3 City 4 SMOKE & DUST (Where The Heart Should Have Been) UK LP 1st Mono CBS HEAR

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Start Date: October 20, 2022
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3 CITY 4 - SMOKE & DUST (WHERE THE HEARTSHOULD HAVE BEEN)

UK MONO 1ST PRESS 1967

SUPERB CRYSTAL CLEAR ADIO AUDIO

VG+ SLEEVE

CATALOGUE: CBS 63039 MATRIX: S 63039 A1 / B1

FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE LISTING

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THE RECORD

 

THE LABELS

TEXTURED ORANGE CBS LABELS

THE BASE COLOUR IS UNMARKED AND STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE,

BRIGHT SHARP AND UNRUBBED BLACK TEXT

THERE ARE 3-4 TINY SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE


THE VINYL

THIS VINYL RETAINS A VERY HEALTHY GLOSS AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS FAULTLESS. 

UNDER SPOTLIGHTS I CAN SEE A FEW FINE WISPY HAIRLINES AND THREE LIGHT SURFACE HANDLING LINES.



THE TEST PLAY

THIS VINYL PLAYS CLEANLY THROUGH BOTH SIDES.

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE WHICH INDICATES NO GROOVE WEAR

NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE 

THE AUDIO IS CRISP AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT 

THE TRACKS PLAY TO NEAR PERFECTION. THE LINKING GROOVES HAVE A LITTLE LOW LEVEL NATURAL VINYL NOISE

A SPECK OR TWO OF VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN TO THIS RARE LP AND JUDGE THE GRADE FOR YOURSELF

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS  EX+


 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

FRONT LAMINATED, NON-LAMINATED MATTE E.J.DAY SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN

THE COLOURS ARE STILL RICH AND VIBRANT, AND THE LAMINATE IS STILL VERY GLOSSY

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE 

THE FOUR CORNERS HAVE SOME RUB TO THE TIPS, BUT STILL VERY SHARP AND SQUARE

THERE ARE FIVE PRESSURE  LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND FOUR THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP EDGE HAS A TINY SEAM SPLIT IN THE MIDDLE

THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A LARGER SEAM SPLIT

THE OPENING EDGE HAS SOME FEATHERING TO THE FRONT SURFACE

THE SPINE HAS A LITTLE RUB IN PLACED, BUT IS STILL FLAT

THE REAR SURFACE HAS NO RUBBING, JUST A SMALL STICKER RESIDUE IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER

THE DIE CUT CBS INNER SLEEVE  HAS A SMALL SEAM SPLIT ON THE BOTTOM EDGE MATCHING THE ONE ON THE SLEEVE


HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE VG+

 

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