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Bob Dylan HIGHWAY 61 REVISTED 1965 UK LP 1st Press STEREO 33 PLAYS MINT-

Sold Date: October 8, 2024
Start Date: October 1, 2024
Final Price: £26.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 5
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com BOB DYLAN - HIGHWAY 61 REVISTED

FINAL UPGRADE MINT PLAY CONDITION

STUNNING EX++ FLIPBACK SLEEVE!!!!

NO 1/3 NEXT TO 33 ON THE LABEL

TEXTURED LABELS


 

CATALOGUE:SBPG 62572  MATRIX NUMBERSSBPG 62572 A//3-420 112 / SBPG 62572 B//1-420 115 FIRST PRESS NUMBERS HEAVY VINYL ROUGH TEXTURED LABELS '33' ONLY ON LABELS


THE RECORD

 

THE LABELS

THE  LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE TEXTURED ORANGE BASE COLOUR HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED, AND THERE IS NO COLOUR LOSS ANYWHERE. THIS COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE  SPINDLE HOLE, A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLES REVEALS NO VISIBLE SPIDER LINES 

THE VINYL

THE LP SHINES LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THERE ARE NO MARKS AT ALL ON THE SURFACE, AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND ONLY WHEN PLACED UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO I CAN'T SEE ANY IMPERFECTIONS OTHER THAN ONE NON SOUNDING DULL EMBEDDED STREAK LINE

THE TEST PLAY

THE DISC PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY , AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS RECORD SOUNDS.

THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. I CANNOT BE CRITICAL OF THIS REPRODUCTION  IN ANY WAY AT ALL.

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO ANY PART OF THE PLAYTHROUGH,

 THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS

SILENT LINKING GROOVES

NO TICS OR POPS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT 

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO IT AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH, AND JUDGE IT BY YOUR OWN STANDARDS

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, UNLAMINATED ' FLIPBACKED 'REAR SURFACE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SINGLE SLEEVE .

 

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY CLEAN AND TIDY

THE WHITE BORDER IS PURE WHITE,WITH JUST A VERY LIGHT TINGE OF AGEING TO THE EDGES UNDER THE LAMINATE, WHICH GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE ON THE SLEEVE ,AND NO BENDS OR FOLDS EITHER

THERE IARE TWO SMALL PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE

NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO  THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

NO RECORD SHAPE OR ANY RING WEAR

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAS THE LAMINATE FULLY RUNNING FROM SIDE TO SIDE WITH A SPECK OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE, LIGHT AGEING UNDER THE LAMINATE AT THE ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP WITH A TINY BIT OF FEATHERING

THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECTLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS AND THEY ARE NOT DAMAGED IN ANY WAY EITHER.

THE WHITE POROUS SURFACE IS STILL  CLEAN AND ONLY SHOWS VERY MILD HANDLING / AGEING

ALL OF THE TEXT AND IMAGES ARE PERFECT AND UNRUBBED

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION. NO SEAM SPLITS , SOME CORNER CREASING. THE SURFACE HAS LIGHTLY BROWNED THROUGH AGE

THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES EX++

 

 

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

GARRY