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1969 1ST UK PRESS

PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT GRADE

FULLY PLAY TESTED BEFORE LISTING

EX  SLEEVE

 

CATALOGUE:   BELL SBLL 119 MATRIX:              SBLL119 A-1 / B-1 MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 R / 1 G

 

 

THE RECORD

 

THE LABELS

THE PALE BLUE AND SILVER BELL LABELS   ARE IN TOP CONDITION. 

UNMARKED, THE COLOUR FULLY STRECHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE 

THE BLACK TEXT IS ALSO IN PERFECT CONDITION

THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWS 1-2  MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES, AND I HAVE EXAMINED IT USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN AND IN DAYLIGHT  LOOKS ABSOLUTELY MINT. 

EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE OTHER THAN A COUPLE OF NEAR INVISIBLE WISPY HAIRLINES  

BEAUTIFUL LOOKING RECORD

PLAYING THE RECORD

THIS ALBUM HAS OUTSTANDING AUDIO

ASTOUNDING CRYSTAL CLEAR GUITAR WORK AND EVERY NOTE HEARD TO PERFECTION

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

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE 

A CLEAR , AND LOUD STEREO REPRODUCTION 

THE RECORD PLAYS SUPERBLY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, CLEAN AUDIO AND ONLY THE ODD RANDOM SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A FEW RANDOM NEAR SILENT PASSAGES

NOTHING TO MAR THE OUTSTANDING AUDIO PERFORMANCE WHATSOEVER

I AM CERTAIN I DIDN'T HEAR AND DUST POPS OR STATIC TICS WHATSOEVER

SO A BARELY PLAYED LP THAT HAS AN AUDIO GRADE OF NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

  

LAMINATED FRONT, NON LAMINATED REAR WITH FLIPBACKS FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE

 A SINGLE SLEEVE

THE LAMINATE IS VERY GLOSSY ON THE FRONT

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

THE FOUR CORNERS HAVE SOME RUB TO THE TIPS

THERE ARE NINE  PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. SIX ALONG THE TOP EDGE, FIVE  ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE  , AND NOTHUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THERE ARE ALSOSOME CREASE LINES AROUND THE SHAPE OF THE RECORD MAINLY AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM

THE TOP EDGE IS FULLY LAMINATED WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS SIMILAR WITH A LITTLE HEAVIER RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE HAS SOME LAMINATE CRACK LINES ACROSS THE RUFACE AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE RUBBED

THE OPENING EDGE HAS LIGHT FEATHERING

THE REAR SURFACE  HAS PERFECTLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS

THE NON LAMINATED SURFACE HAS PERFECT UNRUBBED TEXT AND IMAGES. THERE IS SOMELIGHT HANDLING TO THE SURFACE

 I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX

 

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

GARRY