THE RECORD LABELS

THE WIDEBAND DECCA LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION.  THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECT, AND THE SPINDLE HOLES ARE UNWORN TOTALLY. THERE IS JUST ONE SPIDER LINE BY THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

SUPERB BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN FANTASTIC CONDITION.  ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN HAS BEEN RETAINED. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS
WHEN PLACED UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO IT SHOWS ONLY A COUPLE OF NEAR INVISIBLE TINY WISPY HAIRLINES AND A ONE DULL NON SOUNDING SCUFF LINE ON SIDE TWO NEAR THE CENTRE

THE TEST PLAY

THIS ALBUM PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION

ONE THING IS FOR CERTAIN, AND THAT IS THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO ANY OF THE TRACKS WHICH WOULD BE PRESENT IF THE RECORD HAD BEEN ABUSED WITH A WORN OR TOO HEAVY STYLUS CAUSING ANY GROOVE WEAR. NONE WHATSOEVER ON THIS DISC

THE RECORD PLAYS THROUGH WITH UTMOST CLARITY. THE PERFORMANCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES IS JUST OUTSTANDING.
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE

SILENT LINKING GROOVES


ALL I HEARD WHILST PLAYING THIS WERE A FEW RANDOM TINY LITTLE STATIC TICS / DUST TICS

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO AS MINT MINUS

TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH

LAMINATED FRONT, NON LAMINATED REAR WITHOUT FLIPBACKS

SINGLE SLEEVE PRINTED IN ENGLAND


THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION. 

THE LAMINATE IS VERY GLOSSY AND A PART FROM A SMALL PATCH OF LAMINATE LIFT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINE HAS NO ISSUES

THERE ARE NO PRESURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND JUST ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THE TOP EDGE IS FULLY LAMINATED AND HAS NO RUBBING, EVEN TO THE CORNER TIPS

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL

THE SPINE IS FLAT FULLY LAMINATED WITH PERFECT TYPEFACE AND UNBLEMISHED TAPERED ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE HAS PRISTINE TYPEFACE, NO RUBBING OR FADING. THE WHITE SURFACE ONLY SHOWS A LITTLE AGEING / HANDLING AROUND THE EDGES

I AM DELIGHTED TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT