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Stevie Nicks BELLA DONNA 1981 UK LP 1st Press WEA W/Inner PLAYS 100% MINT HEAR

Sold Date: December 25, 2024
Start Date: December 18, 2024
Final Price: £19.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 1
Seller Feedback: 12985
Buyer Feedback: 145
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com STEVIE NICKS - BELLA DONNA

MAGINFICENT ONE PLAY MINT AUDIO

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

COMPLETE WITH LYRIC INNER SLEEVE


 

THE RECORD

 

THE LABELS

THE GREEN YELLOW AND ORANGE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION.THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNBLEMISHED, WHILST THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PRSITINE AND UNRUBBED .THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN, AND A CLOSE INSPECTION REVEALS NO VISIBLE SPIDER LINES 

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN REALLY CLEAN CONDITION AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. THE DISC SHOWS NO SCRATCHES OR SCUFFS,AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THE ALBUM LOOKS MINT

THE TEST PLAY


THE LP PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS.

NO EMBEDED VINYL NOISE

SILENT LINKING GROOVES

NO TICS OR POPS

NO STATIC

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SOUND QUALITY MINT 

TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOURSELF THOUGH AND YOU BE THE JUDGE!!!!

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

NON LAMINATED GLOSSY SINGLE UK SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE.

THE COLOURS ARE DEEP, RICH AND VIBRANT. PLUS NO RUBBING OR FADING EITHER

THERE ARE JUST FIVE REALLY  SMALL PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE ,TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE ORIGINAL W.H.SMITH SHOP STICKER SITS FIRMLY IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB ON THE BOTTOM TIP ENDS

THE TOP EDGE HAS PERFECT COLOUR ALL THE WAY ACROSS AND THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED.

THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A DOT OF RUB ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIP, ONEPIN PRICK OF RUB IN THE MIDDLE

THE SPINE IS STILL FLATAND UNSQUASHED. THE COLOUR IS ALL PERFECT, AND THE BLUE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND ALL LEGIBLE. THE ENDS HAVE NO RUBBING TO THEM WHATSOEVER

THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP 

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT, AGAIN BRILLIANT UNRUBBED COLOUR

THE ORIGINAL CARD LYRI INNER IS THE CORRECT ONE FOR THIS RELEASE AND HAS NO CREASES OR SPLITS

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY