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Sold Date:
June 15, 2014
Start Date:
June 8, 2014
Final Price:
£51.00
(GBP)
Bid Count:
9
Seller Feedback:
8406
Buyer Feedback:
3
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THE GROUNDHOGS - SPLIT
IN ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY!!!! MINT MINUS!!!!! CONDITION
1ST PRESS BLACK AND YELLOW LABELS
MINT MINUS SLEEVE
OUTSTANDING QUALITY!!!!!!!!!!
CATALOGUE:LBS83401 MATRIX:LBS83401 A-1U / / B-1U MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 AL / 2 ROTHE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE BLACK AND YELLOW LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE AND THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. I CANNOT SEE ANY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE , EVEN USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS
THE VINYL
SUPERB GLEAMING ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT DISC IN SPOTLESS CONDITION. . THE DISC GLEAMS IS FREE FROM ANY HANDLING MARKS ON EITHER SIDE, AND LOOKS TO BE FLAWLESS. AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE , POSSIBLY A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES.
PLAYING THE RECORD
I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.
I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I JUST KNOW THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID, THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
WHAT YOU WILL HEAR IS A DISTORTION FREE REPRODUCTION THAT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR, AND CRISP.MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE VINYL HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS
NO VINYL EMBEDDED NOISE ANYWHERE, AND BARELY A SPECK OF STATIC ANYWHERE, A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES, AND MOST SILENT PASSAGES, A FRACTION MORE IN THE FINAL TWO TRACKS ON SIDE TWO
I CAN'T EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY MORE THAN ONE DUST POP THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
SO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS!!!!
THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND DOES NOT HAVE ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. NO BENDS OR FOLDS EITHER. THERE ARE THREE MINUSCULE LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND ONE FINGERNAIL SIZED LAMINATE LIFT OVER ONE OF THEM. ABSOLUTELY NONE ALONG EITHER THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE SPINE EITHER.
THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR
ALL FOUR OF THE FOUR TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IMMACULATE. ALL FOUR ARE PERFECTLY LAMINATED AND IT FULLY RUNS FROM CORNER TO CORNER, WITH EVEN THE CORNER TIPS UNRUBBED
THE SPINE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION. FLAT AND UNSQUASHED THE LAMINATE IS ALL THERE AND UNDAMAGED. BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE UNRUBBED, AND THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY OF THOSE THUMB NAIL NICKS, SHOWING WHY THIS ALBUM IS IN THE MINT STATE THAT IT IS, BECAUSE IT JUST HASN'T BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE.
THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN TOP UNMOLESTED CONDITION. NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE, JUST TWO MINUSCULE LAMINATE LINES BY THE SPINE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS AN UNMARKED PAIR OF INNER PANELS, WHICH CREAK WHEN ATTEMPTED. IT IS CLEAR THESE HAVE NEVER BEEN FULLY OPENED
THE WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT AND WHITE AND UNSPLIT. A TRACE OF AGEING TO THE EDGES
THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES MINT MINUS!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY