FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING
PAUL AND LINDA MCCARTNEY - RAM
GENUINE UK 1ST PRESS
PLAYS ABSOLUTELY MINT FROM START TO FINISH
SUPERB MINT MINUS FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE
FINAL UPGRADE EXAMPLE
THE LABELS
ABSOLUTELY PERFECT. BOTH THE GREEN SIDE AND THE WHITE SIDE
PRISTINE UNRUBBED COLOUR AND TYPEFACE
THE SPINDLE HOLE ONLY SHOWS TWO MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES BY THE HOLE
THE VINYL
IMMACULATE. YOU WILL NEVER FIND A CLEANER EXAMPLE. IT JUST HASN'T BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN ONCE OR TWICE
BOTH IN DAY LIGHT AND UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO IT LOOKS MINT
THE TEST PLAY
ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
SILENT LINKING GROOVES
NO DUST POPS OR TICS
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT IT'S A REAL STUNNER
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH
THE SLEEVE
FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE.
THE LAMINATED FRONT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR
FLAT AND CLEAN AND NO HEAVY CREASE LINES, NO BENDS EITHER. THERE ARE JUST TWO TINY PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE.
THERE ARE NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT, AND THE COLOUR FULLY RUNS FROM CORNER TIP TO CORNER TIP, AND EVEN THE TIP ENDS REMAIN UNDAMAGED
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, WITH EVERY LETTER OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. BOTH ENDS ARE PERFECT
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS SPECTACULAR AS THE FRONT, ZERO PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP AND ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES ANYWHERE. ONCE AGAIN THE LAMINATE ABSOLUTELY GLEAMS
INSIDE THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT INNER PANELS. THIS IS THE FULLY LAMINATED 1ST ISSUE SLEEVE.
I AM DELIGHTED TO SAY THAT THIS COPY IS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT . HAS THE SLIGHT CREAK WHEN OPENED. NO DAMAGE TO THE LAMINATE WHATSOEVER
THE PLAIN WHITE APPLE INNER SLEEVE IS IN EX CONDITION. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNCREASED AND UNSPLIT, A LIGHT BROWN RING ON THE SURFACE
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY