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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com JAPAN - THE ART OF PARTIES / THE WIDTH OF A ZOOM / LIFE WITHOUT BUILDINGS / THE EXPERIENCE OF SWIMMING OUTSTANDING MINT AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH
EX+ SLEEVE
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE RED AND GREEN VIRGIN 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 THERE ARE NO VISIBLE 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 EP . IN DAYLIGHT IS LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO IT ONLY SHOWS A COUPLE OF TINY WISPY HAIRLINES AND ONE MARK IN THE RUN IN DEAD WAX SIDE ONE
THE TEST PLAY
THE RECORD 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 DUST POPS OR TICS AND NO STATIC
THE TINY MARK IN THE DEAD WAX RUN IN TO SIDE ONE CAUSES ONE TIC BEFORE THE MUSIC STARTS
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 TEXTURED SLEEVE
STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE, THIS FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES ANYWHERE ON THE MAIN BODY AND DELICATE COLOURS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE UNRUBBED AND UNFADED.
NO RINGWEAR ,OR RECORD SHAPE
THE BOTTOM CORNER TIPS ARE BOTH SHOWING A SMALL DING EACH
THERE ARE TWO PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE, ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES ON THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGE IS FULLY COLOURED WITH ONLY A DOT OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP END
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. NO COLOUR LOSS OTHER THAN A TINY SPECK ON THE BOTTOM END
THE OPENING EDGE IS LIGHTLY FEATHERED
THE REAR SURFACE IS AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT
I AM HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THE SLEEVE EX+
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT