Roger Waters THE PROS AND CONS OF HITCH HIKING 1984 UK LP 1st PLAYS NMINT HEAR

Sold Date: January 6, 2025
Start Date: December 30, 2024
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ROGER WATERS - THE PROS AND CONS OF HITCH HIKING

MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT AUDIO

PLAYED 1-2 TIMES EVER

NEAR MINT SLEEVE WITH BLACK INNER

 

THE RECORD

 

THE LABELS

SUPERB CONDITION BLUE AND YELLOW THE BASE COLOUR IS UNMARKED AND STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE,  THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO UNMARKED AND UNRUBBED AND IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. I SEE ONE SPIDER LINE ON EACH SIDE

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL  GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND THERE IS NOT A MARK ON IT.AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS.

ONLY UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO CAN I SEE A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES.

THE TEST PLAY

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS INCREDIBLE. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT PROVING THAT ANY PLAY THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.

ALL OF THE NOTES ARE HEARD PERFECTLY AND THERE ARE MANY SILENT PASSAGES WHICH PERFORM SUPERBLY

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS OR EVEN ANY VINYL NOISE

I HEARD JUST A FEW RANDOM SPECKLES OF LIGHT STATIC IN A FEW SILENT PASSAGES

NO TICS OR POPS

SILENT LINKING GROOVES AND CRYSTAL CLEAR AND CLEAN AUDIO THROUGHOUT

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS AUDIO NEAR MINT

PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

NON LAMINATED GLOSSY GATEFOLD SLEEVE FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND JUST ONE SMALL PRESSURE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE.

ONE ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THE COLOURS ARE STILL RICH AND VIBRANT. NO RUB OR FADE

THERE ARE AFEW LIGHT INDENTTS IN THE SLEEVE

A SMALL SLIVER OF RUB ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

THE TOP EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, OTHER THAN A MINUSCULE SPECK ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS

THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE A LITTLE RUB ON THE RIGHT CORNERS

THE OPENING EDGE RAZOR SHARP

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED NO WEAR, EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, 

THE REAR SURFACE ONCE AGAIN IS IN SUPERB CONDITION,

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS MINT CONDITION INNER SURFACE 

THE BLACK INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. 

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY