Marillion SCRIPT FOR A JESTERS TEAR 1983 UK LP 1st Press PLAYS MINT MINUS HEAR

Sold Date: January 7, 2025
Start Date: December 31, 2024
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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