Kate Bush THE DREAMING UK LP 1982 1st press PLAYS MINT HEAR

Sold Date: July 9, 2024
Start Date: July 2, 2024
Final Price: £22.00 (GBP)
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com

KATE BUSH 0 THE DREAMING

MINT AUDIO

NEAR MINT SLEEVE 




THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE PICTURE LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY SHARP AND RUB FREE
THE SPINDLE HOLE HAS 1-2  VISIBLE SPIDER LINES BY IT.

THE VINYL

THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED.THE DISC LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS, AND EVEN UNDER  A MAGNIFIED LED HALO I SEE A COUPLE OF EMBEDDED NON SOUNDING DULL STREAK LINE SON SIDE ONE AND A COUPLE OF NON SOUNDING ANGEL HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES ON SIDE TWO. ALL INVISIBLE IN NORMAL LIGHT

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 VINYL SOUNDS 

THE VINYL PLAYS TO  PERFECTION. NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE ANYWHERE

THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT

NO TICS OR POPS ANYWHERE 

THIS RECORD IS EASY TO GRADE MINT FOR THE AUDIO


 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

NON LAMINATED MATTE SINGLE SLEEVE 

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS PERFECT COLOURS. UNRUBBED AND UNFADED

THERE ARE TWO MINUSCULE PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. TWO ON THE TOP EDGE. THREE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND ONE THUMB LINE ON THE OPENING EDGE

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A DOT OF RUB ON A COUPLE OF THEM

THE TOP EDGE HAS PERFECT COLOUR AND ONLY A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TIP END

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS PERFECT ALL THE WAY ACROSS

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECT

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP 

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME LOVELY CONDITION AS THE FRONT

THE CARD INNER SLEEVE HAS THE ROUNDED CORNERS AND LARGE THUMB NOTCH. NO SEAM SPLITS OR CREASES OR PRESSURE LINES ON THE EDGES

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS  SLEEVE NEAR MINT

 

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

GARRY