Groundhogs BLACK DIAMOND 1976 UK LP 1st Press United Artists ONE PLAY MINT MINUS

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GROUNDHOGS - BLACK DIAMOND

SUPERB MINT MINUS  PLAYTHROUGH!!!

NEAR MINT SLEEVE 

MATRIX UAS 29994 A-1U / B-1U

MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 R / 1A


FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING

THE RECORD


THE LABELS

THE CREAM LABELS ARE SUPERB. PRISTINE COLOURS THAT FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE

UNRUBBED AND CLEAR TYPEFACE

THE VINYL

GLEAMING VINYL THAT IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS UNPLAYED AND FLAWLESS

THE SAME CAN ALSO BE SAID WHEN PLACED UNDER SPOTLIGHTS

THE TEST PLAY


THE RECORD PLAYS TO PERFECTION

CLEAR AND CLEAN ALL THE WAY THROUGH

NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, THUS NO GROOVE WEAR

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AUDIBLE IN 2-3 OF THE LINKING GROOVES, BUT THAT IS ALL

NO TICS OR POPS

OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS AUDIO

THE SLEEVE


FULLY LAMINATE SINGLE SLEEVE IN SUPER CONDITION

THE FRONT HAS A GLEAMING LAMINATE THAT HAS NO PEEL OR FLAKE, AND JUST A MINUSCULE SPECK OF LIFT ON THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER TIP

NO RING WEAR

JUST FOUR SMALL PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE, THREE ON THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM AND NO THUMB LINES BY THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IMMACULATE. FULLY LAMINATED WITH NO BLEMISHED TO THE CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND ALSO BLEMISH FREE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP FROM TOP TO BOTTOM

THE REAR SURFACE HAS A THIN SLIVER OF LAMINATE LIFT BY THE SPINE, BUT THATS ALL

OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE

EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT