Scott Walker SCOTT 1967 UK LP 1st Press Philips INCREDIBLE FINAL UPGRADE EXAMPLE

Sold Date: August 6, 2022
Start Date: July 30, 2022
Final Price: £74.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 13
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SCOTT WALKER - SCOTT

IN MAGNIFICENT 1 PLAY MINT  CONDITION

A SUPERB  MINT MINUS SLEEVE

OUTSTAND EXAMPLE THAT WOULD GRACE ANY COLLECTION

 

CATALOGUE: PHILIPS BL 7816 MATRIX:632382 1L v 1 v 420 1 1 3 / 2L v 1 v 420 1 1 2

 


FULLY TEST PLAYED PRIOR TO LISTING

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

. THE BLACK LABELS ARE IN IMMACULATE CONDITION.

SHOWING NO RUBBING OR FADING OF THE COLOURS . 

THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS ALSO PRISTINE

THERE ARE JUST 2-3 SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST EXACTLY HOW CAREFULLY THIS WAS HANDLED AND HOW LITTLE PLAY IT HAS RECEIVED

 

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND IS CLEAR BY LOOKING AT IT THAT IT HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED.

 IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE OTHER THAN SOME PALE DULL EMBEDDED STREAKS WHICH ARE TOTALLY NON SOUNDING


THE TEST PLAY


THIS VINYL PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. FIRSTLY THERE IS NOT ONE SPECK OF DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHICH IS CRISP AND CLEAN ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE ANYWHERE

NO STATIC AND VIRTUALLY SILENT LINKING GROOVES

NO DUST POPS OR STATIC TICS ANYWHERE

I AM VERY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT

IT IS THAT GOOD


 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

INCREDIBLE MINT EXAMPLE OF THIS LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS PERFECT, NO RECORD SHAPE. NO HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES.

NO RING WEAR

THERE IS ONE MICROSCOPIC PRESSURE  LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE ONE ON THE TOP EDGE, AND NONE  ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEXT TO THE OPENING EDGE. 

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THE TOP EDGE IS FULLY LAMINATED AND HAS UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS EXACTLY THE SAME

THE SPINE  IS ALSO MINT. PRISTINE LAMINATE . NO SQUASHED AND UNBLEMISHED ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP FROM TOP TO BOTTOM

THE REAR SURFACE HAS THE THINNEST SLIVER OF LAMINATE LIFT BY THE SPINE

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER HAS NO SEAM SPLITS. TWO CORNER FOLDS AND SOME LIGHT AGEING

THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES  MINT MINUS

 

 

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

GARRY