SANTANA  - THE THIRD ALBUM

SUPERB NEAR MINT AUDIO

EX++++ SLEEVE

 UK 1ST PRESS

 

CATALOGUE:CBS 69015 MATRIX: S69015 A2  B2

 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

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THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

CBS ORANGE LABELS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. CLEARLY AN IMMACULATELY CARED FOR 42 YEAR OLD ALBUM

A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 4-5 SPIDER LINES SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS MARVELLOUS VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL 

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW IN DAYLIGHT AND IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE IS NOTHING TO SEE OTHER THAN A FEW MINUSCULE WISPY HAIRLINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTABLE 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 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 CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST INCREDIBLE. EVERY NOTE IS CRISP AND CLEAN, AND THE WHOLE ALBUM SOUNDS SUPERB ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT TO THIS CRYSTAL CLEAR REPRODUCTION

I AM JUST BLOWN AWAY BY THE INCREDIBLE STEREO SOUND THIS RECORDING PRODUCES AND ALL OF THIS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NOT EVEN ANY MORE THAN THE ODD SPECK OF STATIC IN THE LINKING GROOVES

I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH, JUST 2-3 TINY STATIC TICS

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS OUTSTANDING DISC NEAR MINT FOR THE AUDIO

TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

FIRST ISSUE SHOREPAK UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THE RICH AND VIBRANT COLOURS ARE ALL THERE AND THERE HAS BEEN NO LOSS OF COLOUR THROUGH RUBBING OR SHELF WEAR, OTHER THAN A LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE AT THE BOTTOM. THE STICKER IS FIRMLY ADHERED WITH A LITTLE EDGE WEAR ON THE LEFT SIDE.

THE FOUR CORNER TIPS HAVE A TINY PIN PRICK OF RUB TOTHEM

THERE IS NO RING WEAR

THERE IS ONE MINUSCULE PRESSURE LINE NEAR THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE ONLY VERY LIGHTLY RUBBED WITH A FEW WHITE FLECKS VISIBLE, AND A LITTLE RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS.

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. THERE IS SOME LIGHT SHELF RUB TO THE TOP LEADING EDGE AND A LITTLE AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS, BUT THE COLOURS REMAIN RICH AND VIBRANT AND THE TYPEFACE PERFECT.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND AS NEW, AND IT'S CLEAR THAT THE LP HAS HARDLY EVER BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE AND WHEN IT WAS IT WAS HANDLED WITH EXTREME CARE.

THE REAR SURFACE HAS A LITTLE RECORD SHAPE AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM AND FOUR SMALL PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE LEFT EDGE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS

THE ORIGINAL CBS ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS IN GREAT CONDITION. TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED. A LITTLE AGEING TO THE EDGES

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE  EX++++

 

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