EMERSON LAKE & PALMER - BRAIN SALAD SURGERY

MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS AUDIO

SUPERB NEAR MINT SLEEVE

SUPERB UK PRESS WITH THE LARGE DIE CUT POSTER/INSERT

THIS IS THE FIRST PRESS MADE SOLEY IN THE UK. SLEEVE AND VINYL

 

CATALOGUE:WARNER BROTHERS K53501 MATRIX: K53501 A3 / B3

  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 PICTURE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS ABSOLUTELY ZERO TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS STILL NOTHING TO SEE. A TRULY PRISTINE EXAMPLE

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 TO 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 VINYL SOUNDS 

THE VINYL PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE ANYWHERE, AND INCREDIBLY NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF RANDOM BARELY AUDIBLE SPECKS OF STATIC  IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES

I HEARD NO DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT MINUS

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

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

NON LAMINATED GIMMIX SLEEVE

THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. THE REASON BEING THAT THE  FRONT FLAPS ARE OFTEN BADLY CREASES AND SHELF WORN, AND THE BACK CAN SUFFER HIDEOUS RING WEAR. HERE THOUGH IS AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB EXAMPLE WITH VERY FEW IMPERFECTIONS

THE TWO FRONT FLAPS ARE IS SUPERB CONDITION. NO SPLITS TO THE HINGED AREAS, AND THE DIE CUT SEMI CIRCLES ON BOTH ARE SMOOTH AND HAVE NO THUMB NAIL NICKS ON THEM. THE FLAT SURFACES ARE ALSO IN TOP CONDITION WITH ONLY A TINY SPECK OF BURRING AT THE VERY TOP. THE LEFT FLAP HAS A VERY SMALL CREASE LINE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEMI CIRCLE

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE, AND ALL FOUR CORNERS ARE STILL QUITE SHARP AND SQUARE

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO EITHER OF THE SPINES .  NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES EITHER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EXPOSED PLAIN CARD EDGES HAVE JUST A LITTLE LIGHT BURRING IN PATCHES

BOTH SPINES HAVE A LITTLE SHELF RUB ALONG THE SURFACES, BUT MOST OF THE COLOURS ARE STILL PRESENT AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURES OF THE TEXT SIDE

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. A LOVELY DEEP BROWN THAT HAS NO WHITE RING WEAR. THE CORNER TIPS SHOW A TINY SPECK OF RUB

OPENING THE TWO FRONT FLAPS REVEALS THE PICTURE CENTRE LP HOUSING WHICH IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE TWO MAUVE INNER SURFACES OF THE FLAPS ARE ALSO IN PERFECT SHAPE.

THE LARGE SIX PANEL FOLD OUT DIE CUT POSTER IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION AS WELL HAVING RAZOR SHARP FOLD LINES AND NO DAMAGE TO THE DIE CUT HOLES

THE PLAIN WHITE DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNCREASED, AND NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS. JUST A LITTLE WRINKLING

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!!

 

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

GARRY