Principal Edwards ROUND ONE UK LP DERAM 1974 RARE PROG 1-2 PLAYS MINT MINUS

	£		52
	$		69

PRINCIPAL EDWARDS - ROUND ONE

IN MAGNIFICENT  MINT MINUS!!! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

BARELY PLAYED AND IT SOUNDS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT

STUNNING MINT SLEEVE!!

PRODUCED BY NICK MASON - PINK FLOYD

• CATALOGUE:DERAM SML 1108
• MATRIX:ZAL-12804-P-2 / 12805-3P-2
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 K / 1 H 

THE LABELS

THE RED AND WHITE DERAM PRESS LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE WHITE AREA IS VERY WHITE AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE RED AREA IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND CLEAR. THERE ARE 1-2 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE INDICATING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

BEAUTIFULLY HEAVYWEIGHT GLOSSY ALBUM HAVING RETAINED  ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE SURFACE AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES, AND A COUPLE OF NON SOUNDING TING SCUFFS ONE OF WHICH IS IN THE RUN OFF GROOVE TO SIDE TWO

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.

THIS LP HAS SO MANY QUIET ORCHESTRAL PASSAGES, THAT ANY UNWANTED BACKGROUND NOISE IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE IN MY EYES. THIS HAS TO PLAY TO PERFECTION OR VERY CLOSE TO IN MY BOOK.

A RARE ALBUM AND HARD TO FIND IN ANY CONDITION LET ALONE MINT MINUS LIKE THIS ONE

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO ANY LP THEY ARE CONSIDERING PLACING A BID ON, 

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS 

FIRSTLY THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION ON THIS VINYL IS JUST SUPERB, WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND ANYWHERE ON THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH. MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THIS DISC HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND ONLY THE OCCASIONAL ODD SPECK OF STATIC HERE AND THERE, AND CONSIDERING HOW SILENT MOST OF THE PASSAGES ARE THIS IS REALLY RARE.

I CAN'T EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY MORE THAN 4-5 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

THE RECORDINGS WILL GIVE YOU A GREAT OVERVIEW OF THE ALBUM, AND IT PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS, BUT TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN PERSONAL STANDARDS

I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS MINT MINUS!!!

THE SLEEVE

THIS IS THE GENUINE FIRST ISSUE  LAMINATED FRONT / UNLAMINATED REAR CLOUT AND BAKER SINGLE SLEEVE.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR. THE LAMINATE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR FOLDS.

THERE ARE ZERO!!!  LAMINATE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE WHATSOEVER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT AND FULLY RUNS FROM CORNER TO CORNER AND ALL FOUR CORNER TIPS ARE TOTALLY UNBLEMISHED

THE SPINE HAS PERFECT LAMINATE, NO PEEL OR FLAKE AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE SPINE IS 100% FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, AND THERE IS NO SHELF WEAR . TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS ARE BOTH PERFECT

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND SHOWS WHY THIS LP HAS NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES

THE REAR SURFACE IS THE UNLAMINATED SIDE AND MOST PRONE TO WEAR AND TEAR. HERE THE  SURFACE HAS REMAINED VERY CLEAN ALL ACROSS THE SURFACE. THERE IS SOME VERY LIGHT SIGNS OF FOXING TO THE SPINAL EDGE.

THE ORIGINAL DECCA POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN AN UNSPLIT CONDITION.TOTALLY FLAT AND UNCREASED

GARRY