Mary Hopkin EARTH SONG / OCEAN SONG 1971 UK LP 1st Apple UNPLAYED UNTIL TODAY
FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com
MARY HOPKIN - EARTH SONG / OCEAN SONG
APPLE RECORDS - PLAYS MINT
UNPLAYED UNTIL TODAU
1971 ORIGINAL STEREO 1ST PRESS
VG+ SLEEVE
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE APPLE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. NO COLOUR LOSS AND NO MARKS OR STAINS AND A COLOUR THAT FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.
THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED, AND THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE SURFACE IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. AND LOOK TOTALLY FLAWLESS. UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO IT STILL LOOKS MINT AND UNPLAYED
THE TEST PLAY
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY. THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS. SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AND A CRACKING DISTORTION AND CRACKLE FREE PERFORMANCE.
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
NO LOUD POPS OR CLICKS
ALL I HEARD DURING THE PLAY WERE A COUPLE OF TOTALLY INSIGNIFICANT STATIC TICS
PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THIS SUPERB PRESSING AND BE THE JUDGE AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE SLEEVE UNFORTUNATELY IS NOT IN THE SAME MINT STATE AS THE ALBUM. BEING A WHITE MATTE COLOUR IT IS PRONE TO SOILING
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES.
THE MOST OBVIOUS FLAW IS A PAPER SNAG IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER WHERE AT SOME POIINT A STICKER WAS REMOVED TAKING THE TOP SURFACE WITH IT
THE WHITE SURFACE SHOWS SOME HANDLING TO THE EDGES IN PARTICULAR
THERE ARE THREE PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES AND NO THUMB LINES ON THE OPENING EDGE
THE FOUR CORNERS HAVE A TINY SPECK OF RUB
NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THE TOP EDGES HAVE SPECK OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS ONLY
THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE A LITTLE SHELF RUB ALONG THE SURFACES
THE SPINE IS FLAT WITH PERFECT BLUE TYPEFACE. THE WHITENESS HAD AGED A LITTLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WHICH SHOWS THAT THE LP HAS NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE VERY OFTEN IF AT ALL
THE REAR SURFACE HAS SOME HANDLING AND LIGHT SOILING TO THE WHITE BORDERS SIMILAR TO THE FRONT
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS
THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES VG+
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY