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Cream WHEELS OF FIRE 1968 UK Double LP RARE MONO PRESS PLAYS EX+ HEAR IT
FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
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CREAM - WHEELS OF FIRE
MAGNIFICENT EX+ AUDIO (CLOSE TO NEAR MINT ON 3 SIDES)
THE RARER MONO UK PRESSING
EX+ SLEEVE
THE LABELS
THE RED POLYDOR LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION. DEEP RICH UNRUBBED BASECOLOUR THAT FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHERE THERE ARE JUST 4-5 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLES
THE VINYL
SIDE TWO HAS A NOTICABLE LIGHT SCRATCH ON TRACK ONE (PRESSED RAT AND WARTHOG) HOWEVER AS YOU WILL HEAR 99% OF IT DOESN'T SOUND WITH ONLY 3-4 LITTLE TICS BEAING AUDIBLE CLOSE TO THE START)
OTHER THAN THIS THE DISCS HAVE A VERY STRONG SHEEN ABOUT THEM AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOK TO BE PERFECT. UNDER A MAGIFYING LED HALO I CAN SEE SOME EMBEDDED LIGHT DULL STREAKS AND A FEW NON SOUNDING HANDLING LINES PLUS A SMALL AMOUNT OF TINY WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF MARKS
THE TEST PLAY
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ON ALL FOUR SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW CLEANTHIS LP SOUNDS.
THE MONO REPRODUCTION IS INCREDIBLE. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT PROVING THAT THE LIMITED PLAY THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.
THE FOUR SIDES PLAY WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
A FEW RANDOM SMALL SPECKS OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF LITTLE TICS / POPS.
EVEN THE SIDE WITH THE LIGHT SCRATCH PLAYS OUTSTANDINGLY
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS AUDIO EX+ OVERALL. SOME OF THE SIDES ARE VERY CLOSE TO BEING NEAR MINT. YOU NEED TO PRESS PLAY ABOVE AND TAKE A LISTEN TO THE AUDIO
THE SLEEVE
THIS SLEEVE IS REALLY HARD TO COLLECT IN A HIGH GRADE CONDITION. USUALLY THE SILVER FOIL SURFACE RUBS SO BADLY THAT THE SILVER APPEARS BLACK, PLUS RING WEAR BLIGHTS THIS SLEEVE IN MOST CASES
THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN REALLY NICE CONDITION. TOTALLY FLAT AND CLEAN. THE SILVER SURFACE HAS BEEN RETAINED VERY WELL WITH ONLY A LIGHT SHDADOW OF RIN WEAR ON THE TOP HALF AND ASMALL BIT OVER THE BOTTOM EDGE. NOTHING LIKE THE HIDEOUS EXAMPLES THAT ARE NORMALLY ON OFFER
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND JUST FIVE SMALL PRESSUREE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE.
TWO ON THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE CORNER TIPS HAVE A LITTLE RUB
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE A FEW SMALL SPECKS OF RUB, BUT MOST OF THE SILVER SURFACE IS INTACT WITH A LITTLE DOT OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS
THE SPINE HAS A SPECK OF RUB AT THE TOP AND BOTTOMENDS AND A COUPLE OF SPECKS IN THE MIDDLE.
THE OPENING EDGES ARE RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE ONCE AGAIN IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, VERY SIMILAR TO THE FRONT WITH THE ADDED HARLEQUIN SHOP STICKER AT THE BOTTOM
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PERFECT INNER PANELS
THE POLYDOERINNER SLEEVES ARE UNSPLIT
HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE EX+
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
