Chris Spedding BACKWOOD PROGRESSION 1970 UK LP 1st No Box PROG PLAYS NEAR MINT

Sold Date: November 29, 2021
Start Date: November 22, 2021
Final Price: £75.15 (GBP)
Bid Count: 14
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CHRIS SPEDDING - BACKWOOD PROGRESSION

UK 1ST PRESS A-1 / B-1 

NEAR MINT AUDIO 

EX+ SLEEVE 


FULLY PLAY TESTED BEFORE LISTING


 

CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHSP 4004 MATRIX: SHSP 4004 A-1G / B-1G MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 G / 1 G THE RECORD THE GREEN LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. FULLY COLOURED WHICH RUNS UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED I CANNOT SEE ANY  MORE THAN THREE TINY SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE RECORD IS IN A VERY GLOSSY CONDITION. NO DULLING TO THE SURFACE IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT WHEN PLACED UNDER SPOTLIGHTS ALL I SEE IS A FEW WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES OTHER THAN THAT THE RECORD IS SPOTLESS


PLAYING THE RECORD
THE RECORD PLAYS SUPERBLY THROUGH BOTH SIDES NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT WHICH INDICATES THAT THE PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS CONDUCTED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE  AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE NO LOUD  CLICKS, NO SKIPS OR JUMPS
THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT, AND THERE IS NO MORE THAN THE ODD TINY SPECK OF BARELKY AUDIBLE STATIC EITHER I HEARD DUST A COUPLE OF VERY TINY STATIC TICS DURING THE ENTIRE PLAY

OVERALL THIS IS A SUPERB AUDIO PERFORMANCE  THE AUDIO GRADES  NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT , NO LAMINATED FLIPBACK REAR  SINGLE SLEEVE

GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS  SLEEVE IS FLAT

THE LAMINATE IS IN TOP CONDITION. NO PEEL LIFT OR FLAKE AND IT IS VERY GLOSSY

NO RING WEAR JUST A LIGHT SHADOW OF SHAPE WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

TWO OF THE CORNER TIPS AHVE A LITTLE RUB TO THEM

THERE ARE FOUR SMALL PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. THREE ON THE TOP EDGE, ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE HAS SOME WEAR TO THE LEFT CORNER, AND A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TIP END

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS HAS PERFECT LAMINATE WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS FULLY LAMINATED WITH PERFECT TYPEFACE . FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHING. A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE TAPERED TIP ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS  RAZOR SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECTLY ADGERED FLIPBACK THAT HAVE A FEW PRESSURE LINE SIN THEM

THE BLACK SURFACE OF THE MAIN BODY HAS ONE TINY WHITE SPOT NEAR THE OPENING EDGE



VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  EX+

 

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

GARRY