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TRAFFIC - JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE

IN MAGNIFICENT Mint Minus CONDITION

PINK RIM ISLAND PRESS

MINT MINUS E.J.DAY GATEFOLD SLEEVE

 

CATALOGUE:ILPS 9116 MATRIX: ILPS9116 A-5U / B-5U MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 RM / 1 GL E.J DAY SLEEVE

 

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

PINK RIM ISLAND LABELS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNBLEMISHED. THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THERE ARE NO MORE THAN 4-5 REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES VERY CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING EXACTLY HOW MANY PLAYS THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED. IT JUST HASN'T BEEN PLAYED WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT IT IS 44 YEARS OLD

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND LOOKS LIKE IT WAS FRESHLY PRESSED. IN DAYLIGHT IT IS FLAWLESS. THERE ARE NO MARKS HANDLING OR OTHERWISE ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A COUPLE OF REALLY WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN. A MAGNIFICENT DISC

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

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO COLLECT THE ISLAND RECORD LABEL YOU WILL APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE ALBUMS WERE PRODUCED USING POOR QUALITY VINYL, AND AS A RESULT A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF THEM COME WITH INHERENT VINYL NOISE. NOT CRACKLING OR ANYTHING JUST A LOUDER THAN YOU WOULD EXPECT NOISE GENERATED BY THE VINYL ITSELF. THIS ONE I AM DELIGHTED TO STATE IS FREE FROM  EVERY USUAL BIT OF THAT NOISE. IN FACT THE ONLY NOISE IS A BARELY AUDIBLE SEMI SECOND OF STATIC BETWEEN A COUPLE OF THE TRACKS IN THE LINKING GROOVE, AND ON VERY RARE OCCASIONS IN A COUPLE OF THE QUIETEST PASSAGES OF MUSIC

THE LP PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. LOUD AND CLEAR THE AUDIO REPRODUCTION IS SUBLIME

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR CLICKS, AND NO DUST POPS OR TICS, JUST A COUPLE OF TINY STATIC TICS

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS PLAYTHROUGH MINT MINUS

BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

A VERY HARD SLEEVE TO GET IN A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. THE REASON FOR THIS IS NOT ONLY IS THE SLEEVE UNLAMINATED, BUT IT IS DEEPLY TEXTURED,AND HAS THE APPEARANCE OF A PLAIN CARDBOARD GATEFOLD. THIS SLEEVE IS VERY VERY EASY TO MARK, AND I HAVE SEEN MANY COPIES THAT LOOK TERRIBLE DUE TO STAINING, AND GRUBBINESS.

THIS COPY HAS REMAINED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FOR MOST OF ITS LIFE AND IS IN SUPERB CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN.  THERE ARE NO CREASES, CREASE LINES OR BENDS, AND JUST A FEW TINY BLACK FLECKS ON THE RIGHT EDGE.

THE BLACK COLOUR IS IN  PERFECT STATE.  FREE OF ANY RUBBING AND WEAR. AGAIN THIS IS ENTIRELY DUE TO THE PROTECTION I HAVE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. THERE IS A VERY LIGHT THIN SHADOW OF NATURAL AGEING TO THE AREA NEXT TO THE SPINE

THE TOP EDGE IS VIRTUALLY PERFECT, WITH JUST A TINY BIT OF RUBBING TO THE RIGHT CORNER EDGE.

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS PERFECT , NO RUBBING TO THE CORNERS AND A PERFECT SMOOTH FINISH

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP

THE SPINE IS JUST MINT!! USUALLY FOUND BADLY WORN, THIS ONE IS PERFECT. TOTALLY FLAT, AND UNSQUASHED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS LEGIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE IS  PRISTINE WITH NO LOSS OF COLOUR AT ALL,  AND NO MARKS, STAINS, BENDS OR CREASES.JUST AS MAGNIFICENT AS THE FRONT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NEAR PRISTINE INNER SURFACE ON BOTH SIDES. JUST A FEW TINY WHITE FLECKS AGAINST THE BOTTOM EDGE. PERFECT ON THIS FIRST PRESS E.J.COVER

THE PLAIN WHITEINNER SLEEVE HAS A FEW LIGHT CREASE LINES , BUT REMAINS UNSPLIT

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS

 

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

GARRY