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Dalis Car THE WAKING HOUR 1984 UK LP 1st Press Paradox Label PLAYS MINT MINUS
FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com DALIS CAR - THE WAKING HOUR
OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH
MINT MINUS SLEEVE
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE PICTURE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THEY ARE RICH AND VIBRANT IN COLOUR AND THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. FINALLY THERE IS JUST ONE SPIDER LINE BY THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. A BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY ALBUM . IN DAYLIGHT IS LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO IT ONLY HAS A COUPLE OF TINY WISPY HAIRLINES
THE TEST PLAY
THE LP PLAYS PERFECTLY THROUGH BOTH SIDES.
NO GROOVE WEAR AND THUS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND.
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLES, OR LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
SILENT LINKING GROOVES
A TINY BIT OF LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND FOR A FEW ROTATIONS AT THE START OF EACH SIDE
NO TICS OR POPS ANYWHERE
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT MINUS
PLEASE DO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE GATEFOLD SLEEVE
STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE, THIS FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE ON THE MAIN BODY AND DELICATE COLOURS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE UNRUBBED AND UNFADED.
NO RINGWEAR , OR RECORD SHAPE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB ON THE TOP LEFT AND BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIPS
THERE ARE THREE SMALL PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE .ONE MINUSCULE ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGES HAVE PERFECT COLOUR. UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL APART FROM A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TIP ENDS
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. PERFECT COLOUR AND TYPEFACE. SPECK OF RUB AT THE BOTTOM END AND A DOT OF RUB ON THE TOP END
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS AS SUPERB AS THE FRONT
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO VERY CLEAN INNER PANELS
I AM HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
