Sold Date:
November 20, 2020
Start Date:
November 13, 2020
Final Price:
£19.00
(GBP)
Bid Count:
1
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Buyer Feedback:
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CAROLE KING - MUSIC
1971 US 1ST PRESS - SUPERB NEAR MINT AUDIO
EX++ SLEEVE WITH INSERT
THE TWHITE AND SILVER FIRST PRESS LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE DEEP RICH COLOUR IS VIBRANT, AND HAS NO STAINS OR MARKSANYWHERE.
THE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE TYPEFACE (BLACK) IS ALSO UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
FINALLY THERE IS JUST ONE SMALL SPIDER LINE VERY CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE, SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS HAD AT MOST A COUPLE OF VERY CAREFUL PLAYS, AND IN ADDITION HAS BEEN HANDLED WITH METICULOUS CARE
THESE LABELS COULD NOT LOOK ANY BETTER
THE VINYL
ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE GLOSSY BLACK VINYL.
REMOVING IT FROM THE SLEEVE AND GENTLY AND CAREFULLY EXAMINING THE DISC REVEALS A SPOTLESS SURFACE.
THIS VINYL APPEARS EXACTLY HOW A NEW VINYL WOULD HAVE LOOKED BACK IN 1971 WHEN THIS DISC WAS ORIGINALLY PRESSED. .
EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO A SPOTLIGHT THERE ARE JUST A FEW REALLY TINY WISPY HAIRLINES. NO MARKS OR SCRATCHES
PLAYING THE RECORD
I HAVE RECORDED THE WHOLE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS. THIS IS TO ALLOW POTENTIAL BIDDERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID
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THE FIRST THING THAT IS CLEAR IS THAT THE SOUND IS DISTORTION FREE. ALMOST POINTLESS STATING THIS IN LIGHT OF HOW LITTLE THE ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED, BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT THE PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS HAD WAS DONE WITH A GOOD QUALITY STYLUS AND NOT ONE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE GROOVE SUCH AS A WORN, CHIPPED STYLUS, OR INDEED ONE THAT WAS TRACKING TOO HEAVILY.
EACH TRACK PLAYS THROUGH WITH UTMOST CLARITY.
THE PERFORMANCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES IS JUST OUTSTANDING.
THERE IS NO HEAVY CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER
ALL I HEARD WAS THE ODD TINY SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN THE LINKING GROOVES AND ONE OR TWO OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES , AND SOME RANDOM TINY DUST POPS
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC NEAR MINT FOR THE AUDIO PERFORMANCE
DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
HEAVY CARD LIGHTLY TEXTURED FIRST ISSUE GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE HAS RETAINED VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR APART FROM A TINY STICKER RESIDUE MARK IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, A LITTLE RUB TO THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER, AND A FEW NEAR INVISIBLE FOXING MOTTLES NEAR THE TOP EDGE
THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES BY THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE ONLY A FEW TINY SPECKS OF UNDERCARD VISIBLE
THE SPINE IS FLAT WITH SOME RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN TOP CONDITION. NO BLEMISHES
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO NEAR PERFECT IMAGES. A TINY BIT OF FOXING ON THE RIGHT EDGE
THE INSERT SHEET ALSO HAS A LITTLE FOXING TO THE SURFACE
THE ODE INNER SLEEVE HAS SMALL SEAM SPLIT ON THE BOTTOM AND ONE SIDE EDGE
EX++ SLEEVE
GARRY
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