The very lightly played disc is in beautiful Mint to Near Mint condition. The Black and Gold labels grade Near Mint- ; each side has a bit of wear around the spindle hole, but they are both otherwise without issues. This has all the hallmarks of the very earliest pressing: Dick James publishing credits, -1/1/G and 1-/1/R stamper numbers, and ZT tax code on the Side 2 label. It plays beautifully loud and clear throughout, with just the lightest bit of surface noise between tracks and very occasionally in the background. The cover, in VG++ condition, is the earliest variation, with the Angus Bean photo credit near the bottom right corner, though a small scrape has made the first two letters of 'Bean' unreadable. There is some light creasing to the front cover, rounding to the corners, and so.