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RORY GALLAGHER - LIVE IN EUROPE

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY NEAR MINT!!!! CONDITION

FIRST PRESS A2/B1

MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT SLEEVE

 

CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2383-112 MATRIX:2389112 A//2 V 420 1 1  /  / B//1  1 5 8 

 

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE ORANGY RED POLYDOR LABELS ARE IN ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE IS NOT A MARK OR STAIN ON THEM. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES WHATSOEVER ON EITHER SIDE OF THE LABEL CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS HAD JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED.

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS JUST PRISTINE. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT . IT GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE SURFACE AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE SUPERFICIAL  HANDLING LINES AND A A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES

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 ENTIRE LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS ASERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT.

THERE IS NOT ONE SPECK OF DISTORTION TO THIS SOUND, ANYWHERE DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER, AND A TOTALLY CRACKLE FREE REPRODUCTION

A COUPLE OF SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC AND 2-3 TINY DUST POPS/TICS THROUGH THE WHOLE OF THE PLAYTHROUGH

THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE EXAMPLE OF THIS ALBUM

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS VINYL  NEAR MINT

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

 

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

THIS IS AN UNLAMINATED HOWARDS GATEFOLD SLEEVE.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND AMAZINGLY FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES OR EVEN BENDS. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FREE FROM ANY MAJOR RUB OR SHELF WEAR, JUST A COUPLE OF WHITE FLECKS NEAR THE TOP RIGHT CORNER

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

OFTEN ON THESE  NON LAMINATED SLEEVES, THE COLOURS GET RUBBED AND RINGWEAR APPEARS. THIS COPY HOWEVER HAS ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOURS AND NO RINGWEAR, NOT EVEN MILD RECORD SHAPE.

THE TOP EDGE HAS A SMALL SCUFF TO THE SURFACE IN THE MIDDLE AND A LITTLE RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP. THE BOTTOM HAS JUST A FEW WHITE SPECKS SHOWING TOWARDS THE RIGHT HALF

THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE COLOUR IS THERE, AND AGAIN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE ONLY A TINY TINY BIT RUBBED. ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE 

THE OPENING EDGE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE RAZOR SHARP CONDITION, AND LOOKS AS GOOD TODAY AS IT WAS WHEN FIRST PUT TOGETHER BACK IN 1972

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AND PRISTINE AS THE FRONT, AGAIN NO COLOUR LOSS, BENDS, CREASES OR RECORD SHAPE.JUST ONE MINUSCULE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND APART FROM THE VERY LIGHTEST BIT OF GLUE AGEING IS IN UNSPLIT AND NEAR PERFECT CONDITION

I HAVE ALSO INCLUDED SOME PAPER CUTTINGS OF RORY TAKEN FROM VARIOUS MUSIC PAPERS

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

AN ABSOLUTELY ASTOUNDING COPY OF THIS GREAT ALBUM, AND WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING

 

 

 

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

GARRY

 

 

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