David Bowie SPACE ODDITY 1972 UK LP 1st Orange TITANIC Inner & Poster MINT / EX+
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INCREDIBLE MINT / EX+ AUDIO
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH LYRIC INNER SLEEVE AND POSTER
THE VERY FIRST OF THE ORANGE LABELS WITH THE TITANIC CREDITS
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE MATT ORANGE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE JET BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER.
ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS IN DAYLIGHT
UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO I CAN SEE 2-3 FINE HANDLING LINES ON SIDE TWO
PLAYING THE RECORD
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES. AN ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING PRISTINE NOISE FREE EXAMPLE
THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AT ANY POINT.
NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS
THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT
I HEARD JUST A FEW MINUSCULE STATIC DUST TICS AT THE START OF TRACK 2, SIDE 2
TRACK THREE, SIDE TWO HAS SOME VERY LIGHT ROTATIONAL TICS FOR APPOX 20 SECS. THEY ARE BEHIND THE MISIC AND VERY LIGHT, CAUSED BY A VERY FINE AND SMALL HANDLING LINE
FOR ME THE AUDIO GRADES MINT FOR SIDE A AND EX+ FOR SIDE B
TAKE A LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND YOU GRADE IT AGAINST YOUR STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE ROBERT STACE SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN AND IMPORTANTLY FREE FROM ANY LOSS OF THE DELICATE COLOURS. THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE WHATSOEVER. JUST THE LIGHTEST BIT OF GREYINH AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM
NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NO MARKS OR STAINS AND NO FOLDS OR BENDS.
NO FADING OF THE COLOURS
THERE ARE JUST FOUR SMALL PRESSURE LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE. FIVE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, FOUR ALONG THE BOTTOM AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE FOUR CORNERS HAVE THE SMALLEST SPECK OF RUB ON A COUPLE OF THE TIPS
THE TOP EDGE HAS PERFECT COLOURS WITH JUST A DOT OF RUB ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIP
THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A LITTLE SPECK OF RUB IN THE MIDDLE AND AGAIN ON THE RIGHT CORNER
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. A COUPLE OF THE PRESSURE LINES FROM THE FRONT HAVE CREPT ONTO THE SPINE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS HAVE A LITTLE RUB WEAR
ALL OF THE COLOUR IS THERE AND THERE IS NO SCUFFING OR WEAR TO THE LEADING EDGES WHICH SO OFTEN SHOWS ON THIS SLEEVE. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP, WITH A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS
THE REAR SURFACE HAS A VERY LIGHT DUSTING OF RECORD SHAPE
THE PICTURE / LYRIC INNER SLEEVE HAS NO SEAM SPLITS AND NO CREASES, JUST A LITTLE EDGE AGEING
THE POSTER IS MINT WITH RAZOR SHARP FOLD LINES
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT IT IS THAT GOOD
