The Doors THE BEST OF THE DOORS 1985 UK / EU Double LP Elektra PLAYS MINT HEAR

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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com THE DOORS - THE BEST OF

PLAYS TO A MINT  GRADE
INCREDIBLE AUDIO PERFORMANCE

EX+ SLEEVE 

The album was manufactured in Germany for the UK and european market. Hence the UK catalogue Number

THE RECORD

 

THE LABELS

THE WHITE LABELS ARE IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. 

THE BASE COLOURS ARE BOTH UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.

THERE IS ONE SPIDER LINE BY THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE DISCS LOOK SUPERB.THEY HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THEIR ORIGINAL SHEEN. 

IN DAYLIGHT THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY MINT

EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE 

TWO MINT RECORDS


THE TEST PLAY

THIS STEREO ALBUM PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY. THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE  REPRODUCTION. 

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, AND THE SOUND IS AS CLEAR AND SHARP AS IT POSSIBLE COULD BE. 

THE RUN IN IS SILENT, THE LINKING GROOVES ARE NEAR SILENT, AND THE RUN OUT IS SILENT

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

ALL I HEARD DURING THE PLAY WERE A COUPLE OF RANDOM TINY SPECKS OF VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND

NO  CLICKS, OR POPS EITHER

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE OF THE QUALITY OF THIS SUPERB DISC

I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT MINUS

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED GLOSSY GATEFOLD SLEEVE


THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, NO MARKS OR STAINS, NO LOSS OF COLOUR WHATSOEVER

THE THINNEST SLIVER OF AGEING TO THE BORDER EDGES

THERE ARE TWO MICROSCOPIC PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE , ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE. ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF LIGHT SCRATCH IMPESSIONS ON THE FRONT SURFACE. NO ACTUAL DAMAGE JUST THE IMPRESSION FROM WHAT EVER WAS PRESSED

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A DOT OF RUB TO A COUPLE OF THE TIP ENDS

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AT ALL

THE TOP EDGES ARE FULLY COLOURED AND HAVE THE UK CATALOGUE NUMBER PRINTED ON THE LEFT CORNER OF THE FRONT ONE, AND THE TITLE OF THE RECORD PRINTED ON THE RIGHT CORNER. THERE IS JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS.

THE BOTTOM REAR EDGE HAS A LITTLE RUB IN THE MIDDLE AND AT THE CORNER TIPS, WHEREAS THE FRONT JUST A COUPLE OF PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHOWING

THE SPINE IS FLAT. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.A SPECK OF END RUB

THE OPENING EDGES ARE RAZOR SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT, JUST A THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD IMPRESSION

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT INNER PANELS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+



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

GARRY