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THE POPPY FAMILY - WHICH WAS YOU GOIN' BILLY?

IN MAGNIFICENT EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION

1ST PRESS 1970 BOXED DECCA

***STEREO****

NEAR MINT  SLEEVE

 

CATALOGUE:DECCA SKL R 5022 MATRIX: LRC-101P-1W / 102.P-1W MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 B / 1 B

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE DARK BLUE BOXED LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. NO STAINS OR HANDLING MARKS. THE COLOUR STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE TWO TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE.

 

THE VINYL

THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, REALLY GLOSSY AND NOT DULL LIKE MOST WORN OUT COPIES. IN DAY LIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS TO BE TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES, AND ONE NON SOUNDING HANDLING LINE RUNNING ACROSS SIDE ONE, PLUS A FEW DULLY SPECKLES EMBEDDED NEAR THE OUTER RIM

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 AM DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WILL 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

FIRSTLY THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE LIMITED PLAY THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THIS LP PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLES, OR LOUD CLICKS

THERE IS SOME VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD DURING SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, AND LINKING GROOVES, BUT MOSTLY THE VINYL PLAYS SUPERBLY WITHOUT ANY UNWANTED VINYL NOISE

THERE ARE SOME RANDOM TINY LITTLE STATIC TICS HERE AND THERE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS  RECORD EXCELLENT PLUS

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE

 

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, UNLAMINATED REAR SURFACE CLOUT AND BAKER SINGLE SLEEVE

 

SO STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE. THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. IT HAS NOT LOST ONE IOTA OF IT'S ORIGINAL DAY OF RELEASE SHEEN, AND LOOKS AS GOOD TODAY AS IT DID BACK IN 197-

NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE

THERE ARE JUST TWO TINY LAMINATE LINES DOWN THE SPINE,  THREE MORE SMALL LINES ALONG EACH OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, BUT NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

FINALLY NOT ONE IOTA OF RINGWEAR OR EVEN SERIOUS RECORD SHAPE, JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF IMPRESSION IF YOU ANGLE THE SLEEVE INTO THE LIGHT. .

INCREDIBLY NO LAMINATE LIFT WHATSOEVER

TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH 95% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR.ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PRISTINE AND STRETCHES FULLY FROM ONE CORNER TIP TO THE OTHER. NO SHELF WEAR OR RUBBING APART FROM A PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE VERY TIP ENDS OF THE RIGHT CORNERS

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED ONCE AGAIN FULLY LAMINATED, NO PEEL OR  FLAKE, EVERY LETTER OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS ONE LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSION ON THE BOTTOM LEADING EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE IS STILL INCREDIBLY WHITE WITH JUST A LIGHT SHADOW OF HANDLING TO THE VERY EDGES. THE TYPEFACE AND PICTURES ARE ALL UNRUBBED.

THE ORIGINAL BLUE AND WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT CONDITION. FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN

THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT

 

 

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

GARRY