Paul McCartney PIPES OF PEACE UK LP ONE PLAY EVER 1ST PRESS PLAYS 100% MINT

	£		160
	$		212

PAUL McCARTNEY  - PIPES OF PEACE

IN ONCE PLAYED MINT !!!!! CONDITION

MINT MINUS SLEEVE!!

VAULT CONDITION

• CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PCTC 1652301
• MATRIX:PCTC1652301 A-2U-1-3-1 / B-3U-1-2-2
• UTOPIA ETCHED IN RUN OFF BOTH SIDES

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE LABELS ARE IN ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE IS NOT A MARK ON EITHER SIDE, AND NO COLOUR LOSS.THE PARLOPHONE SIDE HAS A PERFECT DARK BASE COLOUR THAT FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WITH THE GOLD LETTERING BEING PRISTINE, UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE WHITE SIDE IS VERY WHITE, AGAIN WITH PERFECT TYPEFACE.

THERE IS ONLY ONE SMALL SPIDER LINE AROUND THE HOLE ON EITHER SIDE, SHOWING JUST HOW CAREFULLY THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN HANDLED, BARELY PLAYED

THE VINYL

SUPERBLY GLOSSY AS NEW DISC WHICH HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE, AND LOOK FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW WISPY LINES TO BE SEEN

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 AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW CRISP AND CLEAN THE DISC SOUNDS. 

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD HOW IT WAS INTENDED.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY STAGGERING. A LOUD AND VERY POWERFUL STEREO REPRODUCTION, WITH EVERY NOTE AS CLEAR AS A BELL.

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT

A COUPLE OF SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES, AND I HEARD NO MORE THAN 3-4 OF THE TINIEST DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS LP MINT !!!!!!

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IN COMPLETELY SUPERB CONDITION.

THIS HAS CLEARLY BEEN HOUSED IN A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW. THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN. THERE HAS BEEN NO RUBBING TO THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER, AND THUS THERE IS NO COLOUR LOSS. THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES OR BENDS OR RINGWEAR. JUST ONE MICROSCOPIC LINE  CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER.

THERE IS A TINY PATCH OF PRICE STICKER REMOVAL IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY UNWORN , ANOTHER SIGN THAT THIS HAS BEEN PROPERLY PROTECTED FROM NEW

THE SPINE IS IMMACULATE. FLAT AND UNSQUASHED AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECT.NO COLOUR LOSS AND EVEN THE TIP ENDS ARE UNRUBBED

THE OPENING EDGE ONCE AGAIN IS ' AS NEW' RAZOR SHARP, AND IT'S CLEAR THAT THE LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS SLEEVE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES EVER!!

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS PRISTINE AS THE FRONT IN EVERY WAY

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS

THE LYRIC CARD INNER SLEEVE WITH THE ROUNDED CORNERS, AND LARGE THUMB NOTCH, IS IN MINT CONDITION. PERFECTLY FLAT, NO CREASES, AND NO SEAM SPLITS. A TINY LINE DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE THUMB NOTCH PARALLEL WITH IT.

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!!!!!

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

GARRY