Dave Mason ALONE TOGETHER 1976 UK LP White Label TEST PRESS PLAYS NEAR MINT HEAR

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

Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com DAVE MASON - ALONE TOGETHER

MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT AUDIO

NEAR MINT SLEEVE AND INNER

WHITE LABEL TEST PRESSING

 


THE RECORD 

 

THE LABELS

THE WHITE LABELS ARE ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE. NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THE SPINDLE HOLE HAS ONE MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINE NEXT TO IT 

 

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. IN DAYLIGHT IT IS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO I CAN ONLY SEE ONE SMALL SCUFF ON TRACK ONE, SIDE ONE (NON SOUNDING) AND ON SIDE TWO A LONG DULL LINE WHICH AGAIN IS NON SOUNDING

THE TEST PLAY


THE LP PLAYS THROUGH PERFECTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AT ANY POINT.

NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT AND ALL I HEARD DURING THE PLAY WERE A FEW TINY DUST TICS AND A COUPLE OF SMALL PATCHES OF VERY LOW LEVEL BACKGROUND

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO NEAR MINT

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF

 

THE SLEEVE

 

NON LAMINATED MATTE ROBERT STACE GATEFOLD  SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN AND IMPORTANTLY  HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS. THE DEEP COLOURS ARE ALL UNRUBBED

THERE ARE FOUR SMALL PRESSURE LINES BY TO THE SPINE, ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE  BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE AND THE FOUR CORNERS ONLY SHOW A SPECK OF RUB ON THE BOTTOM TWO

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH NEAR IMMACULATE WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR RUNNING FULLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER AND ONLY A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF RUB VISIBLE PLAUS A DOT ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THE BOTTOM TIP HAS A  SPECK OF RUB

THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP,  THERE IS JUST A SPECK OF FEATHERING

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITION AS THE FRONT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO VERY CLEAN INNER PANELS, JUST A LITTLE GREYING AROUND THE EDGES

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS  SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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