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Sold Date:
December 3, 2016
Start Date:
November 26, 2016
Final Price:
£19.00
(GBP)
Bid Count:
1
Seller Feedback:
9174
Buyer Feedback:
129
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TWELFTH NIGHT - LIVE AT THE TARGET
IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY NEAR MINT !!! CONDITION
COMPLETE WITH NEAR MINT !!!! SLEEVE
INCLUDES TWO PROMO PHOTO'S
PLUS A RARE 1983 45
OUTSTANDING QUALITY!!!!
PRIVATE PRESS
CATALOGUE:NEPTUNE TN003 MATRIX:TN003 A / B
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE BLACK AND WHITE LABELS ARE ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE. NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECT AND UNRUBBED. THE SPINDLE HOLE HAS JUST ONE SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO IT ON BOTH SIDES
THE VINYL
THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. IN DAYLIGHT IT IS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A COUPLE OF WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES.
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. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
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 NO MORE THAN A FEW RANDOM SPLIT SECONDS OF LIGHT STATIC EITHER
I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY MORE THAN FOUR TINY STATIC TICS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS ALBUM NEAR MINT !!!!
BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF
THERE IS A 1983 45 SINGLE INCLUDED WITH THIS LP. THIS IS A VERY HARD TO FIND SINGLE AND INCLUDES THE TRACKS: ELENOR RIGBY. AND EAST OF EDEN.
IT IS IN MINT CONDITION
THE SLEEVE
UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN AND IMPORTANTLY HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS.
THERE ARE JUST THREE SMALL LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE , ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE
THE TOP EDGE IS IMMACULATE WITH ALL OF THE WHITE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE , THERE IS A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. NO CREASES AND JUST ONE TINY LINE NEAR THE SPINE
THE PLAIN WHITE DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS THE CORRECT ISSUE FOR THIS ALBUM AND IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION. NO SPLITS, NO CREASES, NO WRINKLES AND NO MARKS . JUST LIGHT AGEING
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT !!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY