Del Amitri WAKING HOURS 1989 UK LP 1st Press PLAYS NEAR MINT HEAR

Sold Date: April 26, 2024
Start Date: April 19, 2024
Final Price: £25.00 (GBP)
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com

DEL AMITRI - WAKING HOURS

EX+ AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH

NEAR MINT SLEEVE





THE RECORD

 

THE LABELS

THE SILVER LABELS ARE IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. 

THE  BASE COLOUR IS UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH HAS 1-2 SMALL SPIDER LINES BY IT 

THE VINYL

THE  DISC LOOKS SUPERB. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. 

IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS

UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO I CAN SEE JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES,AND A COUPLE OF FINE HANDLING LINES ON SIDE TWO


THE TEST PLAY


THIS 1ST PRESS ALBUM PLAYS VERY CLEANLY. THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE  REPRODUCTION. 

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, AND THE SOUND IS AS CLEAR AND SHARP AS IT POSSIBLE COULD BE. 


THE RUN IN IS SILENT, THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT, AND THE RUN OUT IS SILENT

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT.

ALL I HEARD THROUGH THE ENTIRE LP WERE A FEW TINY SPECKS OF LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AND A AND FEW LITTLE TICS, NOTABLY ON SIDE TWO THERE ARE A FEW VERY LIGHT ROTATIONAL ONES DURING ONE TRACK

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE OF THE QUALITY OF THIS SUPERB DISC

I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS AUDIO EX+ 

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED MATTE SINGLE SLEEVE



THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, NO MARKS OR STAINS.

THERE ARE TWO PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE , TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE. NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

 THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A SPECK OF RUB TO THE TOP RIGHT TIP

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP EDGE HAS FULL COLOUR AND UNBLEMISHED ENDS

THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A PIN PRICK OF RUB ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIP AND ONE MINUSCULE SLIVER OF WHITE ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE

THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY FLAT, AND HAS NO SHELF WEAR.  THE COLOUR STILL PERFECT AND THE ENDS REMAIN UNBLEMISHED

THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP

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

THE GLOSSY CARD PICTURE INNER SLEEVE HAS NO SEAM SPLITS AND NO CREASES 


I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  NEAR MINT


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

GARRY