Sun Ra ASTRO BLACK 1973 US Free / Avante-Garde Jazz LP PLAYS MINT HEAR

Sold Date: July 7, 2023
Start Date: June 30, 2023
Final Price: £67.00 (GBP)
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING

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OUTSTANDING MINT  AUDIO

EX+ GATEFOLD SLEEVE

 


 

THE RECORD 

 

THE LABELS

THE BLACK LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE IMMACULATE AND UNWORN, AND FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. .

THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND EVERY LETTER PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THERE IS JUST ONE SPIDER LINE BY THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS,AND IN DAYLIGHT IS IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS IT LOOKS TODAY SOME 50 YEARS ON AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED.
EVEN UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE 
 

THE TEST PLAY

 

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THE SILENT BITS ARE  SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THIS SUPERB SOUND WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS

THE ALBUM PLAYS TO PERFECTION,  NO BACKGROUND AND SILENT LINKING GROOVES

 I CAN'T EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY DUST POPS THROUGH THE PLAYTHROUGH
 

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT IT IS THAT GOOD

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

 

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

NON LAMINATED MATTE GATEFOLD SLEEVE .

THIS WAS EXPORTED FROM THE USA TO THE UK BACK IN THE DAY . AS SUCH THERE IS ONE EXPORT HOLE PUNCH IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY CLEAN. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE. THE  SURFACE IS RICH AND VIBRANT

NO RUBBING OF THE COLOURS, OTHER THAN VERY LIGHT GREYING AROUND THE EDGES

THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE . NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

NO RING WEAR 

THE FOUR CORNER TIPS HAVE A SMALL BIT OF RUB

THE TOP EDGES HAVE A FEW LIGHT PATCHES OF RUB AND A LITTLE ON THE RIGHT CORNERS

THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE SLIGHTLY MORE

THE SPINE IS FLAT WITH PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TYPEFACE. ALMOST NO WEAR AND THE COLOURS ARE STILL BRIGHT AND MATCH THE OTHER SURFACES. NO FADE. A DOT OF RUB AT THE TIP ENDS A

THE OPENING EDGE IS JUST AS NEW!! RAZOR SHARP AND LOOKING AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED AND PUT TOGETHER. THE SEALED EDGE ON THE FRONT GATEFOLD HAS  A  BIT OF RUB ON THE ENDS

THE REAR SURFACE IS IDENTICAL TO THE FRONT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO SUPERB INNER PANELS 

THE BROWN INNER SLEEVEHAS A TINY SEAM SPLIT ON ONE SIDE

A REAL TREAT TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+

 

 

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

GARRY