FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
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KISS - KISS ALIVE II
THE ORIGINAL 1977 US 1ST PRESS - STEREO
100% MINT AUDIO ON ALL 4 RECORDS
UNPLAYED UNTIL TODAY I SUSPECT
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE PICTURE INNER SLEEVES, THE KISS ARMY MERCH POUCH, THE KISS ARMY STICKERS AND THE BOOK
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE PICTURE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE PERFECT AND THERE IS NO RUBBING TO THE SPINDLE HOLE OR THE TYPEFACE
THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES WHATSOEVER AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLES
THIS SET MAY NOT HAVE ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN PLAYED UNTIL TODAY
THE VINYL
THIS DISCS GLEAM LIKE A NEWLY PRESSED SET. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE, AND IN DAYLIGHT THEY ARE FLAWLESS
EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THE RECORDS ARE IMMACULATE
ALL I CAN SEE IS ONE TINY DULL STREAK ON ONE SIDE. TOTALLY NON SOUNDING THOUGH
THE TEST PLAY
THE RECORDS PLAY WITH A LOUD CLEAN CRISP STEREO SOUND
THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, WHICH IMPLIES THERE IS NO GROOVE WEAR
SUPERB STEREO PERFROMANCE THROUGH BOTH DISCS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE
SILENT STATIC FREE LINKING GROOVES
NO DUST POPS OR TICS
THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THIS ALBUM THAT I HAVE HEARD
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL AND THE AUDIO MINT
TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
BEAUTIFUL NON LAMINATED MATTE GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE HAS ALL OF THE COLOURS INTACT . AND THEY AREALL DEEP RICH AND VIBRANT ACROSS THE ENTIRE SURFACE
NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
ABSOLUTELY NO PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE. ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGES HAVE A SCUFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE REAR EDGE AND A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER TIP
THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE REAR RIGHT CORNER TIP AND SLIGHTLY MORE TO THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHING.THE TEXT IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS A SMALL SCUFF ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE JUST UNDER THE TOP END, AND A TINY ONE ON THE BOTTOM LEADING EDGE. THE BOTTOM END HAS A VERY TINY SPECK OF RUB
THE OPENING EDGES ARE BOTH RAZOR SHARP
FINALLY THE REAR SURFACE IS IN GREAT SHAPE WITH ALL THREE SEALED EDGES HAVING NO PRESSURE LINES
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS THAT THERE OS A LITTLE COLOUR LOSS AT THE BOTTOM WHERE AT SOME POINT THE TWO PANELS WERE PARTIALLY STICK TOGETHER
THE INNER SLEEVES ARE IN TOP CONDITION. USUALLY FOUND WITH LOADS OF SEAM SPLITS, THIS SET HAS ONLY ONE SMALL SPLIT ON THE BOTTOM EDGE OF ONE OF THEM AND A CORNER CREASE ON ONE
THE BOOKLET IS IN PERFECT CONDITION
THE TRANSFERS ARE ALSO PERFECT, HAVING THE BACKING PAPER STILL IN PLACE TO PROTECT THEM
THE KISS ARMY MERCHANDISE POUCH IS IN MINT CONDITION
A VERY ACCEPTABLE COLLECTABLE EXAMPLE AND GRADES EX++
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT