EMITT RHODES - THE AMERICAN DREAM

VERY SCARCE 1ST PRESS ON A & M

MINT MINUS AUDIO

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

 

CATALOGUE:  A & M AMLS 64254 MATRIX:              AMLS 64254 A-1 :T / B-1 * T

 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 LABELS

THE KHAKI  LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. DEEP RICH  COLOUR THAT FULLY RUNS INTO THE SPINDLE HOLE 

THERE ARE JUST 1-2 SMALL SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS LITTLE PLAY

THE RECORD

SUPERB HEAVYWEIGHT GLOSSY VINYL THAT IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS FLAWLESS

GLEAMING MIRROR LIKE FINISH THAT HAS CLEARLY BEEN CAREFULLY HANDLED

EVEN UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

THIS ALBUM PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY THOUGH BOTH SIDES, WITH A CLEAN SHARP STEREO SOUND THAT IS LOUD AND POWERFUL

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO SKIPS OR STICKS OR JUMPS

SUPERB CLEAR GUITAR WORK AND VOCALS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF SEMI SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC HEARD IN A LINKING GROOVE OR TWO

NO DUST POPS HEARD AT ALL, JUST ONE TINY STATIC TIC

OVERALL THIS ALBUM PLAYS SUPERBLY. VERY CLEAN  AND WOULD GRACE ANY RARE COLLECTION

  I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE AUDIO MINT MINUS

BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

  

THE SLEEVE 

FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE FROM McNEILL PRESS

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS DEEP RICH INKS THAT HAVE REMAINED TOTALLY UNRUBBED

THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND ONLY SHOWS A THIN SLIVER OF LIFT ALONGSIDE THE SPINE

AN ABSOLUTELY SPOTLESS FRONT SURFACE

THE FOUR CORNERS HAVE A TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE RIGNT TIP ENDS ONLY

NO RING WEAR  OR  RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE JUST SIX MINUSCULE PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE

SIX EQUALLY SMALL ONES ALONG THE TOP EDGE, THREE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE OR ANYWHERE ON THE FRONT AT ALL

THE TOP EDGE IS FULLY LAMINATED FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED

THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP 

THE SPINE IS PRISTINE .UNRUBBED WITH PERFECT TEXT

THE OPENING EDGE STILL VERY  SHARP 

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS GLOSSY AS THE FRONT. THE LAMINATE LIFT BY THE SPINE IS A LITTLE WIDER ON THIS SURFACE THAN THE FRONT

THE CORRECT DIE CUT INNER IS FREE FROM ANY CREASING AND HAS NO SEAM SPLITS. A LITTLE AGEING TO THE EDGES

 I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

 

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

GARRY