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West Bruce & Laing WHY DONTCHA 1972 UK LP 1st Press UNPLAYED UNTIL TODAY MINT
FFULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com WEST, BRUCE & LAING - WHY DONTCHA
CBS UK 1ST PRESS
INCREDIBLE MINT AUDIO ALL THE WAY THROUGH
this album was unplayed until today
EX+ SLEEVE
OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE
FROM A BATCH OF EX SHOP STOCK ALBUMS
THE LABELS
THE ORANGE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. NO STAINS OR HANDLING MARKS.
THE COLOUR STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALL UN-RUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE NO SPIDER LINES AGAINST THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES, AND IN DAYLIGHT THIS HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS ALMOST FLAWLESS AND EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO A MAGNIFYING LED HALO, THE RECORD IS STILL BRILLIANT. THERE ARE TWO NON SOUNDING DULL EMBEDDED SPOTS ON THE VINYL ONE ONE ACH SIDE ON THE LAST TRACK
THE TEST PLAY
THIS VINYL PLAYS EVERY BIT AS SUPERBLY AS IT LOOKS. FROM THE SECOND THE STYLUS IS LOWERED ONTO THE RUN IN GROOVE THE CLARITY OF REPRODUCTION COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY. THIS IS A FIRST PRESS STEREO SOUND IN EVERY WAY.
THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE, OR LOUD CLICKS OR SMALL ONES FOR THAT MATTER
CERTAINLY NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD AS WAS INTENDED
I CAN'T EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY STATIC AND THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT
NO TICS OR POPS
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT
DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, HAVE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
SUPERB SHOREWOOD MATTE SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS. THE DEEP RICH COLOURS ARE STILL IN THE BEST CONDITION POSSIBLE. NO COLOUR FADE WHATSOEVER
NO RING WEAR
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS, AND THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. AND ZERO THUMB LINES ON THE RIGHT EDGE
THE CORNERS HAVE A TINY BIT OR RUB AT THE TIPS
THE TOP EDGE HAS A TINY SPECK OF RUB NEAR THE RIGHT CORNER AND A COUPLE OF PIN PRICK OF WHITE NEAR THE LEFT CORNER
THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A LITTLE RUBBINGON THE RIGHT CORNER AND A FEW TINY WHITE FLECKS ELSEWHERE
THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY FLAT WITHA FEW DIMPLES ON THE SURFACE, . A LITTLE RUB AT THE ENDS. THE TYPEFACE IS PEFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN CLEAN CONDITION.EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS THE FRONT
I AM REALLY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
