FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING 

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE SPACESHIP LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. NO STAINS OR HANDLING MARKS. THE COLOUR STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS ONE MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE.

IN DAYLIGHT THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES,AND IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, MAYBE A COUPLE OF THE TINIEST WISPY HAIRLINES

THE TEST PLAY

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 LP SOUNDS.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT, GIVING A CRYSTAL CLEAR AND LOUD SOUND TO THE CUT

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, SHOWING THAT THE LP WAS NEVER PLAYED WITH A STYLUS WORN OR TOO HEAVY EITHER

THERE ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR LOUD CLICKS EITHER

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER

OTHER THAN THIS SOME VERY VERY BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD ONLY DURING ONE OR TWO OF THE VERY QUIETEST MOMENTS .

I HEARD NO TICS OR POPS AT ALL

AN OUTSTANDING 1ST PRESS, IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A LISTEN AND BE THE JUDGE YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS 

THE SLEEVE

HOWARDS 1ST ISSUE GATEFOLD

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN. ALL OF THE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED AND THERE IS NO RUBBING AT ALL.AND THAT IN ITSELF IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THE FOUR CORNERS HAVE THE TINIEST SPECK OF RUB

THERE ARE JUST TWO TINY PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE FLAP

THE DIE CUT HOLE HAS A SMALL NICK TO THE BOTTOM (TINY TEAR TO EITHER SIDE OF THE RAISED AREA)

THERE IS NO RING WEAR AND NOT EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP EDGE OF THE FLAP HAS A TINY BIT OF FEATHERING. THE REAR EDGE IS PERFECT

THE BOTTOM REAR EDGE HAS A TINY BIT OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, AND IMPORTANTLY THE  THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE DELICATE SILVER IS ALL THERE ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.A TINY SPECK OF RUB AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS

THE REAR SURFACE HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE COLOUR AND THERE IS NOT ONE SPECK OF RUBBING, OR RING WEAR. NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER FOR THAT MATTER. THERE ARE NO CREASES OR  DEEP CREASE LINES JUST ONE LINE ON THE SPINE, ONE ON THE TOP EDGE, AND ONE ON THE OPENING EDGE.

OPENING THE FRONT FLAP REVEALS A PERFECTLY BLACK LEFT INNER PANEL, AND A MINT RIGHT PANEL, WITH THE OPENING EDGE FOR THE LP IN IMMACULATE RAZOR SHARP CONDITION, AND THE INNER SURFACE OF THE SPINE ALSO PERFECT!!!!

THE  ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED CONDITION. STILL INCREDIBLY WHITE AND IN STUNNING CONDITION

I AM VERY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  EX+

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

GARRY