The Hollies BUTTERFLY 1967 UK LP 1st Press Stereo SUPERB NEAR MINT AUDIO - HEAR

Sold Date: March 16, 2023
Start Date: March 9, 2023
Final Price: £45.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 9
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CUSTOMER UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2022
For the past 2 years GG_Supersounds has been listing records that in the main are in Mint or very close to it condition. We continue to track down and list the very best records that we are able to for our ever growing customer base For those that have been with us over that period of time will know that there are two business partners listing on the site. One from Horsham and the other from Bognor Regis From time to time this has been confusing for our customers as there often 2 invoices to pay where purchases are made from different locations by one customer To rectify this we have decided that the Horsham location will continue to list on GG_Supersounds, whilst the Bognor Regis location will now list on GG-Superstuff.
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Nothing Else Changes - Still the same superb selection of the best records will be available


 

FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING

Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com THE HOLLIES - BUTTERFLY

IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION

NEAR MINT AUDIO

EX+ GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE



CATALOGUE:PARLOPHONE PCS 7039 MATRIX: YEX 659-1 / 660-2 MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 O / 1 O

THE VINYL

STUNNING GLOSSY VINYL

THE ORIGINAL SHEEN HAS BEEN RETAINED AND LOOKS FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT

AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER SPOTLIGHTS, THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES AND A FEW DULL FLECKS ON SIDE A



THE LABELS

CORRECT 'GRAMOPHONE CO' RIM WORDING

DEEP RICH INKS THAT FULL STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE

A CLOSE EXAMINATION REVEALS JUST ONE TINY SPIDER LINE BY THE SPINDLE HOLE

BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. 


THE TEST PLAY

THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, AND EVERY NOTE IS LOUD, CLEAN AND CRISP, JUST HOW IT WAS INTENDED TO BE HEARD.

THERE IS NO FRYING BACON, NOR ARE THERE ANY LOUD CLICKS

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS

A TINY BIT OF VERY LOW LEVEL VINYL NOISE IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES

I HEARD JUST ONE DUST POP  DURING THE PLAY

NO DISTORTION TO THE AUDIO

 

WE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO NEAR MINT

DON'T TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF


THE SLEEVE

 1ST ISSUE LAMINATED FRONT. NON LAMINATED REAR WITH FLIPBACKS GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SINGLE SLEEVE

 

STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE. THERE IS A CREASE ACROSS THE TOP LEFT CORNER WHERE I IMAGINE IT GOT BENT AT SOME POINT

OTHER THAN THIS THE REST OF THE SURFACE IS TOP NOTCH. 

THE LAMINATE IS STILL VERY GLOSSY AND HAS NO PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE

THE VERY TIP OF THE TOP LEFT CORNER HAS A SPECK OF RUBBING

THERE ARE TWO  PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE AT ALL. FOUR ON THE TOP EDGE, FOUR ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH NEAR PRISTINE. A SPECK OF RUB TO THE TOP TIP ENDS AND SIMILAR ON THE BOTTOM EDGE WITH A SMALL SCUFF AS WELL

THE SPINE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. PRISTINE LAMINATE, AND TEXT NO RUB AT THE TAPERED ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP WITH JUST A LITTLE VERY MILD FEATHERING

THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECTLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS

THE WHITE SURFACE IS STILL VERY WITE WITH JUST A LITTLE NATURAL HANDLING EVIDENCE

THE ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION. NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SURFACES, AND NO SERIOUS CREASES. 

THIS SLEEVE IS IN EX+ CONDITION