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Bee Gees HORIZONTAL 1968 UK LP 1st Press STEREO PLAYS NEAR MINT HEAR
FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com BEE GEES - HORIZONTAL
SUPERB NEAR MINT AUDIO
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE TEXTURED RED LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THEY ARE RICH AND VIBRANT IN COLOUR AND THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. FINALLY I CAN'T EVEN SEE ANY MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TINY SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE HEAVY VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. A BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY ALBUM . IN DAYLIGHT IS LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO IT ONLY SHOWS A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF VERY FINE HANDLING LINES
THE TEST PLAY
THE LP PLAYS PERFECTLY THROUGH BOTH SIDES.
NO GROOVE WEAR AND THUS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND.
THE MONO REPRODUCTION IS RIGHT ON THE MONEY, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLES, OR LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
SILENT OR NEAR SILENTLINKING GROOVES
NO MORE THAN 4-5 TINY LITTLE DUST POPS OR TICS AND ONE OR TWO SPECKS OF LIGHT STATIC
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO NEAR MINT
PLEASE DO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED FRONT, NON LAMINATED REAR MACNEILL PRESS SINGLE SLEEVE
STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE, THIS FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE ON THE MAIN BODY AND DELICATE COLOURS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE UNRUBBED AND UNFADED
THE LAMINATE IS VERY GLOSSY AND IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER THERE IS A VERY LIGHT CREASE LINE ACROSS IT
NO RINGWEAR , OE RECORD SHAPE
THE FOUR CORNERSARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THERE ARE FIVE TINY PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE . THREE TINY ONES ALONG THE TOP EDGE, THREE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGE HAS PERFECT LAMINATE AND UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. PERFECTLY LAMINATED WITH PRISTINE TAPERED ENDS
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE ON THIS SLEEVE USUALLY HAS HORRIFIC RING WEAR DUE TO THE POWDERY COLOUR USED. THIS ONE HOWEVER ONLY HAS A VERY LIGHT TRACE
THE INNER SLEEVE HAS BEEN DECORATED WITH PRESS CUTTINGS REAGRDING THIS ALBUM
I AM HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
