Sold Date: March 19, 2022
Start Date: March 12, 2022
Final Price: £38.99 (GBP)
Bid Count: 9
Seller Feedback: 11795
Buyer Feedback: 122

STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK - THE WORLD IN A SEA SHELL

1968 1ST PRESS - UNI

PLAYS TO A MINT MINUS  GRADE

FULLY PLAY TESTED BEFORE LISTING

EX+  SLEEVE 

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE YELLOW LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. 

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

THE BLACK TEXT IS ALSO IN PERFECT CONDITION

THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWS JUST ONE TINY SPIDER LINE, AND I HAVE EXAMINED IT USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS

THE VINYL

SUPER GLOSSY HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL THAT LOOKS NEAR FLAWLESS

 WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION I CAN SEE JUST 2-3 ULTRA FINE HANDLING LINES ON THE SURFACE

THERE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IMPACT ON THE AUDIO

A SMALL EMBEDDED DULL STREAK IN THE DEAD WAX ON ONE SIDE

MAGNIFICENT LOOKING RECORD

PLAYING THE RECORD

THIS VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, 

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

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO CLICKS OR STICKS OR JUMPS

ALL I HEARD WERE A FEW SPECKS OF OCCASIONAL LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A LINKING GROOVE OR TWO 

ONE OR TWO TINY STATIC TICS 

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

THE SLEEVE 

NON LAMINATED US STLY E SLEEVE WITH PASTE ON REAR

UNLIKE THE MAJORITY OF US SLEEVES THIS ONE HAS NO RING WEAR AND THE COLOURS ARE STILL RICH AND VIBRANT

THERE IS A LITTLE VERY LIGHT FOXING TO THE BOTTOM EDGE

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE STILL NICELY SQUARE AND SHARP

THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES NEXT 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 A COUPLE OF TINY NICKS TO THE PAPER BUT NO SERIOUS RUBBING

THE BOTTOM EDGE ONLY HAS A SPECK OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS FLAT  WITH NEAR PERFECT UNRUBBED COLOURS AND TYPEFACE. A SPECK OF RUB ONLY TO THE TIP ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS  SHARP WITH A COUPLE OF TINY SPOTS OF FEATHERING

THE REAR SURFACE PASTE ON IS STILL VERY WHITE WITH ONLY A TINY BIT OF VERY LIGHT FOXING NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE PLAIN WHITE INNER HAS SOME SEAM SPLITS

 I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+

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

GARRY