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RARE BLOCK PINK ISLAND LABEL

PLAYS TO AN EXCELLENT PLUS GRADE

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

 

CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9089 MATRIX: ILPS 9089 +A2 / +B2 (STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX)

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE ENOUGH TEXTURED BLOCK LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR IS UNMARKED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TEXT AND LOGOS ARE ALSO PERFECT. THERE ARE 8-10 SMALL SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THE LIGHT AMOUNT OF PLAY THE LP HAS RECEIVED

THE VINYL

THIS IS A REALLY HEAVYWEIGHT BARELY FLEXIBLE ISLAND VINYL. IN DAYLIGHT IT APPEARS FLAWLESS, AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES, A FEW FINE HANDLING LINES AND A SOME DULLISH STREAKS VISIBLE. A REALLY CLEAN DISC!!

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE WHOLE LP AS I BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER CUSTOMERS

THE FIRST THING I MUST STRESS IS THAT THIS LP HAS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER. THE PLAYS THAT IT HAS RECEIVED WERE CLEARLY COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

NOR IS THERE ANY HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS. NO SKIPS OR JUMPS

AND REMARKABLY FOR AN EARLY ISLAND PRESSING NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

THERE IS SOME LIGHT BACKGROUND VINYL NOISE HEARD RIGHT AT THE START OF SIDE ONE, AFTER THIS SOME OCCASIONAL STATIC LIKE VINYL NOISE HEARD ONLY IN THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES.

THERE ARE A FEW RANDOM TINY LITTLE DUST POPS/ TICS WHICH CERTAINLY DO NOT AFFECT THE LISTENING PLEASURE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL EXCELLENT PLUS

 

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

 

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

NON LAMINATED E.J DAY AND CO GATEFOLD IN STUNNING CONDITION. THIS HAS BEEN KEPT INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF IT'S LIFE AND HAS NOT SUFFERED LIKE MOST OF THESE SLEEVES

THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH OFTEN HAS COLOUR LOSS, IS JUST SUPERB. RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED.NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ANY BENDS OR DINGS, JUST A SHADE OF GREYING ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND A COUPLE OF WHITE PIN PRICKS SHOWING JUST UNDER THE TOP EDGE

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP EDGE HAS VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOUR THERE WITH JUST A SPECK MISSING ON THE CORNERS. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS SOME LIGHT SHELF WEAR ALONG THE SURFACES

THE SPINE IS JUST FANTASTIC! IT IS PERFECTLY SQUARE, FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE COLOUR IS IN GREAT SHAPE WITH ONLY A TINY BIT OF RUB TO THE TIP ENDS, AND A COUPLE OF TINY SLIVERS ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH ONE TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS AND A TINY SPECK OF BURRING

THE REAR SURFACE, JUST AS VULNERABLE AS THE FRONT IS ALSO IN IMMACULATE CONDITION.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE BROWN AND WHITE INNER PANELS, AGAIN NO COLOUR LOSS AND NO MARKS OR STAINS.

THE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION. UNSPLIT AND ONLY HAVING ONE LIGHT CORNER CREASE LINE. STILL VERY WHITE WITH A SHADOW OFAGEING TO THE SEAMS

I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!!

 

 

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

GARRY

 

 

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