U2 RATTLE AND HUM UK LP 1ST PRESS DAY OF RELEASE W/ PROMO BAG ONE PLAY MINT

	£		46
	$		61

U2 - RATTLE AND HUM

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS !!! CONDITION

EARLIEST MATRIX NUMBERS!!

COMPLETE WITH MINT MINUS  !!!!  SLEEVE

WITH RARE ' OUR PRICE ' PROMO RECORD BAG

DAY OF RELEASE 1ST PRESS

MUSEUM GRADE QUALITY!!!!

THIS ALBUM WAS PURCHASED IN A BRANCH OF THE NOW DEFUNCT  OUR PRICE RECORDS ON THE DAY OF RELEASE. THE PREVIOUS OWNER EXPLAINED THAT THE STORE HAD SPECIAL CARRIER BAGS MADE TO BE GIVEN TO EARLY PURCHASING CUSTOMERS. THE RECORD WAS PLACED INTO ONE OF THESE BAGS AND GIVEN TO CUSTOMERS WHO BOUGHT THE ALBUM. THEY WERE A LIMITED RUN AND NEVER REISSUED, MAKING THIS A COMPLETE PURCHASE

• CATALOGUE:ISLAND U27
• MATRIX:U27A-2 / B-1-1-1/ C-1-1-1 / D1-1-1

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE  PICTURE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. A SOLID BLACK BASE COLOUR THAT IS FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS. THE WHITE TYPEFACE AND LOGO'S ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND THERE IS JUST ONE TINY  SPIDER LINE AROUND THE HOLES SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM SET HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE. AS I PLACED THE LP'S ONTO MY TURNTABLE I COULD FEEL AND HEAR RESIDUAL SHARDS OF VINYL INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL ABSOLUTELY GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THE SHEEN IS FLAWLESS AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY MINT, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE , APART FROM THE ODD WISPY HAIRLINE ONLY

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. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP'S PLAY THROUGH PERFECTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS.

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, AND NO  AUDIBLE STATIC EITHER

I HEARD NO MORE  DUST POPS WHATSOEVER THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT!!!!!!

PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES.ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR IS THERE AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED. A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE, HOUSED INSIDE THE ' RATTLE AND HUM ' CARRIER FROM NEW AND THUS HAS ENSURED THAT THE JET BLACK COLOUR HAS REMAINED FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS

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

THERE IS NO RING WEAR AND NO RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP EDGE IS PERFECT WITH ALL OF THE DELICATE BLACK COLOUR RUNNING UNRUBBED FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON THE RIGHT TIP ENDS ONLY.

THE SPINE IS IN FLAT AND UNSQUASHED CONDITION, AGAIN ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY RUNS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM . THE TOP TIP IS MINT AND UNBLEMISHED, THE BOTTOM HAS A TINY SPECK OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH. , THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS IMMACULATE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGES ARE  SHARP, WITH JUST A FEW TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT INNER PANELS

THE  PICTURE / LYRIC INNER SLEEVES  ARE ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO CREASES AND NO SPLITS.

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS  SLEEVE  MINT MINUS!!!

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

GARRY