CHRIS SPEDDING - THE ONLY LICK I KNOW

UK 1ST PRESS A-1 / B-1 

FACTORY SAMPLE ISSUE

NEAR MINT AUDIO 

EX+ SLEEVE 

FULLY PLAY TESTED BEFORE LISTING

 

CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHSP 4017 MATRIX: SHSP 4004 A-1 / B-1 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 FIVE 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 AND A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY MARKS 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 NEAR SILENT, WITH A LITTLE LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A FEW PLUS IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES AS WELL I HEARD JUST A FEW LIGHT LITTLE POPS/ TICS DURING THE PLAY

OVERALL THIS IS A SUPERB AUDIO PERFORMANCE  THE AUDIO GRADES  EX+

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT , NON 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 RECORD SHAPE WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

THE CORNERS ARE STILL SHARP AND SQUARE

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

THE TOP EDGE HAS PRISTINE LAMINATE ALL THE WAY ACROSS WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE LEFT TIP END

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS HAS PERFECT LAMINATE WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TIP END

THE SPINE IS FULLY LAMINATED WITH PERFECT TYPEFACE . FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHING. NO RUBBING TO THE ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE HAS VERY LIGHT FEATHERING

THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECTLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS THAT HAVE A FEW PRESSURE LINES ON THEM

THE BLACK SURFACE OF THE MAIN BODY IS IN GREAT CONDITION. NO RUBBING OR RING WEAR

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  EX+

 

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

GARRY