PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND - EAST-WEST

IN MAGNIFICENT  NEAR MINT CONDITION

MINT MINUS SLEEVE

 

CATALOGUE: ELEKTRA EKL 315 MATRIX:EKL 315 A / B

 

 

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THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE ORANGE LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. 

THE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND IS UNMARKED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. 

THE  TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 3-4 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND LOOKS SUPERB. IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS LP HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED . 

THERE ARE NO MARKS WHATSOEVER ON THE PLAYING SURFACE AND IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONE OR TWO WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE.

 

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 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 LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS. THE FIRST PRESS STEREO REPRODUCTION IS CRYSTAL CLEAR AND CRISP. THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND ENSURING THAT THE VINYL WAS PLAYED WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO MORE THAN THE ODD SPLIT SECOND OF STATIC IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS

DURING THE FIRST TRACK I HEARD FOUR TINY ROTATIONAL TICS. INSPECTING THE VINYL WITH A MAGNIFYING GLASS I SAW THAT THERE WAS A TINY DIMPLE ON THE VINYL. THIS IS A PRESSING ISSUE AND NOT MAN MADE

OTHER THAN THIS THERE ARE SOME RANDOM TINY LITTLE STATIC LIKE TCIS BUT NO BACKGROUND

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT

DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH,PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN THOUGH AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

STUNNING UNLAMINATED  SINGLE SLEEVE

THIS IS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, SHOWING NO HEAVY CREASE LINES, AND NO LIGHT ONES EITHER, AND THE COLOURS ARE JUST PERFECT. NO RUBBING AND NO LOSS ANYWHERE

NO RING WEAR AND NO RECORD SHAPE

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP END

THERE IS JUST ONE REALLY TINY LITTLE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE  ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP EDGE HAS SOME RUB TO THE LEFT CORNER. THE REST OF THE SURFACE IS UNBLEMISHED

THE BOTTOM EDGE AGAIN JUST HAS A LITTLE RUB IN THE LEFT CORNER AND A SPECK ON THE RIGHT TIP END

THE SPINE IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. FIRSTLY NO LOSS OF COLOUR WHATSOEVER, AND SECONDLY NO SQUASHING AT ALL. FLAT AND CLEAN AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE CAN BE EASILY READ

THE OPENING EDGE IS JUST IMMACULATE. RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN SU[ERB CONDITION JUST A SPECK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS

THE  ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION AND STILL VERY WHITE AND UNCREASED. 

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  MINT MINUS

 

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

GARRY