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ROY HARPER - STORMCOCK

PLAYS TO A  NEAR MINT !!!!! CONDITION

 EXCELLENT PLUS SLEEVE

SUPERB COLLECTIBLE SET!!!

 

 

CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHVL 789 MATRIX: SHVL789 A-4U / B-4U MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 GA / 1 GD  WITH THE ' GRAMOPHONE CO' RIM WORDING

 

BOX OR NO BOX?

THE EMI BOX ON THE LABEL WOULD IN MANY CASES STATE THAT THE RECORD IS A SECOND PRESSING AS THERE WERE COPIES OF THIS ALBUM THAT DIDN'T HAVE THE EMI BOX. AT THE TIME OF THIS ALBUM'S RELEASE EMI WERE CHANGING THE DESIGN OF THE LABELS TO INCLUDE THE BOX LOGO. INDEED DEEP PURPLES FIREBALL WHICH HAS THE CATALOGUE NUMBER 795 IS ONLY 6 RELEASES ON AND ALWAYS HAS THE BOX LOGO. THE KEY INDICATOR IS THE MATRIX NUMBER WHICH ON ALL FIRST ISSUE VINYLS HAVE -4U ON BOTH SIDES. SECONDLY BOTH SIDES OF THE DISC HAVE THE 1 MOTHER AT 9 O'CLOCK IN THE DEAD WAX AND 'G' FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER LETTER INDICATING THE RECORD CAME FROM THE FIRST MOTHER BUT A LATER STAMPER. THE QUALITY OF THE RECORDING IS IDENTICAL NO MATTER WHETHER YOU HAVE THE BOX ON THE LABEL OR NOT

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

GENUINE SECOND ISSUE LABELS WITH 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO' RIM WORDING. AND THE EMI BOX LOGO

BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE GREEN HARVEST BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND IS UNMARKED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE  SPINDLE HOLE. WHICH DOES DISPLAY A SPECK OF WEAR TO THE HOLE ON SIDE TWO ONLY. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, THERE ARE JUST 5-6 SPIDER  LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS SUPERB VOLUME HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

FIRST PRESS HARVEST VINYL IS FAR HEAVIER THAN THE LATER ISSUES, AND THIS ONE IS REALLY SOLID. THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND HAS LOST NONE OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE

THE VINYL LOOK ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT AND ONLY WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, ARE THERE A FEW  WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN, AND ONE MICROSCOPIC HANDLING MARK ON SIDE ONE (NON SOUNDING)

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 ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH, SOMETHING I AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS. I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, AND EVERY NOTE IS LOUD, CLEAN AND CRISP, JUST HOW IT WAS INTENDED TO BE HEARD.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT, TRUE FIRST PRESS AUDIO QUALITY AND IS TOTALLY UNBLEMISHED

THERE ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES, AND NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

THERE IS THE OCCASIONAL SPECK OF VERY MILD STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AND A FEW TINY DUST POPS / STATIC TICS THROUGH THE PLAYTHROUGH WHICH REMAINS SUPERBLY CRYSTAL CLEAR AND CLEAN

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS NEAR MINT (EXCELLENT ++++) AT THE VERY WORST

DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

 

THE SLEEVE

 

TEXTURED UNLAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD

 THE TEXTURED SURFACE IS NEAR PRISTINE. NO MARKS, NO SIGNS OF ANY BENDS OR CREASES OR CREASE LINES. THE JET BLACK SURFACE IS IN TOP CONDITION WITH JUST A FEW SHADOWS OF VERY LIGHT GREYING ABOUND THE EDGES. THE CORNER TIPS ARE LIGHTLY RUBBED 

THERE ARE JUST FOUR REALLY SMALL LINES ON THE SPINE STILL BLACK SHOWING JUST A VERY LIGHT PRESSURE POINT.THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE NO LINES ALONG THEM, AND THERE ARE NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE LIGHT SHELF WEAR WITH MOST OF THE BLACK INTACT SHOWING SOME LIGHT SPECKS OF WHITE ALONG THE EDGES. THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS ARE LIGHTLY RUBBED AS WELL.

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND ONLY THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS SHOW LIGHT RUB

THE REAR SURFACE LIKE THE FRONT HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE RICH DARK COLOUR. IT IS HERE USUALLY WHERE THE SLEEVE SUFFERS MOST FROM RING WEAR, BUT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. . A FEW TINY LINES ON THE SPINE AND A SMALL DING TO THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER TIP.

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST TWO SMALL THUMB NAIL NICKS ON THE FRONT EDGE WHERE THE LP WAS REMOVED A FEW TIMES.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PERFECTLY CLEAN AND NEAR PRISTINE INNER SURFACE. A VERY LIGHT SLIVER OF GREYING ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ONLY

THE ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION. NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SURFACES, AND NO SERIOUS CREASES. A VERY CLEAN EXAMPLE.

I AM GRADING THE SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

 

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

GARRY

 

 

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