Simon & Garfunkel PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY & THYME UK LP 1ST 1966 STEREO MINT -

	£		160
	$		212

SIMON AND GARFUNKEL - PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY & THYME

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY MINT MINUS!!!! CONDITION

FIRST PRESS  - ULTRA HEAVY VINYL

PLAYS TO A MINT MINUS GRADE WITH EASE

STUNNING MINT   !!!!!!!!! LAMINATED / FLIPBACK 1ST ISSUE SLEEVE

MUSEUM GRADE COLLECTIBLE

• CATALOGUE:CBS 62860
• MATRIX: S62860 A1 / B1
• FIRST PRESS LAMINATED SLEEVE
• BARELY PLAYED

THIS LP IS IN THE MOST STUNNING CONDITION POSSIBLE, AND IT'S ALL GENUINE FIST PRESS. STARTING WITH THE SLEEVE, ONLY THE FIRST ISSUE SLEEVES WERE MADE BY DAWSON ROSSITER LTD, OF LONDON,A ND ONLY THESE SLEEVES HAD THE FLIPBACKS. IT DIDN'T EVEN MAKE THE CHARTS ON IT'S INITIAL RELEASE, AND WAS ONLY SUBSEQUENTLY A HIT WHEN REISUUED. THUS MAKING A GENIUINE 1ST PRESS VERY RARE INDEED.

ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT THE LP STATES 1966 ON THE LABEL, BUT THIS WAS THE US RELEASE DATE. IN THE UK IT WASN'T ISSUED UNTIL 1967

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

CBS ORANGE LABELS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE, JUST ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE CATALOGUE NUMBER ON SIDE ONE. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. CLEARLY A WELL CARED FOR 44 YEAR OLD ALBUM

A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 1-2  SPIDER LINES SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS MARVELLOUS VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW IN DAYLIGHT AND IS MADE OF THE VERY HEAVY VINYL THAT MOST LATE 60'S RECORDINGS WERE PRESSED ON.IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE IS NOTHING TO SEE. PERHAPS A COUPLE OF WISPY 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 DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

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

THE CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST INCREDIBLE. EVERY NOTE IS CRISP AND CLEAN, AND THE WHOLE ALBUM SOUNDS SUPERB ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT TO THIS CRYSTAL CLEAR REPRODUCTION

I AM JUST BLOWN AWAY BY THE INCREDIBLE STEREO SOUND THIS RECORDING PRODUCES AND ALL OF THIS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF RANDOM SPLIT SECONDS O BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC.

I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I HEARD NO MORE THAN 2-3 OF THE TINIEST DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS OUTSTANDING DISC MINT MINUS!!!!

TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE MONSTER!!!

THE SLEEVE

DAWSON ROSSITER LTD LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, UNLAMINATED FLIPBACK REAR SURFACE SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES TO THE LAMINATE OR ANY BENDS. THE FOUR CORNERS ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY 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

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE WHATSOEVER.

THE LAMINATE ITSELF IS FREE FROM AMY PEELING OR FLAKING

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE ALSO FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WITH THE LAMINATE RUNNING FULLY FROM CORNER TIP TO CORNER TIP, AND EVEN THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNRUBBED.

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT . IT IS 100% UNSQUASHED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. NO LOSS OF COLOUR AND EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE UNRUBBED. AGAIN PERFECT LAMINATE ALL THE WAY ALONG

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND AS NEW, AND IT'S CLEAR THAT THE LP HAS HARDLY EVER BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE AND WHEN IT WAS IT WAS HANDLED WITH EXTREME CARE.

THE REAR SURFACE HAS THE FRAGILE POROUS WHITE CARD SURFACE WHICH USUALLY WEARS BADLY AND STAINS EASILY, BUT HERE WE HAVE ONE THAT HAS RETAINED  ALL OF THE ORIGINAL WHITE SURFACE AND IS TOTALLY FREE FROM ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING. THE FLIPBACKS ARE JUST PERFECT. GLEAMING WHITE AND  PROPERLY ADHERED.

THE ORIGINAL CBS ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. ADVERTISING LP'S  ON ONE SIDE, AND HOW TO PROTECT YOUR RECORD ON THE OTHER

TOTALLY UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED AND STILL PERFECTLY WHITE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE  MINT !!! IT IS QUITE ASTONISHING!!!

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

GARRY