THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE GREEN BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND IS UNMARKED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST A COUPLE OF VISIBLE SPIDER LINES, SHOWING THAT THIS LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A FEW TIMES

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE IS A MARK ON THE FINAL TRACK OF SIDE ONE WHICH CAUSES A FEW LIGHT ROTATIONAL TICKS AT A COUPLE OF POINT DURING THE TRACK. UNDER SPOTLIGHT  THERE ARE  2-3 DULL EMBEDDED NON SOUNDING STREAKS AND A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES. SIDE TWO ONLY HAS ASOME ULKTRA FINE TINY WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE UNDER SPOTLIGHT

PLAYING THE RECORD

IT HAS OFTEN BEEN SAID THAT BUYING FROM EBAY IS A RISK DUE TO THE HIGH NUMBER OF SELLERS WHO MISDESCRIBE RECORD CONDITION. A VERY VALID POINT AS WELL. BUT HERE YOU ARE ABLE TO NOT ONLY READ ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE LP'S THAT WE OFFER FOR SALE, BUT TO ACTUALLY HERE THE COMPLETE DISC IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME. 

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS, AND EVERY NOTE CAN BE HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEANLY. THERE IS NO DISTORTION ANYWHERE AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE.

SIE ONE HAS A FEW OF TINY TICS IN THE FINAL TRACK AS MENTIONED ABOVE , BUT OTHERWISE PLAYS ABSOLULETLY SUPERBLY. QUIET BITS ARE QUIET AND THERE IS NO AUDIBLE BLEMISHES AT ALL

SIDE TWO HAS A LITTLE LIGHT STATIC LIKE STUFF AT THE BEGINNING AND THEN JUST THE ODD RANDOM SPECK, BUT OVER ALL PLAYS SUPERBLY

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL EX+ FOR THE AUDIO

BUT TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOUR SELF

THE SLEEVE

FULLY TEXTURED INSIDE AND OUT GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE TO FIND IN ANYTHING LIKE A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. USUALLY THE COLOURS ARE BADLY RUBBED AND THE CREASE LINES AROUND THE SPINE AND PERIMETER EDGES MAKE THE WHOLE THING LOOK SHABBY, BUT THIS COPY IS JUST AMAZING

STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE , THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THE COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN ALMOST PERFECTLY RETAINED. THERE IS NO RUBBING OR LOSS OF COLOUR ANYWHERE.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR FOLDS.

THERE ARE IS JUST ONE TINY PRESSURE LINE BY THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINE, AND THIS IS JUST INCREDIBLE, NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE VERY MILD SHELF RUB

THE SPINE HAS A TOTALLY FLAT SURFACE . A SPECK OF RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS AND THATS ALL. THIS IS VERY SCARCE TO FIND THE SPINE ON THIS SLEEVE WITHOUT SEVERE COLOUR LOSS BUT THIS ONE IS JUST SUPERB

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND IT IS OBVIOUS BY LOOKING AT THIS THAT THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE COVER

THE REAR SURFACE OF THIS GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE IS AS IMMACULATE AS THE FRONT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PAIR OF TEXTURED PANELS. SUPERB CONDITION WITH A LITTLE FOXING AROUND THE EDGES

THE ADVERTISING INNER HAS BROWNED WITH AGE BUT REMAINS FREE FROM SPLITS OR CREASES

HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT