THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE TEXTURED ORANGEN LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE RICH AND VIBRANT BASE COLOURS FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, AND ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND CLEAR AND LEGIBLE. EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION I CANNOT SEE ANY MORE THAN A COUPLE OF VERY TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE

THE VINYL

 THIS IS A VERY SOLID HEAVYWEIGHT DISC. THIS COPY IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. STILL RETAINS ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE, AND GLEAMS LIKE NEW.IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING VISIBLE OTHER THAN A FEW MINUSCULE WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

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 STEREO REPRODUCTION IS MAGNIFICENT AND SHOWS OFF THE POWER THAT THIS BAND GENERATES.

THE VINYL PLAYS WITH A VERY LOUD AND CLEAR REPRODUCTION. NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AND NO VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER

THERE ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

I HEARD NO MORE THAN 2-3 TINY AND BARELY AUDIBLE SPECKS OF STATIC IN A FEW LINKING GROOVES

NO  AUDIBLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AS IT'S YOUR OPINION THAT COUNTS

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, NON LAMINATED REAR SURFACE

PRINTER CREDITS: INTERPAK

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS A LITTLE LAMINATE LIFT ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE SPINE. THIS IS A VERY THIN SLEEVE COMPARED TO THE UK VERSION AND FULL UNDERSTANABLE WHY THIS EASILY SUFFERS FROM LAMINATE LIFT. 

AGAIN DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CARD IS SO THIN THERE IS A LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE THREE TINY PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. SIX TINY ONES ON THE TOP EDGE, FOUR ON THE BOTTOM EDGE ANDNO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE LAMINATE INTACT AND RUNS FULLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER WITH ONLY THE RIGHT TIP RUBBED.

THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS TWO TINY CHIPS TO THE SURFACE ON THE LEFT HALF

THE SPINE HAS SOME LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS, BUT THE LAMINATE IS IN UNBLEMISHED CONDITION, AS IS THE BLACK TEXT. THE TAPERED ENDS HAVE A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE IS  SHARP ANDWITH A COUPLE OF VERY SMALL BURR SPOTS

THE REAR SURFACE WHICH IS NON LAMINATED HAS A LIGHT SHADOW OF RINT WEAR AND THE SHOP NAME HAS BEEN STAMPED ON THE SURFACE IN RED

THE ORIGINAL ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT CONDITION. 

I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+