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Sold Date:
June 30, 2018
Start Date:
June 13, 2018
Final Price:
£19.99
(GBP)
Seller Feedback:
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Buyer Feedback:
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TITLE: THE KINKS ARTIST: THE KINKS CATALOGUE: PYE NPL 18326
ORIGINAL 1970 UK MONO PYE VINYL PRESSING IN GOOD / VERY GOOD CONDITION COMPLETE WITH A1/B1/C1/D2 MATRIX ETCHINGS AND GATEFOLD COVER IN GOOD CONDITION
VINYL: GOOD / VERY GOOD - SURFACE MARKS ARE VISIBLE AND A QUIET AUDIBLE CRACKLE IS OCCASIONALLY HEARD LIGHTLY IN THE QUIETER MOMENTS - NOTHING THAT DISTRACTS TOO MUCH FROM THE OVERALL AUDIO EXPERIENCE THOUGH, ABSOLUTELY NO DEEP SURFACE MARKS, SCRATCHES OR ANYTHING THAT EFFECTS STYLUS TO SKIP OR JUMP DURING PLAYBACK, A RECORD THAT HAS VISIBLE WEAR, RETAINS A CLEAN SHINE AND CAN STILL BE PLAYED AND ENJOYED WITH NOTHING DETRIMENTAL TO OVERALL AUDIO EXPERIENCE.
COVER: GOOD - THE OUTER OF THE GATEFOLD COVER HAS A LITTLE AGEING AND HANDLING WEAR VISIBLE THROUGHOUT BUT NOTHING THAT DISTRACTS TOO MUCH FROM THE OVERALL APPEARANCE, COLOURS ALL LOOK CLEAR AND VIVID, THE INNER GATEFOLD IS THE REASON FOR DOWNGRADE TO GOOD AS AT SOME POINT THE BOTTOM FLAPS MUST HAVE COME AWAY FROM THE CARD - THIS HAS BEEN REPAIRED QUITE CRUDELY WITH A LARGE WIDE STRIP OF BLACK EMBOSSED MASKING TAPE (SEE PHOTO), WIDE SPINE, SPINE HAS WEAR BUT IS STILL IN A READABLE CONDITION, A COVER THAT'S SHOWING A LITTLE AGEING WEAR BUT IS STILL IN A PRESENTABLE CONDITION FROM THE FRONT WHILST THE INNER GATEFOLD DOES SHOW MORE SIGNS OF AGEING DUE TO THE BLACK MASKING TAPE
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