NM 1974 UK Hi-Fi Sound – HFS 75 No Artist – Stereo Test Record COVER EXC+ Test 1 Channel Recognition And Phasing A1aLeft And Right Channel Identification A1bPhasing Check: Signals In Phase A1cPhasing Check: Signals Out Of Phase Test 2 Tracking Test - Lateral Modulation A2a300Hz Lateral + 11dB Ref. A2b300Hz Lateral + 14dB Ref. A2c300Hz Lateral + 18dB Ref. Test 3 Tracking Test - Vertical Modulation A3a300Hz Vertical + 7dB Ref. A3b300Hz Vertical + 11dB Ref. A4Pink Noise Rumble A5aReference Tone A5bUnmodulated Grooves B1Bias Correction And Tracking Ability Test At Outer Grooves B2White Noise B3Bias Correction And Tracking Ability Test At Centre Of Disc Channel Balance And Separation B4aLeft Channel 1kHz, 5cm/sec Nominally At 45° B4bRight Channel 1kHz, 5cm/sec Nominally At 45° B5Wow And Flutter B6Bias Correction And Tracking Ability Test At Inner Grooves Distributed By – Howland-West Ltd Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Clement Brown Copyright © – Clement Brown Phonographic Copyright ℗ – John Wright (7) Copyright © – John Wright (7) Lacquer Cut At – I.B.C. Studios Pressed By – Phonodisc Ltd. Engineer [Cutting] – Dennis King, Melvyn Abrahams Producer – Clement Brown, John Wright (7) Cover variation: "Distributed and Guaranteed by Howland West" logo in the bottom right corner of the front cover. Each complete test or group of test ends with a lock groove. The master disc was cut at IBC Studios, London. Pressing by Phonodisc Ltd. This record is produced in association with 'Hi-Fi Sound'.


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NEAR MINT+ THE RECORD LOOKS UNPLAYED. HAS NO SPINDLE MARKS. NO SURFACE MARKS. PLEASE NOTE I CANNOT GUARANTEE THE LP HAS NOT BEEN PLAYED BUT INDICATIONS APPEAR TO SUGGEST THIS. NEAR MINT THE RECORD HAS BEEN WELL LOOKED AFTER.  VISUALLY NEARLY FLAWLESS BUT MAY HAVE SOME VERY LIGHT HAIRLINES OR PAPER SWIRLS THAT SHOULD NOT AFFECT PLAY ON MOST TURNTABLES.   EXCELLENT+   THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED.  IT MAY HAVE A FEW SPINDLE MARKS,  NON SOUNDING HAIRLINES, PAPER SWIRLS OR SCUFFS. EXCELLENT   RECORD WILL PROBABLY HAVE A FEW SURFACE MARKS. SOME MAY WELL BE AUDIBLE CAUSING TICS ETC.  THERE COULD ALSO BE A DEGREE  OF SURFACE NOISE, SOME SPINDLE MARKS OR A DULL SURFACE.  THERE SHOULD BE NO JUMPS OR SKIPS. VGC    THE RECORD WILL HAVE AUDIBLE MARKS AND SCUFFS, MAY SKIP OR JUMP BUT STILL BE PLAYABLE.  SHELF FILLERS FALL INTO THIS  CATEGORY.   ***NEAR MINT ADDENDUM THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT TIC OR POP SHOULD BE EXPECTED AS IS THE CASE WITH ALL  VINYL NEW OR OLD AND IS MOST OFTEN CAUSED BY STATIC ELECTRICITY. THERE MAY BE SOME SPINDLE MARKS ALSO. IF THIS IS  UNACCEPTABLE THEN A CD IS THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE.  PLEASE DO NOT EXPECT A NEW RECORD. IN GENERAL NEAR MINT LPS  WILL BE WITHOUT PROBLEMS. SOME MAY LOOK UNPLAYED BUT EVEN THESE CAN HAVE UNWANTED BACKGROUND NOISE.  ALAS THIS IS THE NATURE OF VINYL.
COVER GRADING
NEAR MINT THE COVER WILL BE NEARLY AS NEW EXC+ THE COVER WILL BE VERY TIDY WITHOUT STAINS, BURRS OR WRITING. EXCELLENT  THE COVER HAS SOME AGE WEAR,  BLEMISHES OR LIGHT STAINS.  CORNERS MAY BE  BURRED. SLIGHT TEARS OR DISCOLOURING.  POSSIBLY WITH WRITING FROM PREVIOUS OWNER. VGC THE COVER WILL HAVE  DAMAGE, AGE WEAR, TEARS OR DISCOLOURING. GENERALLY TATTY
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