CREAM - WHEELS OF FIRE

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY MINT MINUS PLAYTHROUGH

SIMPLY SUPERB COPY IN MAJESTIC MONO!!!

EX SLEEVE

 

 

 

CATALOGUE: POLYDOR 582 031/2

MATRIX NUMBERS:582031 A v 1 420 12 / B v 1 420 6

                      582032 A v 1 420  12 / B v 1 420

 

TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

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THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE SLIGHTLY ROUGH TEXTURED MATT ORANGE/RED LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE  BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLES.

THE BLACK LOGO'S AND TYPEFACE WHICH IS OFTEN FOUND RUBBED AWAY IS IN PERFECT CONDITION ON BOTH DISCS, WITH EACH LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THERE ARE 2-3 SMALL SPIDER LINES SURROUNDING THE SPINDLE HOLE, SHOWING THAT THE SET HAS HAD JUST A FEW PLAYS SINCE 1968

 

THE VINYL

BOTH VINYLS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION, HAVING RETAINED ALL OF THEIR ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT BOTH DISCS LOOK  FLAWLESS, AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN, AND ON SIDE A ONE NON SOUNDING HANDLING LINE, PLUS A TINY NON SOUNDING ONE ON SIDE FOUR. A TRULY SUPERB PAIR OF ORIGINAL DISCS IN SUBLIME CONDITION

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 DOUBLE ALBUM FOR YOU TO LISTEN TO BEFORE DECIDING IF THIS IS THE SET FOR YOU.I FIRMLY BELIEVE 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

I HAVE RECORDED THIS ALBUM EXACTLY HOW IT WAS INTENDED TO BE HEARD IN GLORIOUS MONO

THIS SET  PERFORMS ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH DISCS. IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THE VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED ON A TOP HI-FI SYSTEM WITH A VERY CORRECTLY WEIGHTED STYLUS, AND ONE THAT WAS UNWORN AS WELL

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH OF EITHER DISC, AND THE MONO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT . CLEAN, CLEAR AND VERY LOUD

CLEAR AND CRISP VOCALS, THESE VINYLS PLAY WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER.

THERE ARE NO LOUD CLICKS  OR POPS EITHER.

ABSOLUTELY NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

THE RECORD PLAY WITH A LOUD CLARITY THAT ONLY FIRST PRESSES CAN GENERATE AND THIS ALBUM WILL NOT DISAPPOINT

IF I HAVE TO BE VERY PICKY, THEN I HEARD NO MORE THAN ONE OR TWO SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF SILENT PASSAGES

I DON'T BELIEVE THERE CAN BE A CLEANER, BETTER SOUNDING EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM ANYWHERE

STILL DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

FOR ME THIS ALBUM PERFORMS AS CLOSE TO MINT AS POSSIBLE

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

E.J.DAY ORIGINAL PRESS SLEEVE

ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT SLEEVES TO FIND IN COLLECTIBLE CONDITION, DUE TO THE SILVER SURFACE THAT IS ALWAYS FOUND IN POOR CONDITION. THIS COPY WHILST NOT PERFECT IS IN MY OPINION BETTER THAN MOST COPIES OFFERED FOR SALE OR AUCTION

THE FRONT SURFACE STILL HAS ALL OF THE SILVER SURFACE IN THE CENTRE OF THE SLEEVE, AND ONLY DOWN THE OPENING EDGE AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE THERE SOME SMALL IMPERFECTIONS. THE SURFACE HAS A ROUGH FEEL TO IT DOWN THE OPENING EDGE AND A SMALL SPECK OF BLACK HAS BEEN RUBBED. THE BOTTOM EDGE ALSO HAS A ROUGH FEEL TO IT AND A COUPLE OF PATCHES OF MISSING COLOUR. OTHER THAN THIS THERE IS A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF RING WEAR WHEN THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

THE TOP AND BOTTOM LEFT CORNERS HAVE CREASE LINES ACROSS THEM.

THERE ARE THREE PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. ONE ON THE TOP EDGE, TWO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES ON THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE MILD SHELF RUB TO THE SURFACES, AND THE CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS USUALLY FOUND TERRIBLY WORN, BUT THIS COPY HAS ONLY A FEW LITTLE SPECKS OF RUB TO THE EDGES. THE SILVER IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION, AND ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE

THE TWO OPENING EDGES ARE STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A TINY LITTLE SPECK OF BURRING AT THE BOTTOM

THE REAR SURFACE IS FAR SUPERIOR TO THE FRONT. THE ROUGH FEEL IS NOT THERE APART FROM A LITTLE ON THE OPENING EDGE, AND ONLY THE TRACE OF RING WEAR AND A FEW LIGHT CREASE LINES ARE PRESENT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A CLEAN PAIR OF INNER PANELS. A LITTLE UNEVEN TO THE FEEL

ONE OF THE TWO POLYLINED INNER SLEEVES IS THE ORIGINAL ONE THAT CAME WITH THE SET. THE OTHER IS FROM 1970. BOTH ARE AGED BUT UNSPLIT 

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT

 

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

GARRY