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GENESIS - A TRICK OF THE TAIL

PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT  GRADE 

 1976 - LARGE MAD HATTER

PLAYED NO MORE THAN  ONE OR TWO TIMES

SLEEVE IS TOTALLY MINT (Has Been in a PVC sleeve from new)

 

CATALOGUE: CHARISMA CDS 4001 MATRIX:CDS4001 A//3 1 1 / B//3 T 11

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE PINK HATTER LABELS AREIN INCREDIBLE CONDITION. 

THE BASE COLOUR IS TOTALLY  UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH HASJUST A COUPLE OF TINY VISIBLE SPIDER LINES AROUND IT, SHOWING JUST WHY THIS SUPERB VINYL HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED IN THE LAST 45 YEARS!!!!

 

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT CAME OUT OF THE PRESS. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOT A MARK ON IT,AND IT LOOKS FLAWLESS.

UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION IT STILL LOOKS MINT

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 NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME 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

THIS STEREO ALBUM PLAYS SUPERBLY WELL . THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE  REPRODUCTION. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR. 

GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO THE RUN IN GROOVE ALL YOU HEAR IS NEAR SILENCE. NO CRACKLES ANYWHERE, AND THIS INCREDIBLE STANDARD IS MAINTAINED ALL THROUGH BOTH SIDES.

THE RUN IN IS NEAR SILENT, THE LINKING GROOVES ARE NEAR SILENT, AND THE RUN OUT IS NEAR SILENT

NO VINYL NOISE AND NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS, SKIPS STICKS OR JUMPS

ALL I HEARD DURING THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH WAS A FEW RANDOM TINY LITTLE DUST POPS/TICS

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE!

I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS AUDIO  NEAR MINT

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

IMMACULATE  ROBOR TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS DEEP RICH COLOURS AND HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED. THE SURFACE HAS A TEXTURED FINISH 

THE INKS ARE PRISTINE RIGHT ACROSS THE SURFACE

IT HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PVC OUTER SINCE NEW AND IS JUST PERFECT IN EVERY ASPECT

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THERE IS NOT ONE CREASE, OR CREASE LINE ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE

NO PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

SHARP SQUARE CORNERS

DEEP RICH INKS ALONG BOTH EDGES AND THE SPINE

NO RUBBING TO THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES AND EVEN THE CORNER TIPS REMAIN UNBLEMISHED

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHING. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE COLOUR IS ABSOLUTELY MINT

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS COLOUR RICH AS THE FRONT. AGAIN NO RECORD SHAPE OR RING WEAR AND NO EDGE PRESSURE LINES

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP

INSIDE THE GATEFOLD THE TWO INNER PANELS ARE BOTH PRISTINE

THE PICTURE / CARD INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO MINT. NO SPLITS OR CREASES

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT  IT REALLY IS THAT GOOD

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

GARRY