Van Morrison ASTRAL WEEKS UK LP RARE 1ST PRESS ORANGE LABELS PLAYS NEAR MINT-

	£		692
	$		826

VAN MORRISON - ASTRAL WEEKS

THE RARE 1ST PRESS ORANGE LABELS

STUNNING SLEEVE

1968 ORIGINAL ORANGE LABEL PRESS

ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING COPY

• CATALOGUE:WARNER BROTHERS W S 1768
• MATRIX: WS1768 A -2 * T / B-2 * T

THE LABELS

BEAUTIFUL PASTEL ORANGE LABELS IN MINT CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY CLEAR AND LEGIBLE. THERE ARE BETWEEN 2-3 SMALL SPIDER LINES PER SIDE, CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED IN THE 41 YEARS SINCE IT WAS PRESSED.

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND IS CLEAR BY LOOKING AT IT THAT IT HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED.THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS IN DAYLIGHT, AND ONLY WHEN OFFERED UPTO INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES AND A FEW LIGHT HANDLING LINES AND TINY SCUFFS.

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 WHOLE LP FROM START TO FINISH, AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS NOW, IT IS MY OPINION THAT BUYERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR ALL WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON. . THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

A TRUE FIRST PRESS PERFORMANCE WITH A STEREO REPRODUCTION THAT IS JUST MAGNIFICENT.  SILENT RUN IN'S AND LINKING GROOVES LEADING TO PERFECT SOUND PLAYED WITHOUT DISTORTION THUS NO GROOVE WEAR.

THE LP PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND WOULD GRACE ANY COLLECTION.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE BUT THE LIGHT HANDLING MARKS THAT I HAVE MENTIONED ABOVE DO CAUSE SOME RANDOM LITTLE TICS AND POPS HERE AND THERE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT MINUS!!!! DUE TO THE CLARITY AND CRACKLE FREE SOUND

DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH. LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE AND FLIPBACKED NON LAMINATED REAR SURFACE

GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE 

THE FRONT SURFACE IS SUPERB. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND LOOKS BETTER THEN MOST COPIES YOU WILL EVER SEE.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND NO BENDS FOLDS OR DINGS WHATSOEVER.

INCREDIBLY THERE ARE ONLY THREE SMALL LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER.

THREE OF THE FOUR CORNERS HAVE LAMINATE LIFT, AND THE TOP LEFT CORNER TIP HAS A LITTLE DAMAGE IN THE FORM OF RUBBING TO THE VERY TIP END

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE EITHER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR APART FROM THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED CORNER TIPS.

THE SPINE HAS ALL OF THE LAMINATE INTACT, AND INCREDIBLY THIS THIN SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND HAS NO SQUASHING AT ALL. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE TAPERED ENDS ARE UNBLEMISHED APART FROM THE TOP TIP AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND ONLY SHOWS A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS ON THE FRONT EDGE WHERE THE LP HAVE HAS REMOVED A COUPLE OF TIMES.

THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECTLY STUCK DOWN FLIPBACKS WITH JUST A LITTLE CHIPPING TO THE BOTTOM ONE ON ITS TOP EDGE. THE NON LAMINATED SURFACE IS STILL VERY WHITE WITH A LIGHT SHADOW OF HANDLING

THE PLAIN WHITE DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS UNSPLIT AND STILL VERY WHITE WITH JUST A TRACE OF AGEING

THIS SLEEVE WITHOUT A DOUBT GRADES NEAR MINT MINUS

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

GARRY