FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING
DAVID BOWIE - ALADDIN SANE
GENUINE UK 1ST PRESS WITH FAN CLUB INSERT
NEAR MINT AUDIO
SUPERB NEAR MINT SLEEVE
CATALOGUE:RCA RS 10001 MATRIX: CPRY 4543-3T / CPRY 4544-3THEAVYWEIGHT DISC
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE GLOSSY ORANGE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.
THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE.
THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.
THE JET BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THERE ARE 5-6 SPIDER LINES SURROUNDING THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER.
ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED.
THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS IN DAYLIGHT AND EVEN UNDERIA MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW TINY WISPY HAIRLINES
THE TEST PLAY
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS.
THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AT ANY POINT.
NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS
I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY VINYL NOISE OR STATIC APART FROM JUST A TINY SECOND IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND ONE OR TWO OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES
NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF BARELY AUDIBLE TICS OR POPS
A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE IN INCREDIBLE NEAR MINT CONDITION
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
DUE TO THE OFF WHITE COLOUR COVERING THE SLEEVE, THE VAST MAJORITY YOU WILL FIND WILL BE HEAVILY SOILED AND AGED AROUND THE EDGES. HERE HOWEVER WE HAVE A SUPERB EXAMPLE FREE FROM MOST OF THESE ISSUES
NON LAMINATED MATTE SHOREWOOD 1ST ISSUE GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN AND IMPORTANTLY STILL VERY WHITE
THE HANDLING EVIDENCE IS RESTRICTED TO A VERY MARGINAL AMOUNT AROUND PARTS OF THE EDGES.
THERE IS NONE OF THE USUAL BROWNING AROUND THE EDGES AND IN PARTICULAR THE SPINE WHICH ON THIS ONE IS VERY CLEAN
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND NO MARKS OR STAINS, AND ZERO PRESSURE LINES BY TO THE SPINE.
NONE ON THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE UNWORN. PERFECT COLOURS AND UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE .
THERE ARE TWO TINY BROWN MOTTLES ON THE WORD 'DAVID' AND A SPECK OF RUB ON THE BOTTOM END
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, ONE SMALL NICK AT THE BOTTOM
THE REAR SURFACE IS LIKE THE FRONT , AGAIN NO CREASES AND AGAIN NO LINES NEAR THE SPINE OR ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. LIKE THE FRONT THERE IS A LITTLE HANDLING TO THE EDGES
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NEAR PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS.
THE BLUE AND RED CARD INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION. FIRSTLY THERE ARE NO SPLITS AT ANY POINT AND NO LOSS OF COLOUR OR RUBBING ANYWHERE.
NO PRESSURE LINES AT ALL
THE FAN CLUB INSERT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. SQUARE CORNRS, NO MARKS OR STAINS ANDUNBLEMISHED COLOUR
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT IT IS THAT GOOD