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

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CARAVAN - FOR GIRLS WHO GROW PLUMP IN THE NIGHT

1973  1ST UK PRESS ON DERAM

PLAYS TO A SUPERB MINT MINUS   GRADE

MINT MINUS SLEEVE

 

CATALOGUE:    DERAM SDL R12 MATRIX:           ZAL-12551.P.A-3U / 12552.P.B-3U MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 U / 1 C

THE RECORD

 

THE LABELS

THE  RED AND WHITE  LABELS ARE IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION. 

 THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. 

THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWS JUST 3-4 TINY SPIDER LINES, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN AND IN DAYLIGHT  LOOKS ABSOLUTELY MINT. 

EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE OTHER

A GLEAMING MARK FREE  RECORD IN SUBLIME CONDITION

THE TEST PLAY

THIS VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND SHOULD BECAUSE THE DISC CLEARLY HAS NOT BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES

NO DISTORTION AT ANY POINT TO THE STEREO REPRODUCTION, SO NO GROOVE WEAR

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE 

A CLEAR , AND LOUD STEREO REPRODUCTION 

THERE ARE SO MANY QUIET OR NEAR SILENT PASSAGES ON THIS ALBUM AND IT IS AN ABSOLUTE JOY TO LISTEN TO WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND OTHER THAN THE ODD TINY SPECK OF STATIC IN A SILENT PASSAGE OR TWO, BUT THIS IS VERY MINIMAL AND NOT INTRUSIVE

NO DUST POPS OR TICS

THE LP JUST HASN'T BEEN PLAYED  AND HAS A REMARKABLE AUDIO PERFORMANCE AND  I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE AUDIO MINT MINUS 

BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

  

THE SLEEVE 

LAMINATED ROBERT STACE GATEFOLD IN AMAZING CONDITION

THE LAMINATE IS IMMACULATE. NO PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS CLEAN BRIGHT COLOURS THAT HAVE REMAINED UNRUBBED

THE LAMINATE IS HIGHLY GLOSSY

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

SHARP SQUARE CORNERS  

THERE ARE NO TINY PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE  , AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP EDGES HAVE ALL OF THE LAMINATE RUNNING ACCROSS THE SURFACE . TOTALLY UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS

THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE EVERY BIT AS PERFECT AS THE TOP

THE SPINE IS FULLY LAMINATED  WITH PERFECT TYPEFACE . THE TOP AND BOTTOM  ENDS ARE UNBLEMISHED AND UNBLEMISHED

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND SHOWS THAT THE LP HAS NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE VERY OFTEN

THE REAR SURFACE IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE FRONT WITH DEEP RICH COLOURS.  AND NO LOSS THROUGH RUBBING

THERE IS ONE SMALL CHIP TO THE SURFACE IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS.

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED DIE CUT INNER IS IN PERFECT CONDITION.

 I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS

 

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