Sold Date: August 21, 2024
Start Date: August 14, 2024
Final Price: £24.00 (GBP)
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DAVID BOWIE - DIAMOND DOGS

 NEAR MINT / EX+  AUDIO

NEAR MINT GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE MATT ORANGE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE JET BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE 3-4 SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT 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 IN DAYLIGHT AND EVEN UNDER IA MAGNIFYING LED HALO I CAN ONLY SEE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINE SON SIDE TWO

PLAYING THE RECORD

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES

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

NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

CLEAN AND CLEAR AUDIO THROUGHOUT

A COUPLE OF RANDOM SPECKS OF VERY LOW LEVEL BACKGROUND IN A SILENT PASSAGE OR TWO AND JUST A  FEW TINY DUST POPS
SIDE TWO HAS A LITTLE MORE LIGHT SPORADIC BACKGROUND AND ONE POP TOWARDS THE END OF THE SIDE

 NEAR MINT / EX+ AUDIO

TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED  MATTE GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS JUST PRISTINE

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES , AND NO MARKS OR STAINS, 

THE COLOURS ARE ALL RETAINED BEAUTIFULLY AND THERE IS NO RUB OR SHELF WEAR. NO RINGWEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

PERFECT SHARP AND SQUARE CORNERS WITH ONLY THE BOTTOM LEFT ONE SHOWING A SPECK OF TIP RUB

THERE ARE JUST TWO SMALL PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, ONE  ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE VIRTUALLY UNWORN, WITH ONLY THE RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS HAVING THE BAREST SPECK OF RUBBING.

THE COLOURS ON THE EDGES ARE ABSOLUTELY PERFECT ALL THE WAY ACROSS

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THE TYPEFACE IS 100% PERFECTLY LEGIBLE .

THERE IS A LITTLE RUB AT THE BOTTOM TIP END

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND AMAZINGLY NOT ONE THUMB NAIL NICK WHATSOEVER

THE REAR SURFACE IS SIMLAR TO THE FRONT 

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A MINT CONDITION PAIR OF INNER PANELS. 

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS  SLEEVE  NEAR MINT IT IS THAT GOOD

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

GARRY