Sold Date: September 20, 2024
Start Date: September 13, 2024
Final Price: £19.00 (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

STATUS QUO - BLUE FOR YOU

U.S 1ST PRESS

SUPERB MINT AUDIO

COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SLEEVE TO THE UK VERSION

EX+ SLEEVE

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SILVER PICTURE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST ONE MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE  

THE VINYL

THE 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, AND EVEN A MAGNIFYING LED HALO, THERE ARE NO HAIRLINES OR MARKS

THE TEST PLAY

A TRULY PERFECT SOUND REPRODUCTION FROM BEGINNING TO END. THE SILENT BITS ARE ALL SILENT AND THE MUSIC IS FAULTLESS

NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES ANYWHERE. AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ALL

NO CRACKLE, CLICKS OR POPS

THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT

NO DUST POPS

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT

BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AS IT'S YOUR OPINION THAT COUNTS

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED MATTE DIECUT OUTER SLEEVE WITH CHROME STYLE INNER TRAY
PAPER LYRIC INNER SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS MATTE BLACK AND DOES SHOW SOME GREYING IN THE SHAPE OF RING RUB
THERE IS ALSO AN EXPORT HOLE PUNCH IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER
THE DIE CUT HOLE IS PERFECT, NO NICKS OR TEARS

THERE IS JUST ONE SMALL PRESSURE LINE NEAR THE SPINE. NON ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

A COUPLE OF THE CORNER TIPS HAVE MINUSCULE DINGS

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH NEAR PERFECT, WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER. JUST A DOT OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED AT ANY POINT. THE COLOUR IS ONLY INTERRUPTED AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS WHERE THERE IS A SMALL SPECK OF RUB

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY OF THE TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS THAT YOU ASSOCIATE WITH THE LP BEING REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE.

THE REAR SURFACE HAS FAR LESS GREYING THAN THE FRONT

THE CHROME INNER TRAY IS IN PERFECT CONDITION APART FROM THE EXPORT HOLE PUNCH. NO PRESSURE LINES, NO SEAM SPLITS AND NO BLEMISHES TO THE CHROME EFFECT

THE BLUE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE HAS A VERY SMALL SEAM SPLIT ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. ONE OF THE TOP CORNERS HAS A LARGE FOLD LINE, THE OTHER HAS THE HOLE PUNCH AND SMALL TEAR TO ONE SIDE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EX

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

GARRY