THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE WHITE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM AND THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWS JUST ONE MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYLS GLEAM LIKE  BRAND NEW DISCS. THEY HAVE NO MARKS OF ANY KIND AT ALL ON ANY PART OF THE SURFACES AND IN DAYLIGHT THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE NO WISPY HAIRLINES 

PLAYING THE RECORD

THE LP'S PLAY WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

NO DISTORTION AT ANY POINT TO THE STEREO REPRODUCTION

THE ODD SPECK OF EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE HEARD ONLY IN ONE OR TWO OF THE LINKING GROOVES, AND ALSO AN ODD SEMI SECOND OR TWO OF VERY LIGHT STATIC

I HEARD NO MORE THAN  A COUPLE  MINUSCULE DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

RIGHT AT THE END OF SIDE TWO DURING THE INTERVIEW THERE IS A LITTLE ROTTAIONAL SCUFFY NOISE FOR ABOUT 10 ROTATIONS. NOTHING THAT I CAN SEE WOULD CAUSE THIS

THE TRACKS ARE TIGHTLY PACKED ON THESE LP'S SO FAR MORE SUCEPTABLE TO NOISE THAN WIDER SPACED ONES. BUT HAVING ONLY HAD ONE (NOW TWO) PLAYS FROM NEW THIS IS VERY MINIMAL

I GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS NEAR MINT

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

THE SLEEVE

 GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH LARGE BOOKLET. 

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT, CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT . 

THERE ARE ZERO PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. THIS IS UNHEARD OF

NO RING WEAR JUST A LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE. THE FOUR CORNER ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THE TOP EDGES ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE REAR RIGHT CORNER TIP END

THE BOTTOM EDGES HAS A COUPLE OF TINY SLIVERS OF RUB

THE SPINE IS 100% FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE COLOUR IS ONLY INTERRUPTED BY THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS HAVING A SPECK OF RUB AND A TINY SCUFF ON THE BOTTOM LEADING EDGE. THE TEXT IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGES ARE RAZOR SHARP AND AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED AND PUT TOGETHER, SHOWING EXACTLY HOW LITTLE THE  RECORDS HAVE BEEN HANDLED.NOT EVEN ONE THUMB NAIL NICK. THE RECORDS HAVEJUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE!!!

THE REAR SURFACE IS HAS A LIGHT TRACE OF RECORD IMPRESSION

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT CONDITION INNER PANELS 

THE ORIGINAL DIE CUT WHITE INNER SLEEVES ARE FLAT CLEAN AND UNSPLIT,FLAT AND UNMARKED. NO CREASES OR WRINKLES

A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE IT NEAR MINT