THE WHO - QUADROPHENIA

SUPERB MINT AUDIO

INCREDIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS

MINT MINUS SLEEVE

 

 

SET NUMBER 2657 013 / 2406110/11 CATALOGUE:TRACK 2406-11O/11  MATRIX: 2406110  A//4 / B//4 / 2406111 A//4 / B//3

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

ALL 4 LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE JET BLACK BASE COLOUR HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED, AND THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THIS COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION AND EVERY LETTER IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE TRACK LOGO WHICH CAN RUB AND WEAR BADLY IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION ON ALL 4 SIDES. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLES REVEALS JUST 4-5 TINY SPIDER LINES INDICATING THAT THE SET HAD A FEW CAREFUL PLAYS

THE VINYL

BOTH DISCS GLEAM LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF NEAR INVISIBLE WISPY HAIRLINES AND ONE TINY NON SOUNDING DULL LINE AT THE END ON SIDE FOUR

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 WHOLE DOUBLE ALBUM SET FROM START TO FINISH. I BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP'S PLAY THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON ALL SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THESE DISCS SOUNDS. THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB. NO CRACKLES, CLICKS OR EVEN STATIC PRESENT ON ANY PART OF THE PLAYTHROUGH.

I MAY BE HEARD NO DUST POPS TOR STATIC TICS THROUGH ALL 4 SIDES.

A REALLY FANTASTIC AUDIO REPRODUCTION

AND ONE THAT I AM HAPPY TO GRADE AS MINT

TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

WELL WHERE TO BEGIN WITH THIS SLEEVE?

IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT MOST COPIES FOR SALE, YOU WILL NOTICE IMMEDIATELY THAT THE SLEEVE LETS THE RECORDS DOWN, NO MATTER HOW GOOD THE VINYL IS. THERE ARE MANY REASONS FOR THIS, SO LETS TAKE A LOOK AT WHY THIS IS SUCH A HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION.

THE FIRST THING IS THAT THE SLEEVE IS MANUFACTURED FROM A VERY SOFT CARD. WHEN YOU TOUCH IT YOU CAN ALMOST GET THE SENSE THAT IT MADE OF SOMETHING LIKE PHOTO PAPER. THE SURFACE FEELS ALMOST SLIMY TO THE TOUCH. THIS DELICATE SURFACE IS THEREFORE PRONE TO SEVERE WEAR, USUALLY THE MOST NOTICABLE BEING RING WEAR WHERE THE WHITE OUTLINE OF THE RECORDS HAVE CREATED A HIDDEOUS RING ON BOTH THE FRONT AND THE BACK COVER. BEING THIS SOFT AS WELL MEANS THAT ANY STICKER THAT WAS ON THE SURFACE, IF REMOVED IT LIKELY TO TEAR AWAY THE TOP SURFACE. AND OF COURSE THE FACT THAT THE SLEEVE IS NOT LAMINATED MEANS IT IS PRONE TO STAINS AND HANDLING. THE SPINE ALSO SUFFERS BADLY, AND MANY MANY COPIES ARE BENT, SQUASHED, FRAYED, SPLIT, OR COMPLETELY SHELF WORN.

INSIDE THE SLEEVE THERE IS A VERY VERY HEAVY BOOKLET WHICH WAS STAPLED INTO THE SPINE. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW ROUGH PAGE TURNS TO JOLT THIS LOOSE AND TEAR IT FROM THE SOFT SPINE. OR MORE COMMON THAN THAT IF THE SLEEVE IS LEFT UNPROTECTED, AND BY THAT I MEAN NOT HOUSED IN A PLASTIC SLEEVE, THEN THE WEIGHT OF THE BOOK GRADUALLY PULLS DOWN ON THE STAPLES WHICH EVENTUALLY GIVE WAY AND THE WHOLE BOOK COMES ADRIFT, WHICH IS WHY MANY COPIES, THE BOOK WILL BE FOUND HOUSED INSIDE THE SLEEVE WITH THE RECORDS. ANYWAY SORRY FOR THE HISTORY LESSON, BUT I WANTED TO GET ACROSS JUST HOW NEAR IMPOSSIBLE IT IS TO FIND ONE IN MINT CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% FREE FROM ANY LOSS OF THE GREY COLOUR. IT HAS BEEN HOUSED IN A STRONG PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE SINCE NEW. THERE ARE NO HEAVY, OR EVEN LIGHT CREASES TO THIS SURFACE, ABSOLUTELY NO RING WEAR JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE, AND A COUPLE OF LIGHT PRESSURE LINES WHERE SOMETHING HAS PRESSED ONTO THE SURFACE. ONLY VISIBLE WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, JUST ONE MINUSCULE ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE IS 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR , WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A LITTLE SPECK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNERS, AND A COUPLE OF TINY WHITE CHIPS ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE

THE LARGE WIDE SPINE IS JUST AMAZING. DEFINITELY ONE THE BEST ONE I HAVE EVER SEEN. NO COLOUR LOSS,APART FROM A PIN PRICK AT THE VERY TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS AND ONE VERY SMALL AND LIGHT SCUFF NEAR THE BOTTOM. NO CREASES OR ANY DAMAGE WHATSOEVER, AND EVERY SINGLE LETTER IS LEGIBLE. LOOKS SUPERB!

THE TWO OPENING EDGES ARE BOTH VERY SHARP, WITH JUST A FEW MINUSCULE TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS TO EACH ONE.

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY LITTLE BIT AS BRILLIANT AS THE FRONT. AGAIN NO CREASES, OR LOSS OF COLOUR OR RING WEAR. NEAR PERFECT.NOT EVEN ANY OF THE SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE. LIKE THE FRONT THERE IS A LITTLE PRESSURE INDENT AT THE TOP

OPENING THE GATEFOLD WITH SOME CARE REVEALS A PRISTINE FRONT AND BACK PANEL WITH A PERFECTLY ADHERED BOOK. THE STAPLES ARE STILL FIRMLY ATTACHED TO THE PAGES, AND THE BOOK IS PROPERLY FIXED INTO THE SLEEVE AND IS DAMAGE FREE. VERY RARE TO FIND LIKE THIS, BUT AGAIN THE STRONG PLASTIC SLEEVE HAS BEEN THE CAUSE OF THIS REMAINNG PERFECT

THE TWO ORIGINAL INNER POLY LINED SLEEVES ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. FLAT AND UNCREASED AND NO SEAM SPLITS ETC. A LITTLE GLUE AGEING TO THE EDGES

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE MINT MINUS 

 

 

 

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

GARRY