STRAY - STAND UP AND BE COUNTED

1975 UK LP 1st Press ON DAWN

NEAR MINT AUDIO

THE SLEEVE IS EX+ AND HAS THE LYRIC INSERT

FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING

CATALOGUE: DAWN DNLS 3066

MATRIX: DNLS 3066 A-1 X / B-1 X

 

THE RECORD

THE BLUE, WHITE AND PINK  LABELS ARE  PRISTINE. 

THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF MARKS OR STAINS ETC. 

THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES UNBLEMISHED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE TYPEFACE IS ALSO PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THERE ARE JUST 1-2 MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE. 

THE VINYL

WHEN LOOKED AT IN DAYLIGHT THIS RECORD LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS

UNDER A ROW OF SPOTLIGHTS THE VINYL DISPLAYS A FEW WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY ON BOTH SIDES

FIRST OF ALL THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, SO NO GROOVE WEAR

THE STEREO SOUND IS SUPERB. CLEAN AND CLEAN THROUGH EVERY TRACK

A TINY BIT OF LOW LEVEL EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AT THE START OF EACH SIDE FOR A FEW ROTATIONS

NO HEAVY CRACKLE  AND NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS

I THERE IS A LITTLE LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKEBACKGROUND IN ONE OR TWO SILENT PASSAGES / LINKING GROOVES

PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT GRADE

 

THE SLEEVE

 

LAMINATED FRONT, NON LAMINATED REAR  SINGLE SLEEVE 

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND HAS GREAT COLOURS. AND LOOKS SUPERB

THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND HAS NO PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT ONE

NO RING WEAR JUST A SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE TOP AND BOTTOM, WHEN ANGELD INTO THE LIGHT

THERE ARE THREE SMALL  PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE.  TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, THREE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES AGAINST THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE IS FULLY LAMINATED WITH BOTH CORNER TIPS UNBLEMISHED

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM ANY SQUASHING. PRISTINE LAMINATE AND UNBLEMISHED ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A TINY BIT OF FEATHERING IN A COUPLE OF PLACES

THE REAR SURFACE IS PLAIN NON LAMINATED, AND ONLY SHOWS THE BAREST TRACE OF RINT RUB TOP AND BOTTOM

THERE HAS BEEN A DATE WRITTEN IN ON THE MIDDLE RIGHT SQUARE AND SMALLER ONES  IN THE TOP LEFT ANF RIGHT SQUARES

THE LYRIC INSERT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION

THIS SLEEVE GRADES EX+

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

GARRY