Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation RETALIATION UK LP 1ST MINT -

	£		102
	$		135

THE AYNSLEY DUNBAR RETAILIATION - RETALIATION

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY   CONDITION

ORIGINAL UK BLUE LIBERTY LABEL

OUTSTANDING LAMINATED SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:LBS83223
• MATRIX:LBS83223 A//1 - B//1
• 1ST PRESS MATRIC NUMBERS
• 1969 1ST STEREO PRESS

SUPERB BLUES ROCK ALBUM WHICH WAS PRODUCCED BY MASTER BLUES PLAYER JOHN MAYALL

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE 2 SHADES OF BLUE ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE AND THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS STILL SOME RESIDUAL VINYL SHARDS IN AND AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE, AND JUST ONE BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINE TO SHOW JUST HOW LITTLE THIS SUPERB 1ST PRESS HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

SUPERB GLEAMING ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT DISC IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. . THE DISC GLEAMS IS FREE FROM ANY SERIOUS HANDLING MARKS ON EITHER SIDE. AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A COUPLE OF MINISCULE HAIRLINES

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 ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I NOW DO WITH ALL  MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING ABID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND HAS CLEARLY LOST NONE OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE. IT IS UNMARKED AND ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTESNSE ILLUMINATION CAN I SPOT SOME LIGHT WISPY HAIRLINES

THE STUNNING BLUES SOUND GENERATED FROM THIS VINYL IS PURE FIRST PRESS, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD EXACTLY HOW IT WAS INTENDED. DISTORTION FREE AS WELL MEANING THAT THE COUPLE OF CAREFUL PLAYS THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED WERE COMPLETED ON A HIFI THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THE VINYL PLAYS ABSOLOUTELY SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES WITHOUT AND SERIOUS BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS. IN FACT THERE ARE SO MANY QUIET PASSAGES ON THIS PERFORMANCE THAT ANY AMOUNT OF BACKGROUND WOULD INSTANTLY BE A PROBLEM

THE ONLY NOISE IS THE MOST LIGHTEST BIT IF STATIC LIKE VINYL NOISE RIGHT AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF BOTH SIDES, AND OCCASIONALY HEARD DURING A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES. I ALSO HEARD ONE TINY DUST POPS SOMEWHERE ON SIDE ONE.

THE VINYL ALSO HAS THE BAREST TRACE OF A LIP TO IT, BUT AS YOU CAN TELL FROM THE PLAYTHROUGH IT HAS ABSOLUTELY NO EFFECT ON THE REPRODUCTION WHATSOEVERE.

AN ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS AUDIO PERFORMANCE THAT I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE MINT MINUS

PLEASE DONT JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED HIPGNOSIS SINGLE SLEEVE.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES, CREASE LINES OR BENDS. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR ALTHOUGH THE PHOTOS DON'T SHOW THIS.

INCREDIBLY THERE ARE NO LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, NOR IN FACT ON EITHER OF THE OTHER TWO SEALED EDGES

THERE IS ONE TINY SLIVER OF LAMINATE LIFT RUNNING DOWN THE SPINE FROM THE TOP TO ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN, AND ONE LINE OF LAMINATE RISE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IMMACULATE. NO LOSS OF LAMINATE AND UNRUBBED

THE SPINE LIKEWISE IS STILL PERFECTLY LAMINATED AND STILL VERY FLAT WITH JUST A COUPLE OF SMALL FINGER TO THUMB SEMI SQUASHES. ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS TO SHOW WHERE THE LP WAS REMOVED FROM THE COVER A COUPLE OF TIMES.

THE REAR LAMINATED SURFACE IS AS GLOSSY AS THE FRONT AND HAS THE SAME SLIVER OF LAMINATE LIFT AND A COUPLE OF TINY LAMINATE LINES ONE NEAR THE SPINE AND ONE ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES.

THE INNER SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION. NO SPLITS AT ALL AND VERY FLAT AND CLEAN

THIS SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT

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

GARRY