Paul McCartney & Wings BAND ON THE RUN UKLP RARE EXPORT PRESS 1 PLAY MINT MINUS

	£		93
	$		123

WINGS - BAND ON THE RUN

THE MEGARARE UK 1ST PRESS EXPORT ISSUE

APPLE LOGO ON LABEL

OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

WITH AN CLEAN NEAR MINT SLEEVE!!!

• CATALOGUE:APPLE PAS 1007

  • MATRIX: ZYEX 929-3 / 930-3 (ETCHED NOT STAMPED)
  • TEXTURED LABEL
  • SMALL CIRCLE INDENT ON LABEL
  • BLAIRS ETCHED ON DEAD WAX
  • APPLE LOGO ON LABEL

  WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS PROBABLY THE RAREST ISSUE OF BAND ON THE RUN. PRESSED IN THE UK FOR EXPORT PURPOSES. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS TO IDENTIFY ON THIS LP, THAT IT WILL TAKE A LITTLE CAREFUL READING TO APPRECIATE THE DIFFERENCES

  FIRSTLY THIS IS A GENUINE FIRST ISSUE BAND ON THE RUN, BECAUSE ONLY THE VERY FIRST PRESSES HAD THE APPLE LOGO ON THE LABEL ABOVE THE CATALOGUE NUMBER AT 3 O'CLOCK, ALL OTHER REISSUES OMITTED THIS LOGO.

  NEXT THE LABEL ITSELF ON ALL OF THE STANDARD UK PRESSES IS SMOOTH. THIS LABEL IS HEAVILY TEXTURED VERY SIMILAR TO EARLY PINK ISLAND LABELS IN FACT

  THIRDLY THE LABEL ON THE STANDARD ISSUE HAS A SMALLER CIRCLE SURROUNDING THE SPINDLE HOLE WHICH IS RIDGED AND IS PROUD OF THE LABEL. THIS EXPORT LABEL HAS A GROOVED CIRCLE CUT INTO THE VINYL

  NEXT COMES THE MATRIX NUMBER WHICH ON A FIRST PRESS WILL HAVE A STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER. THE EXPORT COPY IS ETCHED INTO THE WAX

  ALSO THE MATRIX NUMBER ON EVERY UK PRESS STARTS WITH THE FAMILIAR EMI MATRIX LETTERS 'YEX' FOLLOWED BY 929-1 OR 2, AND 930-1 OR 2. THIS EXPORT MATRIX NUMBER HAS THE LETTER 'Z' IN FRONT MAKING THE MATRIX READ 'ZYEX-929-3'

  THE -3 MATRIX IS UNIQUE TO THIS PRESS ONLY

  FINALLY THE MASTER CUTTER CHRIS BLAIR HAS ETCHED HIS 'BLAIRS' INTO THE DEAD WAX. AGAIN THIS IS NOT ON ANY OTHER COPY OF BAND ON THE RUN

  THEREFORE IS AM PROUD TO PRESENT A VERY SPECIAL COPY OF BAND ON THE RUN. THE UK EXPORT COPY IN ABSOLUTELY MINT MINUS PLAYTHROUGH!!!! CONDITION

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE APPLE PICTURE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THERE IS NOT A MARK ON THEM AND EVERYTHING IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN.THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS UNRUBBED. THE TEXTURED SURFACE IS A VERY DEEP BLACK

THERE 1-2 SMALL SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING VERY LIMITED PLAY

THE VINYL

A BEAUTIFUL  HEAVYWEIGHT DISC AND NOT LIKE THE LATER REISSUES WHICH WERE ULTRA FLIMSY 

IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS .

UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS A LIGHT DULLING TO THE SURFACE IN PATCHES ALSO SOME DULL SPECKLES EMBEDDED IN THE VINYL. NONE OF THIS MAKES ANY DIFFERENCE TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.

IN ADDITION THERE ARE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES, WHICH ARE MOST LIKELY FROM THE INNER SLEEVE

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

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN TO THE RECORDINGS AND I SURE YOU WILL AGREE WITH ME THAT THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT AN ABSOLUTELY SUBLIME COPY.

NO BACKGROUND NOISES, NO CRACKLES, POPS OR STATIC WHATSOEVER. JUST A MAGNIFICENT EXPORT FIRST PRESS QUALITY WITH A PRODUCTION THAT IS BOTH CRISP AND CLEAR.

A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE INCREDIBLE PRODUCTION AND STEREO CLARITY IS THE SAX SECTION ON 'BLUEBIRD' 

NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY. MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THIS HAS RECEIVED WAS CONDUCTED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

I HAVE TO SAY THAT I REALLY DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY STATIC AT ALL, EVEN THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT.

THERE ARE A FEW MINUSCULE DUST POPS THROUGH OUT THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH, MORE LIKE STATIC TICS ACTUALLY. AGAIN VERY SILENT BY COMPARISON

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN THOUGH AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT

FOR ME THIS PLAYTHROUGH EASILY GRADES MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE.

IT IS A FACT THAT 99% OF THESE SLEEVES ARE IN POOR AND WORN CONDITION. BEING AN UNLAMINATED SLEEVE WITH A ROUGH DUSTY BROWN SURFACE , MOST YOU WILL SEE ARE SERIOUSLY RING WORN, AND CREASED, MOST PARTICULARLY ALONG THE PERIMETER EDGES

HERE WE HAVE A VERY COLLECTIBLE EXAMPLE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN

THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT VIRTUALLY NONE OF THE BROWN SURFACE HAS BEEN RUBBED AWAY AND SECONDLY THERE IS NO RING WEAR WHATSOEVER.. AND UNUSUALLY THERE IS NOT EVEN A GREY DUSTING OF RECORD SHAPE.THERE ARE ALSO NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS.

THERE ARE TWOSMALL LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. NONE ONES ALONG THE TOP EDGE ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. ONE SMALL THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. THERE IS ALSO A LIGHT PRESSURE INDENT JUST BELOW THE TOP EDGE NEAR THE CORNER

THE TOP EDGE IS NEAR PERFECT T WITH ALL OF THE BROWN COLOUR INTACT AND JUST ONE TINY SPECK OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIP.

THE BOTTOM EDGE HOWEVER DOES HAVE A LOT OF SHELF RUB.

THE SPINE IN ADDITION IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. THE TOP AND BOTTOM HAS LIGHT RUBBING AND THERE ARE A COUPLE OF WHITE SPECKS ON THE LEADING EDGES. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS  SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF THUMB NAIL NICKS

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN IMMACULATE ORIGINAL CONDITION. LOOKING EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS THE FRONT. NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NO RUBBING OR WEAR AND NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE. A COUPLE OF MICROSCOPIC LINES NEAR THE SPINE

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE WITH THE ANGLED CORNERS IS INCLUDED AND IS ALSO IN MINT UNSPLIT CONDITION. NO CREASES OR WRINKLES. THE TOP EDGE HAS A THUMB NOTCH WHICH ON THIS COPY IS TOTALLY UNDAMAGED. THE PICTURE SIDE IS UNMARKED AND THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF STAINS OR ANY AGEING WHATSOEVER

THE POSTER IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION. POSSIBLY NEVER HAVING BEEN OPENED THE FACTORY FOLD LINES ARE RAZOR SHARP

THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT OR EX PLUS AT WORST

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

GARRY