STAINED GLASS - OPEN ROAD

1974 1ST UK PRESS ON SWEET FOLD AND COUNTRY

PLAYS TO A SUPERB NEAR MINT GRADE

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

OUTSTANDING FOLK RARITY

 

 

CATALOGUE:    SWEET FOLK AND COUNTRY  SFA 019 MATRIX:               SFA 019 A2 / B2

 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 RECORD

 

THE LABELS

THE TEXTURED BLACK  LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. 

THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM AND THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. 

THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWS JUST TWO SPIDER LINES, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN AND IN DAYLIGHT  LOOKS ABSOLUTELY MINT. 

EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE OTHER THAN A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES

AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTABLE 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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW 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

THIS VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, 

DURING THE PLAY I HEARD SOME OCCASIONAL TINY LITTLE STATIC LIKE TICS. I CHECKED THE VINYL USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS AND COULD SEE NOTHING ON THE VINYL THAT WOULD CAUSE ANY

NO DISTORTION AT ANY POINT TO THE STEREO REPRODUCTION, SO NO GROOVE WEAR

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE 

A CLEAR , AND LOUD STEREO REPRODUCTION WHICH ALLOWS THE VOCALS TO BE HEARD SO VERY CLEARLY

THE LP JUST HASN'T BEEN PLAYED  MUCH AND HAS A REMARKABLE AUDIO PERFORMANCE AND DESPITE THE ODD RANDOM LITTLE TICS I AM STILL HAPPY TO GRADE THE AUDIO NEAR MINT

BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

  

THE SLEEVE 

MATT NON LAMINATED  SINGLE SLEEVE

 THE FRONT SURFACE HAS ALL OF THE INKS RETAINED WITHOUT ANY RUBBING

NO RING WEAR  OR RECORD SHAPE, JUST A LIGHT OUTLINE OF IMPRESSION ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES

THE CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM LEFT TIP

THERE IS A LIGHT SHADOW OF HANDLING TO THE EDGES

THERE ARE ZERO PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. TWO  ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE WHICH IS SLIGHTLY LONGER IN THE RIGHT CORNER, , AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING ACROSS FROM CORNER TO CORNER. UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS AS WELL

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS ALSO IN SUPERB CONDITION, JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP END

THE SPINE IS FLAT WITH A FEW LIGHT DIMPLES. NO COLOUR LOSS  AND PRISTINE TIP ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP 

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO PERFECTLY COLOURED WITHOUT ANY RUBBING. LOOKS PERFECT

THE DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS THE ORIGINAL  ONE WHICH IS IN PERFECT CONDITION

ONLY DUE TO THE SMALL SPLIT I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

 

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

GARRY