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The Beatles ABBEY ROAD 1969 UK LP 1st Press -2/-1 FINAL UPGRADE PLAYS MINT HEAR
FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com
THE BEATLES - ABBEY ROAD
INCREDIBLE MINT AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH
MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS SLEEVE
A FINAL UPGRADE EXAMPLE
CATALOGUE: APPLE PMC 7088 MATRIX:YEX 749-2 / 750-1 MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 9 PGM / 1 PGG
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE APPLE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION.
THE DARK GREEN SIDE IS VERY RICH AND VIBRANT, AND HAS LOST NONE OF THE COLOUR AT ALL. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS BOLD AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE WHITE SIDE IS VERY WHITE AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS AT ALL ON EITHER SIDE.
THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN, THERE ARE JUST TWO MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS LP HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED
THE VINYL
THE VINYL HAS RETAINED IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN AND IS REALLY CLEAN.
IN DAYLIGHT THE DISC LOOKS FLAWLESS , AND EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THE RECORD STILL LOOKS PRISTINE
THE TEST PLAY
THE LP PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, WITHOUT ANY TRACE OF DISTORTION CAUSED THROUGH GROOVE WEAR.
A STUNNING STEREO REPRODUCTION WITH NOTES BEING HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEANLY.
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT.
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE . THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT
I HEARD NO MORE THAN ONE OR TWO TINY AND BARELY AUDIBLE SPECKS OF STATIC THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
NO TICS OR POPS
ONE OF THE FINEST COPIES AVAILABLE ANYWHERE!!
MINT PLAYTHROUGH
THE SLEEVE
FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN.AND THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS.
THIS SLEEVE HISTORICALLY SUFFERS FROM SEVERE RING WEAR DUE TO THE FLIMSINESS OF THE CARD USED. THIS COPY IS FREE FROM ANY RING WEAR THERE IS NOT EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE
THERE ARE TWO TINY LAMINATE PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THERE ARE TWO SLIVERS OF LAMINATE LIFT ON THE SPINE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE ABSOLUTELY SHARP AND SQUARE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT FROM TIP TO TIP ON BOTH EDGES. THERE IS NO RUBBING AND EVEN THE CORNER TIPS REMAIN UNBLEMISHED
THE WAFER THIN SPINE IS IN TOP CONDITION. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, ALL OF THE LAMINATE PERFECT AND UNBLEMISHED. THE TAPERED ENDS ARE ALSO IMMACULATE WITHOUT ANY RUB TO THE TIPS, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP .
THE THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS SUPERB AS THE FRONT, JUST TWO TINY LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, NONE ON THE TOP EDGE , NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE APPLE INNER SLEEVE HAS NO SEAM SPLITS AND IS IN TOP CONDITION
THIS SLEEVE GRADES MINT MINUS IT IS THAT GOOD!!!!
