT IS, PARTICULARLY THE QUIETER EXCERPTS.

THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUBLIME, AND THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT A CLASSIC WISHBONE ASH ALBUM IN FANTASTIC ORIGINAL CONDITION

THERE IS NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD AS IT WAS INTENDED.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR CLICKS AT ALL!!

THERE IS SOME VERY FAINT STATIC LIKE VINYL NOISE AT THE VERY START OF SIDE 1, AND THE ODD SECOND OR TWO HEARD A LITTLE LATER IN THE FIRST TRACK

OTHER THAN THAT THE RECORD PLAYS WITHOUT ANY FAULT

NO DUST POPS OR TICS ANYWHERE

THIS ALBUM PLAYS TO A MINT MINUS STANDARD

DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED , GATEFOLD FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE FROM ROBERT STACE

THIS SLEEVE IS PROBABLY THE HARDEST WISHBONE ASH SLEEVE TO GET IN A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. BEING UNLAMINATED IS ONE THING, BUT THIS SLEEVE HAS A POWDERY FINISH TO ITS SURFACE AND MOST COPIES OF THIS THAT YOU WILL SEE WILL BE VERY BADLY RUBBED. 

THE COLOUR THAT GETS AFFECTED MOST OF ALL IS THE SOLDIER'S RED CAPE WHICH IS USUALLY MORE GREY THAN RED AS THE TOP COLOUR GETS RUBBED AWAY.

HERE WE HAVE A VIRTUALLY PRISTINE SLEEVE. THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND ALL OF THE INKS ARE RETAINED. 

EVEN THAT RED CAPE THAT I MENTIONED IS JUST IMMACULATE. THERE IS NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER ON THIS SLEEVE, JUST A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT SCRATCH LINES ON THE CAPE

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, CREASE LINES OR BENDS. 

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AND THE CORNERS ARE STILL VERY SHARP AND SQUARE

THE SPINE IS FREE FROM AND PRESSURE LINES WHATSOEVER AND THIS IS REAL RARITY ON THIS COVER. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES OF THIS SLEEVE ARE USUALLY WORN AWAY, BUT THIS SLEEVE HAS VERY WELL CARED FOR AND ALL FOUR EDGES ARE FEWW FROM ANY RUB AT ALL

THE SPINE  LIKE MOST SOFT CARDED SLEEVES IS USUALLY FOUND VERY SQUASHED. THIS ONE IS NOT. IT IS TOTALLY FLAT, AND NO FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHING AND THE EDGES OF THE SPINE ARE UNWORN

ALL OF THE DELICATE BLACK TEXT IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE ONLY SPECK OF RUB VISIBLE IS AT THE VERY BOTTOM TIP END.

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP 

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALMOST AS IMMACULATE SHOWING A CLEAN RUB FREE SURFACE. NO RING WEAR AND  NO PRESSURE LINES AGAIN ON ANY OF THE EDGES. THERE IS A TINY DING TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INNER SURFACE AGAIN NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER. THE BROWN BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT.

THE BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. VERY WHITE AND ONLY A COUPLE OF LIGHT WRINKLES. THE DIE CUT HOLE IS UNDAMAGED, AND THE SEAMS ARE UNSPLIT. THE TOP EDGE IS PRISTINE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE MINT MINUS

International Bidders: we will ship to your country, however we will only send this via courier fully insured at your expense