Sold Date: December 7, 2020
Start Date: November 30, 2020
Final Price: £53.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 7
Seller Feedback: 11143
Buyer Feedback: 39
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STATUS QUO - ON THE LEVEL

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT!!!! CONDITION

WITH A MINT  SLEEVE

TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD PLEASE PRESS THE PLAY BUTTONS BELOW (ONE PER SIDE)

THE RECORDING WILL TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO FULLY LOAD

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SPACESHIP LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 2-3 TINY SPIDER LINES 

THE VINYL

THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS IN DAYLIGHT WHERE IT LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES AND THREE VERY FINE (NEAR INVISIBLE) SURFACE HANDLING LINES ON SIDE TWO

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 JUST KNOW THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

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

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

A SUPERB REPRODUCTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES WITH NO MORE THAN ONE OR TWO SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

ALL I HEARD WERE A FEW RANDOM TINY LITTLE STATIC LIKE TICS DURING THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT

BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS THOUGH

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED , TEXTURED GATEFOLD FROM HOWARDS PRINTERS

THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN A PRIZED COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. DUE WHOLLY TO THE UNLAMINATED TEXTURED SURFACE RUBBING ALL TO EASILY. THIS PARTICULAR SET HAS BEEN HOUSED FROM NEW INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER AND IN IN STUNNING ORIGINAL CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE IS PRISTINE THE DELICATE COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN RETAINED, PARTICULARLY THE BLACK SECTION AT THE TOP WHICH USUALLY RUBS BADLY.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, NO CREASE LINES, NO FOLD OR BENDS, AND NO MARKS OR STAINS. 

no ring wear or record shape, and the four corners are sharp and square and totally unblemished

ABSOLUTELY ZERO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER, WITH ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOURS FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER WITH ALL FOUR CORNER TIPS IN MINT CONDITION

 THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE AS PERFECT

WHAT IS CLEAR IS THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FOR MOST OF ITS LIFE

THE SPINE IS AGAIN TEXTURED AND IS USUALLY FOUND WITH RUBBED TEXT, BUT HERE WE HAVE ONE THAT IS IN TOP ORDER. 100% FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED. THE TEXTURED SURFACE IS CLEAN AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. NO RUBBING EVEN TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND SHOWS WHY THE LP HAS REMAINED IN THE SLEEVE FOR SO LONG WITHOUT PLAY

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND UNBLEMISHED AS THE FRONT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS AN ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE INNER SURFACE. BOTH PANELS ARE MINT AND IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE THE GATEFOLD HASN'T BEEN OPENED MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES

THE INNER SLEEVE IS THE ORIGINAL 1ST ISSUE . THIS CAN BE SHOWN IN TWO WAYS. FIRSTLY THERE IS THIS PRINTED IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF SIDE ONE (N 24/74) THIS DOES NOT APPEAR ON LATER RELEASES!

THE INNER IS FLAT AND FREE FROM SEAM SPLITS OR CREASES

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE MINT 

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

GARRY