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TODD RUNDGREN'S UTOPIA - ANOTHER LIVE

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT PLAYTHROUGH!!!! CONDITION

BEARSVILLE U.S FIRST PRESS

COMPLETE WITH A SHRINKWRAPPED MINT MINUS SLEEVE

 

CATALOGUE:BEARSVILLE BR6961 MATRIX: BR6961 31956-B / 31957-C STERLING STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX

 

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE BROWN LABELS  ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION, THE  COLOUR IS UNBLEMISHED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO CLEAR AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS ZERO!!! SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED.

THE VINYL

LIKE A LOT OF EARLY 70'S US VINYL THIS ONE HAS EMBEDDED DULL STEAKS THROUGH THE SURFACE MAKING IT LOOK FAR LESS THAN MINT, BUT AGAIN LIKE MOST US COPIES THIS HAS ABSOLUTELY ZERO EFFECT ON THE PLAYBACK. OTHER THAN THIS THE VINYL IS SPOTLESS

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 ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. I HAVE TAKEN THIS EXTRA TIME AND EFFORT AS I BELIEVE IT'S WHAT EBAYERS WANT FROM SELLERS. IT IS OFTEN SAID AND FAIRLY SO THAT BUYING FROM EBAY CAN BE A TOTAL LOTTERY, AND THAT SELLERS OF LIMITED KNOWLEDGE DESCRIBE LP'S AS MINT AND ARE ACTUALLY ANYTHING BUT. WELL HERE YOU GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE ACTUAL ALBUM YOU ARE THINKING OF BIDDING ON. 

ITS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE CLARITY OF REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB. THE CRYSTAL CLEAR INSTRUMENTATION AND VOCALS ARE PURE FIRST PRESS.

THERE IS CERTAINLY NO GROOVE WEAR TO THIS RARE RECORDING WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN SOME DISTORTION TO THE SOUND. THERE IS NONE. 

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ALL

INCREDIBLY AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, NO VINYL NOISE

THE ODD SPLIT SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC,

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST FANTASTIC, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION, BUT PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS GREAT VINYL AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

I DON'T BELIEVE I EVEN HEARD ANY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I WOULD GRADE THIS ALBUM MINT !!!  WITH EASE

PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

 

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

UNLAMINATED SINGLE  SLEEVE STILL IN ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP

THE FRONT SURFACE IS CLEAN AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS ON IT WHATSOEVER. THE SHRINKWRAP IS PULLED TIGHT ACROSS THE SURFACE BUT NOT TIGHT ENOUGH TO BEND THE SLEEVE. THE TOP LEFT CORNER HAS A SPLIT TO THE SHINK AND THE OPENING EDGE HAS RETRACTED EVER SO SLIGHTLY.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES AND A NO CREASE LINES ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE.

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 AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THE COLOURS AND ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION . ONLY THE TOP LEFT CORNER TIP END SHOWS A PIN PRICK OF SHELF RUB

THE SPINE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE. TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. EVERY LETTER OF THE PINK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. ONLY THE SLIGHTLY EXPOSED TOP TIP END SHOWS A SPECK OF RUBBING

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP AS THE DAY IT WAS MADE

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION. ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE THERE, NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE, AND NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES

THE PLAIN WHITE DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE  HAS A SMALL CHIP ON THE CENTRE HOLE A ND A LIGHT CORNER CREASE. SOME VERY MILD FOXING MOTTLES 

THE SLEEVE  GRADES MINT MINUS

A SUPERB FIRST PRESS EXAMPLE OF THIS RECORD AND SLEEVE

 

 

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

GARRY

 

 

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