FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
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