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Human league DARE 1981 UK LP 1st Press A1 / B1 SUPERB MINT MINUS AUDIO HEAR

Sold Date: February 3, 2025
Start Date: January 27, 2025
Final Price: £20.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 2
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING

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HUMAN LEAGUE - DARE

OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH

MINT  GATEFOLD SLEEVE  

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE PICTURE 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 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 OTHER THAN A TINY BIT DURING THE INTRO TO TRACK ONE, SIDE TWO

SILENT  LINKING GROOVES

STATIC FREE AUDIO ALL ACROSS THE ALBUM

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 GLOSSY GATEFOLD 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 IS ONE SMALL PRESSURE LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE .NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGES HAVE PERFECT COLOUR. UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS
THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE IDENTICAL

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. PERFECT COLOUR AND TYPEFACE. UNRUBBED AT THE ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP 

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS PRISTINE AS THE FRONT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT INNER PANELS

THE  INNER SLEEVE IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO CREASES OR SEAM SPLITS

I AM HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT 

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT