Simon And Garfunkel BOOKENDS 1968 UK LP 1st Stereo SUPERB NEAR MINT AUDIO HEAR

Sold Date: August 29, 2022
Start Date: August 22, 2022
Final Price: £53.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 11
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GG Supersounds is  operated by two very experienced Ebay vinyl sellers. Itsthevinylcountdown (over 3000 feedback) and gazwoz (over 10,000 feedback)
We have joined forces to offer the FINEST VINYLS on eBay! We have a gigantic collection that we are slowly listing over the coming months, and probably years!
This collection consists of thousands of 7" vinyls and LPs  that have remained in mint  / un-played condition.  
This is a huge project for us and this will ongoing for a few years we suspect so please bookmark our page and keep checking back as new items will be listed daily
Due to the incredible condition of the collection , they will only be sent tracked and signed and thus insured
Also items are sent, IN MOST CASES, from two separate towns due to the task. From Bognor Regis (7" vinyls and high end rare LPs) , and from Horsham (Classic titles LPs), so we are not always able to combine shipping

SIMON AND GARFUNKEL - BOOKENDS

IN MAGNIFICENT 3-4 PLAY NEAR MINT CONDITION

MINT MINUS LAMINATED SLEEVE

VERY FIRST STEREO PRESS

 

CATALOGUE:CBS 63101 MATRIX: SBPG63101 A1 / B1 FIRST PRESS LAMINATED SLEEVE 1ST ISSUE 'STEREO' STICKERED REAR SURFACE 

 

FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING

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THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

CBS ORANGE LABELS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. 


 THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. 

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. CLEARLY A WELL CARED FOR 54 YEAR OLD ALBUM

A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 3-4  SPIDER LINES SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS MARVELLOUS VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

 

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE  IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES


THE TEST PLAY


THE CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST INCREDIBLE. EVERY NOTE IS CRISP AND CLEAN, AND THE WHOLE ALBUM SOUNDS SUPERB ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT TO THIS CRYSTAL CLEAR REPRODUCTION

I AM JUST BLOWN AWAY BY THE INCREDIBLE STEREO SOUND THIS RECORDING PRODUCES AND ALL OF THIS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

NO VINYL NOISE AND ONLY A COUPLE OF SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN ONE OR TWO OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I HEARD NO MORE THAN 1-2 OF THE MOST INSIGNIFICANT LITTLE STATIC TICS.

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS OUTSTANDING DISC NEAR MINT

TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

E.J.DAY LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, UNLAMINATED REAR SURFACE SINGLE SLEEVE

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST COPIES I HAVE EVER SEEN OF THIS SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES TO THE LAMINATE OR ANY BENDS. THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THERE ARE NO LAMINATE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE WHATSOEVER.

THE LAMINATE ITSELF IS FREE FROM ANY PEELING OR FLAKING.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE ALSO FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WITH THE LAMINATE RUNNING FULLY FROM CORNER TIP TO CORNER TIP, WITH PERFECT CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT WITH THE FIRST ISSUE TAPERED ENDS. IT IS 100% UNSQUASHED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. NO LOSS OF COLOUR AND EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE UNRUBBED. AGAIN PERFECT LAMINATE ALL THE WAY ALONG

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND AS NEW, AND IT'S CLEAR THAT THE LP HAS HARDLY EVER BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE AND WHEN IT WAS IT WAS HANDLED WITH EXTREME CARE.

THE REAR SURFACE HAS THE FRAGILE POROUS WHITE CARD SURFACE WHICH USUALLY WEARS BADLY AND STAINS EASILY, BUT HERE WE HAVE ONE THAT HAS RETAINED VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE ORIGINAL WHITE SURFACE WITH JUST AN ALMOST INVISIBLE SPECK OF HANDLING 

THE VERY FIRST ISSUE OF THESE STEREO VOLUMES WERE SOLD IN MONO SLEEVES WITH A STEREO STICKER PLACED AT THE TOP OF THE REAR SURFACE. THIS ONE IS PERFECTLY ADHERED

THE ORIGINAL DIE CUT CBS ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS IN SLIGHTY AGED CONDITION. ADVERTISING LP'S  ON ONE SIDE, AND HOW TO PROTECT YOUR RECORD ON THE OTHER

TOTALLY UNSPLIT WITH A COUPLE OF CREASE LINES AND ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE  MINT MINUS