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Sweet STRUNG UP 1975 UK Double LP 1st Press SUPERB NEAR MINT AUDIO LISTEN
FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING
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THE SWEET - STRUNG UP
NEAR MINT AUDIO
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
CATALOGUE:RCA SPC0001 MATRIX: SPC0001 A-2E / B-2E / C-2E / D-3E
SUPERB 1975 DOUBLE ALBUM FROM THE SWEET. THE FIRST DISC IS A LIVE RECORDING, WHILST THE SECOND IS A COLLECTION OF THEIR BIGGEST HITS AND CLASSIC ALBUM TRACKS
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE ORANGE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.
THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE ON EITHER DISC. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE JET BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE, SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS HAD A COUPLE OF PLAYS IN THE LAST 50 YEARS
THE VINYL
THE RECORDS SHINE BRIGHTLY AND HAVE RETAINED THEIR ORIGINAL SHEEN. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE VINYL,WHERE IN DAYLIGHT THEY LOOK PERFECT. UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO ALL I CAN SEE ARE A FEW TINY WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE LIGHT MARKS
THE TEST PLAY
BOTH LP'S PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH
CLEAR CLEAN AND PERFECT AUDIO
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
SILENT LINKING GROOVES
ALL I HEARD DURING THE FOUR SIDES WERE A FEW TINY SPECKLES OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AND 2-3 LITTLE TICS
THE AUDIO ON THIS GREAT SEAT IS EASILY NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE ROBERT STACE FIRST ISSUE GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN
NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR DINGS.
THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT WITH ONLY A VERY LIGHT PARTIAL SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE
NO PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE. ONE ON THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE FORU CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB ON THE TIP ENDS
THE TOP EDGES ARE VIRTUALLY PERFECT, JUST A COUPLE OF TINY PIN PRICKS OF RUB.
THE BOTOTM EDGES HAVE A LITTLE MILD SHELF RUB IN THE CORNERS AND A TINY BIT IN THE MIDDLE
THE SPINE IS ALSO PERFECT. FLAT, CLEAN, UNSCUFFED, UNMARKED, FREE FROM ANY COLOUR LOSS AND HAS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TYPEFACE.
THE OPENING EDGES ARE RAZOR SHARP, WITH JUST ONE TINY THUMB NAIL NICK ON EACH ONE TO SHOW WHERE THE LP'S HAVE BEEN REMOVED ONCE OR TWICE
THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT.WITH THE SAME LIGHT PARTIAL RECORD SHAPE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS PRISTINE INNER PANELS.
THE TWO INNER SLEEVES ARE THE ORIGINAL RCA 'IMPORTANT NOTICE' INNERS AND ARE UNSPLIT. ONE OF THEM HAS A SMALL NICK TO ONE SIDE OF THE DIE CUT HOLE. THEY BOTH HAVE MARGINAL FOXING THROUGH AGE
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY