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MARILLION - SCRIPT FOR A JESTER'S TEAR
MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO
COMPLETE WITH A NEAR MINT SLEEVE
CATALOGUE:EMI EMC 3429 MATRIX: EMC3429 A-1U-1-1 / B-1U-1-2 FIRST PRESS INDICATORS
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE CREAM COLOURED LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. A SOLID BASE COLOUR THAT IS FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS. THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND LOGO'S ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND THERE ARE ONLY 4-5 TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE.
THE VINYL
THE VINYL ABSOLUTELY GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THE SHEEN IS FLAWLESS AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY MINT, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES
THE TEST PLAY
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH PERFECTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS.
THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE
THERE ARE SO MANY QUIET PASSAGES ON THIS ALBUM THAT TO FIND ONE THAT DOESN'T PLAY WITH CRACKLE, CLICKS AND POPS IS A REAL RARITY
THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE ANYWHERE, AND ONLY A LITTLE BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A FEW RANDOM SPOTS
I CAN'T EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY MORE THAN ONE TINY LITTLE DUST POP THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT MINUS!!!
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
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES.ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR IS THERE AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND UNFADED
THERE ARE THREE TINY PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE ,NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE, FRONT OR BACK
THE TOP EDGES AREABSOLUTELY PRISTINE WITH ALL OF THE DELICATE BROWN COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, WITH EVEN THE TIP ENDS ARE UNBLEMISHED. THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE A LITTLE RUBBING TO THE REAR RIGHT CORNER .
THE SPINE IS IN FLAT AND UNSQUASHED CONDITION. THERE IS ONE SMALL CHIP TO THE COLOUR ON THE BOTTOM LEADING EDGE AND A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF RUB ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE
THE REAR SURFACE IS AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT. A FEW EDGE PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE AND A TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM, LEFT CORNER
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE INNER PANELS
THE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS IN MINT CONDITION. NO MARKS, STAINS, SPLITS OR HEAVY CREASES.
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY