PETER COLLINS - FIRST ALBUM

1970 1ST UK PRESS ON ADECCA NOVA

PLAYS TO A SUPERB EX+ GRADE

VG+ SLEEVE

 

 

CATALOGUE:    SDN 21 MATRIX:               ZAL-9899-P-2W / 9900.P-3W MOTHERS/STAMPERS 1B / 1B

 

THE RECORD

 

THE LABELS

THE PALE BLUE LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. 

THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM AND THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. 

THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWS JUST 3-4 SPIDER LINES, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN AND IN DAYLIGHT  LOOKS SUPERB

 WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE OTHER THAN A FEW  TINY WISPY HAIRLINES. AND  LITTLE CLOUDY PATCHES HERE AND THERE 

PLAYING THE RECORD

THIS VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY SERIOUS BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER

NO DISTORTION AT ANY POINT TO THE STEREO REPRODUCTION, SO NO GROOVE WEAR

AN OCCASIONAL SPECK OF LOW LEVEL EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES

A CLEAR , AND LOUD STEREO REPRODUCTION WHICH IS TRULY MAGNIFICENT

THERE IS THE ODD SPECK OF VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

I HEARD A FEW RANDOM VERY TINY STATIC LIKES TICS DURING THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

THE AUDIO IS VERY ACCEPTABLE  AND GRADES EX+

  

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE AND NON LAMINATED REAR SURFACE

ROBERT STACE ORIGINAL

 THE FRONT SURFACE HAS A GLEAMING LAMINATE

THE INKS ARE DEEP AND RICH AND HAVE REMAINED UNRUBBED

NO RING WEAR JUSTA LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE NINE PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. THREE  ALONG THE TOP EDGE, TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND  TWO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE IS FULLY LAMINATED AND HASUNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL

THE SPINE HAS DIMPLING TO THE LAMINATE AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE RUBBED A TINY BOT

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP  WITH SOME LIGHT BURRING

THE REAR SURFACE HAS  A LIGHT SHADOW OF RING WEAR AND A SCUFF TO THE BLACK SURFACE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS ALSO A PRICE STICKER IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER AND A SMALL STAIN UNDERNEATH

THE INNER SLEEVE IS THE ORIGINAL  POLY LINED ONE WHICH IS SPLIT FREE BUT DOES SHOW SOME GLUE AGEING

I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE VG+

 

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

GARRY