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IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS CONDITION

GENUINE 1ST PRESS

STUNNING MINT MINUS SLEEVE

 

CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2344 003  MATRIX: 234003 A//1 v 420 11 / B//2 v420 11 PLAYED 2-3 TIMES

I HAVE ACQUIRED A COLLECTION OF STUNNING VINYLS THAT BELONGED TO A COLLECTOR WHO HANDLED BOTH VINYL AND SLEEVE METICULOUSLY. INCREDIBLE ALBUMS THAT I WILL BE LISTING OVER THE COMING WEEKS. THIS IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO COLLECT VINTAGE VINYL IN THE SORT OF CONDITION THAT YOU COULD ONLY DREAM ABOUT..LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE LP BEFORE LAYING A BID, AS I HAVE RECORDED EVERY SINGLE SECOND

MY LONG STANDING SERIOUS COLLECTOR CUSTOMERS WILL APPRECIATE THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A PRISTINE MUSEUM GRADE  ALBUM. NEW CUSTOMERS AS WELL IF YOU ARE SERIOUSLY INTO COLLECTING THEN THIS MUST NOT BE PASSED UP

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

BEAUTIFUL RED LABELS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE  BLUE TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY CLEAR AND LEGIBLE. I CAN'T SEE ANY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED IN THE 45 YEARS SINCE IT WAS PRESSED

 

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND IS CLEAR BY LOOKING AT IT THAT IT HAS VIRTUALLY NEVER BEEN PLAYED.IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS.THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OF ANY DESCRIPTION, AND EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM ONE SUPERFICIAL AND NON SOUNDING THIN SMUDGE LINE ON SIDE TWO TRACK ONE

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 NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY WITH A CRISP CLEAN FIRST PRESS SOUND THAT CAN ONLY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE HEAVIER VINYL OFFERINGS. THE REPRODUCTION IS EXCEPTIONAL AND THIS PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER

THERE ARE SO MANY SILENT PASSAGES ON THIS ALBUM THAT IT IS VITAL TO HAVE THE BEST COPY YOU CAN GET TO FULLY APPRECIATE THE INCREDIBLE MUSIC.

THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS

THE ODD SEMI SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC

NO DUST POPS JUST A COUPLE OF TINY STATIC TICS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH MINT MINUS

DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE FROM THE E.J.DAY GROUP WHICH IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.

SO MANY OF THESE ORIGINAL HAVE RUBBING TO THE DELICATE COLOURS (PARTICULARLY THE SILVER INNER PANELS) THAT TO FIND ONE IN THIS CONDITION IS QUITE HARD

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO CREASES OF ANY DESCRIPTION. THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND FREE FROM ANY RUBBING

THERE IS JUST ONE MINUSCULE LINE BY THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGETHE TOP EDGE IS FULLY COLOURED WITH JUST A TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS SIMILAR WITH A LITTLE MORE RUBBING TO THE FRONT EDGE

THE SPINE IS IN SUPERB FLAT AND UNSQUASHED CONDITION. NO LOSS OF COLOUR AND ONLY ONE TINY PIN PRICK OF UNDERCARD SHOWING ON THE TOP TIP

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND JUST BY LOOKING AT THE FACT THAT THERE ARE NO THUMB NAIL NICKS IT IS CLEAR THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE COVER.

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION, WITH ALL OF THE COLOURS BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED. AGAIN NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES. AND JUST TWO MINUSCULE LINES NEAR THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO ABSOLUTELY PERFECT SILVER INNER PANELS. THESE ARE USUALLY VERY BADLY RUBBED, BUT HERE WE HAVE ABSOLUTE PERFECTION

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION. TOTALLY UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED, JUST AGED AT THE EDGES

THIS SLEEVE WITHOUT A DOUBT GRADES MINT MINUS

 

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

GARRY