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David Sylvian GONE TO EARTH 1986 UK Double LP 1st Press PLAYS NEAR MINT HEAR
FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com DAVID SYLVIAN - GONE TO EARTH
OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH
MINT MINUS SLEEVE
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE GREY/WHITE 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 I SEE 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 SET . IN DAYLIGHT THEY LOOK ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THEY ONLY HAVE 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 IN A FEW OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES ONLY
NO TICS OR POPS ANYWHERE
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO NEAR MINT
PLEASE DO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED GLOSSY 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 A PIN PRICK OF RUB ON THE TIP ENDS OF A COUPLE OF THEM
THERE ARE ZERO PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE .NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGES ARE 99& FULLY COLOURED WITH JUST A COUPLE OF DOTS OF RUB VISIBLE
THE BOTTOM EDGES ONLY HAVE A PIN PRICK OF RUB ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. PERFECT COLOUR AND TYPEFACE. UNRUBBED AT THE ENDS
THE OPENING EDGES ARE VERY SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION .
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER SURAFCES
I AM HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
