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Duran Duran SEVEN AND THE RAGGED TIGER 1983 UK 1st Press STONE MINT AUDIO HEAR
FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com DURAN DURAN - SEVEN AND THE RAGGED TIGER
OUTSTANDING MINT AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH
EX+ SLEEVE AND MINT GLOSSY INNER
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE PICTURE 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 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 A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES
THE TEST PLAY
THE LP PLAYS PERFECTLY THROUGH BOTH SIDES.
NO GROOVE WEAR AND THUS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND.
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLES, OR LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
SILENT LINKING GROOVES
NO MORE DUST POPS OR TICS AND ONE OR TWO SPECKS OF LIGHT STATIC
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT
PLEASE DO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED GLOSSY 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
NO RINGWEAR , OR RECORD SHAPE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THERE ARE THREE TINY PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE . FIVE TINY ONES ALONG THE TOP EDGE, FIVE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGE HAS NEAR PERFECT COLOUR. JUST ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON THE SURFACE AND ANOTHER ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIP
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS ALSO HAS A PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON THE RIGHT TIP AND A TINY SCUFF ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE CLOSE TO THE RIGHT CORNER
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. PERFECTLY LAMINATED WITH PRISTINE TAPERED ENDS
THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP WITH A TINY SPECK OF FEATHERING ON THE FRONT SURFACE
THE REAR SURFACE HAS A TINY BIT OF PAPER PULL JUST BELOW THE TOP EDGE. OTHERWISE ITS PRISTINE
THE GLOSSY CARD INNER SLEEVE IS IN MINT CONDITION
I AM HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THE SLEEVE EX+
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT