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Rush HEMISPHERES 1978 UK LP 1st Press SUPERB MINT MINUS AUDIO HEAR

Sold Date: February 3, 2025
Start Date: January 27, 2025
Final Price: £27.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 8
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
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RUSH - HEMISPHERES

MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO

COMPLETE WITH A MINT MINUS SLEEVE

 

  

CATALOGUE:MERCURY 9100 059MATRIX: 9100059 1Y//1 T  1 1 / 2Y//1 T   1 1

 

 

THE RECORD

 

THE LABELS

THE PICTURE LABELS ARE JUST MAGNIFICENT. DEEP RICH COLOURS THAT ARE FREE FROM ANY BLEMISHES. NO MARKS OR STAINS AND NO SIGNS OF HANDLING WHATSOEVER.

NO RUBBING TO THE TYPEFACE OR LOGO'S

THERE IS JUST ONE TINY SPIDER LINE AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW OFTEN THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

 

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE!! NOT A BLEMISH ON IT. IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS AND WHEN PLACED UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO I SEE JUST A COUPLE OF THE TINIEST WISPY HAIRLINES

 

THE TEST PLAY


THE LP PLAYS THROUGH PERFECTLY 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

NO VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER, AND JUST THE ODD SEMI SECOND OF STATIC HERE AND THERE IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES

I HEARD NO MORE THAN 1-2 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

THIS AUDIO EASILY GRADES MINT MINUS

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF

 

THE SLEEVE

 

NON LAMINATED MATTE GATEFOLD SLEEVE FROM HOWARDS

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN AND IMPORTANTLY  HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS. 

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES WHATSOEVER ON THE SURFACE AND THERE IS ONLY ONE MINUSCULE PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. TWO  ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOURING IS THERE AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RUBBING TO THE SURFACE, AND NO COLOUR FADE EITHER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE VIRTUALLY MINT WITH JUST A SPECK OF RUBBING TO THE RIGHT HAND CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS NO RUBBING TO THE COLOUR OR TYPEFACE AND ONLY THE BOTTOM TIP END HAS A PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING 

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN EXACTLY THE SAME CONDITION AS THE FRONT.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS AN ABSOLUTE PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS. ALSO THE GATEFOLD WON'T OPEN FLAT SHOWING THAT IT HAS REMAINED IN A CLOSE POSITION ALL OF ITS LIFE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS  SLEEVE MINT MINUS

 

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

GARRY