Sold Date: July 4, 2020
Start Date: June 21, 2020
Final Price: $49.95 (USD)
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Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac (the FMac "White Album")
MFSL 1-012
1979 Half Speed Remaster By Stan Ricker
Pressed in Japan using JVC "Supervinyl" developed for CD-4 Quadradisc LPs

Item Details
Manufactured in: US and Japan (imported pressing and plating)
Recorded: Jan. - Feb. 1975 at Sound City Studios Van Nuys CA
Lacquer Cut By: Stan Ricker (SR/2 in matrix below) at JVC Cutting Center Hollywood CA
Pressing by: JVC Yokohama Japan
Original Issue: July 11, 1975
This Issue: 1979
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-012
Runout Deadwax Matrix Numbers: (hand crossed-out is ▩)
Side 1: (etch:) MFSL-1-012-A1 SR/2 (stamp:)111 ꔰꔰꔰꔰꔰ ☆ L
Side 2: (etch:) MFSL-1-▩ 012-B-1 RE-1 SR/2 (stamp:)131 ꔰꔰꔰꔰ G L
This was the first new album by the group since they moved from England to California and guitarist Bob Welch left the band. Fleetwood decided to hire Lindsey Buckingham to replace Welch but Lindsey required them to also hire his girlfriend Stevie Nicks or the deal was off. The new lineup worked magically as this eponymous album became their most successful. 
Was bought new by this seller many years ago and now offered from his private collection (you have absolutely known provenance). Has had limited plays only on an expertly setup high-end audiophile turntable, arm, and cartridge. Has never been exposed to heat or tobacco smoke and always stored vertically in a specially designed record cabinet (Rackit) to prevent warpage.
Was cleaned on a VPI HW 16 with Audio Intelligent solutions and ultra-pure water rinse (50X purer than distilled water) before my pre-sale sound check. I wear nitrile surgical gloves while cleaning and play testing to avoid any chance of transferring finger oils to the vinyl.
Very sensitive play testing was performed straight off my Ayre P-5xe fully balanced phono preamp over Sennheiser HD 600 headphones using a Schiit Audio Valhalla 2 tube headphone amp fitted with Voskhod Soviet matched tubes (see last photo). I take listening notes during play testing.
Track list
1: Monday Morning, Warm Ways, Blue Letter, Rhiannon, Over My Head, Crystal.

2: Say You Love Me, Landslide, World Turning, Sugar Daddy, I'm So Afraid.

I never take "distant" photos nor the so-prevalent type with the LP sticking halfway out of the jacket. I take close-ups under photo lamps so you can see nearly everything I describe in the jacket grading. It is virtually impossible to know the true vinyl condition from any photograph. That takes very bright and close visual inspection PLUS play testing with thorough coverage on high resolution equipment.
Grading Details
Note: Record grading by text characters is subjective and does not fully describe quality levels. Please see photos and my detailed descriptions below.

Outer Jacket Inspection:
NM
The "Near" adjective is earned by not being sealed (sealed is the only time I ever grade an M) but also from some barely detectable rubbing wear on upper and lower spine edge corners. I tried hard to find ring wear but could not. Both jacket faces have no creases or any rubbing wear. They are free of any staining or other discolorations. Very much a "like new" copy jacket. The original gatefold cardboard inner sleeve protector may have darkened in color around some edges over the years.

Vinyl visual inspection:
After cleaning, surface visuals were inspected under high intensity halogen light. I rotated and tilted the record in multiple angles with my eyes a few inches away from the vinyl. Visually the vinyl appears flawless with no traces or reflective polishing marks from sleeve insert/removal. Both labels do have LAST protective vinyl  wear prevention treatment stickers on them. I always treated my new vinyl with LAST before the very first play. The JVC Supervinyl has much higher wear resistance than normal formulas and the LAST treatment was applied at inception. If handled and played with care this LP has potential for never wearing out.

Play Testing:
NM/NM
Extensive play testing was performed after visual inspection. I listened to 100% of the tracks because I recorded the whole album as 192k/24-bit WAV files in ProTools monitoring direct from the phono preamp as described above. I was also able to play back those files multiple times to verify some of my listening notes. Starting through Side 1 I was pleased to note the usual very quiet MFSL Supervinyl. The first 2 tracks had a silky liquid clarity. The lead guitar on T3 and the bass on T4 was very impressive. As the transition groove lead into "Crystal" I heard a low level repeating "thump" on my phones but once the music started it was gone. "Crystal" also had a very long fadeout (1 minute 9 sec. as measured in ProTools). That fade just kept going at such a low level that it started to compete with the vinyl noise floor. That was the only instance where any original pressing artifacts were apparent. Otherwise, individual low level ticks were very rare and non distracting given the excellent manufacturing quality. There was a lot of subtle detail on Side 2. For example, On "Landslide" besides the main acoustic fingerpicking lead, I was able to lock-in and follow two other acoustic and one electric guitar overdub tracks with ease. S2:T4 had delicious bass lines and S2:T5 had exemplary image depth. Overall this is another NM/NM play quality MFSL copy.

Packaging Record will be placed outside the jacket to protect against seam splitting. Original inner sleeve and its cardboard gatefold protector are included separately. Record has been placed into a new genuine MFSL Original Master sleeve, as the original may be holding onto some dust. This will keep vinyl surfaces clean during shipping and ultimate buyer usage. Outer jacket is contained in a new clear polyethylene protective sleeve. Sent in good quality record mailer with cardboard stiffeners.
Shipping Shipping will be via USPS Media Mail for a flat charge of $3.98 per single album sale. A combined shipping discount is available on multiple sales completed within 5 business days($3.98 plus $0.50 for each additional LP). If you intend to buy more than one LP do not pay immediately but wait for my all-combined invoice. A discount for the combined items will show on that invoice. Then, once payment is received, the items will ship.