WE ARE GOING TO LIST A BEAUTIFUL BATCH OF MINT YES ALBUMS OVER THE COMING DAYS. JUST ONE A DAY, HOPEFULLY IN RELEASE ORDER
THESE ARE IN THE MOST MAGNIFICENT CONDITION, BOTH ALBUMS AND SLEEVES
FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
YES - YESSONGS
IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY CONDITION
SUPERB MINT MINUS AUDIO
1ST ISSUE BOOK STYLE SLEEVE BY ROBOR WITH BLUE TEXT
NEAR MINT SLEEVE AND BOOKLET
CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC K60045
MATRIX: K60045 A1 / B1 / C1 / D1 / E1 / F1
A GENUINE 1ST PRESS YESSONGS MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES
THE SLEEVE MUST HAVE THE WIDE SPINE AND THE GATEFOLD MUST OPEN UP LIKE A BOOK LATER PRESSES ARE THE CONCERTINA STYLE
THE YESSONGS LETTERING AT THE TOP OF THE FRONT COVER IS IN BLUE. ALL LATER ISSUES ARE BLACK
THE FOLLOWING TYPE MUST BE IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THE REAR SURFACE. PRINTED AND MADE BY ROBOR LTD. PATENTS APPLIED FOR
THE INNER SLEEVES MUST HAVE THE BLACK OUTLINE LARGE YES LOGO ONE ONE SIDE OF EACH OF THEM
THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST ALL END IN 1 AFTER EACH LETTER
THERE MUST NOT BE A W LOGO AT THREE O CLOCK ON THE LABELS
THE BOOKLET MUST NOT HAVE THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER ON THE REAR PANEL
THIS IS A VERY HARD ALBUM TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION. THE SLEEVE IS ALWAYS VERY BADLY RINGWORN ON MOST COPIES AND THE SPINE IS HARDLY EVER FLAT AND SQUASH FREE. HERE IS A SLEEVE THAT ANY COLLECTOR WOULD BE PROUD TO HAVE IN THEIR COLLECTION
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE SIX ORANGE AND GREEN LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE IMMACULATE AND UNWORN.
THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE WHITE BAND RUNNING THROUGH THE CENTRE OF THE LABEL IS ALSO PURE WHITE AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE
THERE ARE JUST A FEW MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLES
ALSO THE LABEL IS THE FIRST ISSUE ATLANTIC LABEL WITHOUT THE WARNER W AT THREE O CLOCK
THE VINYL
THE THREE DISCS HAVE ALL RETAINED THEIR ORIGINAL SHEEN, AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOK TOTALLY FLAWLESS. NO FINGERMARKS, NO SCRATCHES AND NO MARKS ON THE DISCS EITHER. EVEN WHEN PLACED A MAGNIFYING LED HALO, THER RECORDS STILL LOOK PERFECT
THE TEST PLAY
THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO STATE IS THAT ALL THREE PLAY WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE SET WAS PLAYED WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS. IN ADDITION THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT, THERE IS DEFINITELY A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FIRST PRESSES AND ALL THE REST. THIS IS BY FAR A CLEARER, LOUDER CUT. EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD TO PERFECTION
THIS VINYL PLAYS TO VIRTUAL PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE SIX SIDES, WITH A SUPERB CRISP AND CLEAR SOUND.
THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, AND NO CLICKS, AND THERE ARE SO MANY NEAR SILENT PASSAGES ON YESSONGS THAT ANY PROBLEM WITH THE VINYL WOULD BE INSTANTLY SHOWN UP AUDIBLY.
THE RUN OUTS ARE SILENT AND I HAVE RECORDED THEM IN FULL
I HEARD ONLY A FEW ODD RANDOM SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND ACROSS ALL SIX SIDES
AND A FEW TINY STATIC TICS
I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH MINT MINUS
ANYWAY PLEASE DON T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, LISTEN TO IT FOR YOURSELF AND BE THE JUDGE AND MEASURE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
A VERY HARD ALBUM TO FIND WITH A SLEEVE THAT DOESN T LOOK AWFUL. THE BROWN POWDERY SURFACE IS USUALLY TERRIBLE AND RINGWEAR BLIGHTS THIS SLEEVE USUALLY
THE FRONT SURFACE ON THIS COPY IS FLAT AND IS FREE FROM ANY LARGE CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES. AND EVEN THE PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST ONE
THERE ARE FOUR ON THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONLY ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE MOST NOTICABLE THING ABOUT THIS FRONT SURFACE IS THE TOTAL LACK OF RING WEAR. EVEN THE RUBBING AND EXPOSURE OF THE GREEN HUE IS RESTRICTED TO JUST ONE VERY SMALL AREA JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE VERY SHARP AND SQUARE WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE TOP LEFT ONE
THE THREE TOP EDGES ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE PRISTINE AND FREE FROM RUBBING, AND THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED.
THE THREE BOTTOM EDGES ARE ALMOST AS PERFECT WITH ONLY A DOT OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS
THE WIDESPINE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. AS I MENTIONED ABOVE MOST COPIES WILL BE SEVERELY LET DOWN BY THE CONDITION OF THE SPINE, BUT THIS ONE IS OUTSTANDING. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS DO HAVE A LITTLE RUB, BUT OTHER THAN THAT THERE IS ONE TINY GREEN SPECK ON THE BOTTOM LEADING EDGE
THE OPENING EDGES ARE STILL SHARP WITH A TINY BIT OF FEATHERING
THE REAR SURFACE LIKE THE FRONT IS ALSO FREE FROM ANY RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE. NO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE . ONE ON THE TOP EDGE. NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS SIX IMMACULATE PANELS FEATURING ROGER DEAN S ARTWORK
THE BOOKLET THAT COMES WITH THE SET IS ALSO IN CLEAN AND UNTORN CONDITION, WITH JUST A LITTLE EVIDENCE OF HAVING BEEN THUMBED THROUGH
FINALLY THREE INNER SLEEVES HAVE THE YES LOGO S ON THEM. AS A FIRST PRESS SHOULD
ALL THREE ARE UNSPLIT. THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAS WRITTEN THE VOLUME NUMBER AT THE TOP OF EACH ONE
THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT WITH EASE
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
