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KATE BUSH - HOUNDS OF LOVE

SUPERB MINT MINUS AUDIO

RARE PINK AND GREY MARBLED VINYL

NEAR MINT SLEEVE AND INNER

 

CATALOGUE:EMI AMERICA ST-17171 MATRIX:  ST-1-17171-G1 G̶E̶5̶ #1 Ⓐ () ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ /  ST-2-17171 Z-9 0 ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ

 

 

THE RECORD

 

THE LABELS

THE GREY ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. 

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS NO MORE THAN ONE SPIDER LINE WHATSOEVER

THE VINYL

THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS, AND EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO  THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE

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 THE LP SOUNDS. THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB AND THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING. NO STICS, OR SKIPS

SILENT LINKING GROOVES

ALL I HEARD DURING THE PLAY WERE A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND FOR A SPLIT SECOND

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT MINUS

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

NON LAMINATED MATTE SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN AND THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF HEAVY CREASING OR CREASE LINES.

THE WHITE SURFACE IS STILL VERY WHITE

THERE ARE TWO SMALL PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. ONE ON THE TOP EDGE. ONE MINUSCULE ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THE TOP EDGE HAS PERFECT COLOUR ACROSS THE SURFACE AND THE CORNER TIPS REMAIN UNBLEMISHED

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL

THE SPINE IS FLAT, FULLY COLOURED AND HAS NO RUBBING EVEN TO THE ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS PERFECT AS THE FRONT. 

THE GLOSSY PAPER INNER SLEEVE HAS A SMALL SEAM SPLIT ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND AN EVEN SMALLER ONE ON ONE SIDE. NO CREASES OR MARKS

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE NEAR MINT

 

 

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

GARRY

POSTAGE
Firstly, if you win more than one item i will always combine shipping / postage, but please wait for me to invoice you first
I will only ever use a tracking and signed for service for all records to protect both buyer and seller
Current post and packing rates are as follows for LP's
UK - FIRST CLASS SIGNED FOR  £5.85
THE E.U - TRACKED AND SIGNED  £15.10
U.S.A - TRACKED AND SIGNED  £29.40
 AUSTRALIA - TRACKED AND SIGNED  £28.05
CANADA AND THE FAR EAST - TRACKED AND SIGNED £25.40


Post and packing rates for singles
UK - FIRST CLASS SIGNED FOR  £3.23
THE E.U - TRACKED AND SIGNED  £13.80
U.S.A - TRACKED AND SIGNED  £18.35
 AUSTRALIA - TRACKED AND SIGNED  £17.60
CANADA AND THE FAR EAST - TRACKED AND SIGNED £16.45