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David Sylvian SECRETS OF THE BEEHIVE 1987 UK LP 1st Press PLAYS MINT MINUS HEAR
FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com DAVID SYLVIAN - SECRETS FROM THE BEEHIVE
OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH
MINT MINUS SLEEVE WITH GATEFOLD INSERT
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE GREY/WHITE 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 SEE JUST ONE SPIDER LINE 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 HAS A COUPLE OF TINY 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
A TINY BIT OF LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AT THE START OF EACH SIDE FOR A FEW ROTATIONS AND THE ODD SPECKLE OF STATIC HERE AND THERE
NO TICS OR POPS ANYWHERE
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT MINUS
PLEASE DO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE 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 .ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGE HAS PERFECT COLOUR. UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS
THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A PIN PRICK OF RUB ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIP AND ANOTHER JUST TO THE LEFT
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. PERFECT COLOUR AND TYPEFACE. UNRUBBED AT THE ENDS
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION .
THE GATEFOLD CREDITS INSERT IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION
I AM HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
