Three Man Army THIRD OF A LIFETIME 1971 UK LP 1st Press Pegaus PROG EX++ HEAR

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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com THREE MAN ARMY - A THIRD OF A LIFETIME

SUPERB EX++ AUDIO


NEAR MINT SLEEVE


THE LABELS

THE LABELS ARE IN IMMACULATE CONDITION. THE COLOUR IS UNRUBBED AND UNMARKED, AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. EVERY LETTER OF THE BLUE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. 
THERE ARE 3-4 TINY SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS ALMOST FLAWLESS, JUST A COUPLE OF TINY DULL HAIRLINES VISIBLE AND UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE ARE ONLY A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES

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 THIS ALBUM SOUNDS.

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

NOR IS THERE ANY SERIOUS BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE


ALL I HEARD WAS A VERY SLIGHT TINY TRACE OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN THE A FEW OF MOST SILENT PASSAGES AND ALSO A FEW RANDOM TICS

I GRADE THE AUDIO AS EX++

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

 

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED MATTE E.J.DAY AND CO GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IS REMARKABLE CONDITION. HIS IS ONE OF THOSE SLEEVE THAT IS USUALLY FOUND VERY GRUBBY WITH PAPER TEARS, BUT THIS ONE IS AS GOOD AS I HAVE SEEN FOR YEARS

THE PALE YELLOW COLOUR IS STILL RICH , VIBRANT AND UNFADED. JUST A LIGHT SHADOW OF HANDLING TO THE EDGES OF THIS POROUS SURFACE

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND INCREDIBLY ONLY THREE VERY TINY PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE, ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM TIPS

THE TOP EDGES ARE ALSO STILL VERY YELLOW WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS

THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE A LITTLE BARELY VISIBLE RUBBING

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THE TYPEFACE IS 100% PERFECTLY LEGIBLE , AND THERE IS JUST A TINY SPECK OF RUB ON THE ENDS. THE COLOUR HAS FADED SLIGHTLY

THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME GLORIOUS CONDITION AS THE FRONT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE 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