Donovan DONOVAN IN CONCERT RARE MONO 1ST UK LP MINT-

	£		30
	$		40

DONOVAN  - DONOVAN IN CONCERT

RARE MONO PRESSING FROM 1968

1968 (40 YEARS OLD) VAULT CONDITION MINT MINUS LP

• CAT: PYE NPL18237
• MATRIX: NPL18237 A-1T / B-1T
• FIRST PRESS INDICATORS

•  THE SECRET FANTASY OF EVER RECORD COLLECTOR IS TO BE ABLE TO TRAVEL BACK IN TIME TO THE DAY THAT RARE RECORDS WERE RELEASED AND THEN BUY THEM AND KEEP THEM IN PRISTINE CONDITION UNLIKE WHAT THEY DID WITH THE COPIES THEY ORIGINALLY BOUGHT AND PLAYED TO DEATH. SOUND FAMILIAR?
• IF ONLY!
• WELL I HAVE HERE A SMALL BATCH OF RECORDS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESERVED IN ABSOLUTELY MINT CONDITION, FROM THE SLEEVES THROUGH TO THE VINYL,
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THE RECORD LABELS

THE LIGHT BLUE PYE LABELS ARE SUPERB. THE DELICATE PASTEL SHADE HAS REMAINED MARK AND STAIN FREE AND ONLY DISPLAYS ABOUT 4 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE TO SHOW THAT THE ALBUM HAS ONLY HAD THE BAREST OF PLAYS POSSIBLE.

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE IT IS VERY VERY CLEAN AND MARK FREE. IT HAS ONLY HAD 4 VERY VERY CAREFULY PLAYS AND HAS BEEN HANDLED WITH EXTREME CARE

PLAYING THE RECORD

I CAN INCLUDE AS MANY WORDS AS I WANT BUT ONLY WHEN YOU HEAR THE RECORD WILL YOU TRULY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS INDEED IN MINT MINUS CONDITION.

ITHE SUPERB CLARITY OF SOUND THAT THIS ALBUM DISPLAYS JUST HAS TO BE HEARD TO BE BELIEVED

THEREFORE I HAVE INCLUDED 4 SHORT EXAMPLES OF JUST HOW GREAT THIS RECORD SOUNDS. PLEASE CLICK ON THE MEDIA PLAYER AT THE TOP OF THE LISTING TO HEAR IT. I ALWAYS BELIEVE THAT THE INTRODUCTION (RUN IN GROOVE) IS A REALLY GOOD REFLECTION OF THE OVERALL QUALITY OF THE DISC. , AND SO I HAVE GIVEN YOU THE RUN INS TO ALL FOUR SIDES AND THE FIRST 90 SECONDS OF EACH INITIAL TRACK, AND IN ADDITION ONE FURTHER TRACK FROM EACH SIDE INCLUDING THE LINKING GROOVE

THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF ANY BACKGROUND CRACLES OR CLICKS IT JUST SOUNDS SUPERB, AND I CAN GUARANTEE THAT THE ENTIRE ALBUM PLAYS TO THE SAME MINT MINUS STANDARD OF THE SECTIONS THAT YOU HAVE HEARD

THE ONLY OTHER THING WORTH STATING ABOUT THE VINYL AND YOU WILL HEAR THE TRUTH ANYWAY, IS THAT THE ONE PLAY WAS CONDUCTED ON A DECENT SYSTEM THAT WAS A UNWORN STYLUS, THIS ENSURES THAT THE SOUND IS AS CLEAR TODAY AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED AND NOT AFFECTED IN ANY WAY BY AN OLD OR HEAVY STYLUS WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED GROOVE WEAR EVEN ON A ONCE PLAYED ALBUM

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

THE OVERALL GRADING OF THE SLEEVE IS EXCELLENT PLUS

THE FRONT LAMINATED SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES JUST A FEW LIGHT LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE AND TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, THERE IS ALSO THE VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE JUST ALONG THE TOP, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE. THIS IS ACTUALLY VERY MINOR, BUT I WANTED TO SHOW IT AS YOU CAN ONLY REALLY SEE IT IF THE SLEEVE IS TILTED AT AN ANGLE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE UNWORN AND THE SPINE PERFECTLY FLAT AND LEGIBLE. THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS TO SHOW THAT THE LP HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE A COUPLE OF TIMES.

THE REAR SURFACE OF THIS GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE FLIPBACKS ARE PERFECTLY STUCK IN PLACE AND UNDAMGED, AND THE WHITE SURFACE SHOWS JUST THE MILDEST TRACE OF HANDLING

THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGNAL GREASEPROOF LINED INNER SLEEVE WHICH ARE ALSO IN MINT MINUS CONDITION

SO ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A VERY VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE ALBUM IN THE MOST SUPERB CONDITION IMAGINABLE, SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE, AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY