THE LABELS

THE BLUE LABELS  ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION, THE BASE COLOUR IS UNBLEMISHED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALSO CLEAR AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST ONE SPIDER LINE, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HERE LOOKS MAGNIFICENT ON BOTH SIDES AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE OTHER THAN A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES 

PLAYING THE RECORD

THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE CLARITY OF REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB. THE CRYSTAL CLEAR INSTRUMENTATION AND VOCALS ARE PURE FIRST PRESS. 

THERE IS CERTAINLY NO GROOVE WEAR TO THIS RARE RECORDING WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN SOME DISTORTION TO THE SOUND. THERE IS NONE.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST FANTASTIC, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION.

NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE ANYWHERE

ABSOLUTELY NO AUDIBLE STATIC IN ANY OF THE LINKING GROOVES OR THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

I HEARD NO  DUST POPS OR STATIC TICS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO  GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT 

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

THE SLEEVE  

NON-LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE STILL HAS SUPERB UNBLEMISHED DEEP RICH COLOURS. THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE, AND THE COLOURS ARE ALL IN PERFECT RUB FREE CONDITION

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE. THE STICKER IS FIRMLY ADGERED IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP EDGES HAVE A LITTLE RUB ON THE FRONT LEFT CORNER AND A PIN PRICK ON THE RIGHT TIP ENDS.

THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR. ALL OF THE COLOUR IS INTACT AND RUNS NICELY FROM CORNER TO CORNER. LIKE THE TOP THEE IS A PIN PRICK OF RUB ON THE TIPS

THE  SPINE IS JUST MAGNIFICENT AND UNBLEMISHED THE COLOURS ARE FREE FROM FADING AND UNMARKED. NO RUBBING OTHER THAN A TINY SPECK ON THE TOP END

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE ALSO HAS NO RING WEAR AND ZERO SPINE LINES AND NONE EITHER ON THE OTHER EDGES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS

THE PICTURE / LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION , UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED.

THE POSTER IS IN THE SAME MINT CONDITION AS IS THE FAN CLUB INSERT

THE SLEEVE  GRADES MINT MINUS WITH EASE