Journey ESCAPE 1981 UK LP 1st Press A2 / B1 3-4 PLAYS EVER MINT MINUS AUDIO

Sold Date: July 17, 2018
Start Date: July 10, 2018
Final Price: £39.00 (GBP)
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JOURNEY - ESCAPE


IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS CONDITION


NEAR MINT SLEEVE WITH INSERT

 

 

CATALOGUE:CBS 86138 MATRIX: CBS S 86138 A2 / B1 

  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 YELLOW AND ORANGE LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE IMMACULATE AND UNWORN, AND FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. .

THE BLACKTYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND EVERY LETTER PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THERE ARE JUST 3-4 SMALL  SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING JUST WHY THE LP IS IN THE INCREDIBLE CONDITION THAT IT IS!! 

 

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS,AND IN DAYLIGHT . UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW WISPY SURFACE SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES VISIBLE

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

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THE SILENT BITS ARE  SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THIS SUPERB SOUND WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS

THERE IS JUST ONE OR TWO SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC DURING THE WHOLE PLAY

I HEARD NO DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS !!! FOR THE PLAYTHROUGH

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

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

NON LAMINATED AND DELICATE  SHOREWOOD SINGLE SLEEVE .

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND SHOWS NO FOLDS OR BENDS. THERE IS NOT HEAVY CREASE LINE ON IT ANYWHERE. THE COLOURS ARE NEAR PERFECT ACROSS THE WHOLE SURFACE, SHOWING A VERY VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE AND GREYING JUST UNDER THE TOP EDGE AND JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE

THERE ARE TWO PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND THREE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. 

THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE PASTEL COLOUR RUNNING ACROSS THE SURFACE WITH JUST A SPECK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER

THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO BOTH CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. PERFECT TYPEFACE AND FULL COLOUR ONLY INTERRUPTED BY A COUPLE OF TINY WHITE SPECKS AND ANOTHER AT THE BOTTOM TIP

THE OPENING EDGE IS  RAZOR SHARP AND LOOKING AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED AND PUT TOGETHER.

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN SUPERB CONDITION , JUST ONE TINY SPINE LINE

THE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE SLEEVE IS TOTALLY UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED. NO WRINKLES AND NO COLOUR LOSS.

THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT WITH EASE

 

 

 

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

GARRY