The Count Bishops SELF TITLED RARE 1977 UK LP Chiswick Wik 1 MINT MINUS AUDIO

Sold Date: December 4, 2020
Start Date: November 27, 2020
Final Price: £19.00 (GBP)
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GG-SUPERSOUNDS HAVE A SECOND RECORD COLLECTION FOR SALE
EVERY DAY AT 6PM WE WILL BE LISTING 2-3 OF THEM
THIS COLLECTION CONSIST OF VINTAGE AND RARE COLLECTABLE LP'S AND SINGLES
UNLIKE THE MAJORITY OF OUR LISTINGS, THESE WILL INCLUDE (WHERE PRACTICAL) THE COMPLETE RECORDING OF THE RECORD, SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE BIDDING ON
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THE COUNT BISHOPS - THE COUNT BISHOPS

RARE 1977 UK LP 1ST PRESS

PLAYS TO A MINT MINUS GRADE

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

 

 

 

 

CATALOGUE:CHISWICK WIK 1 MATRIX: WIK 1 A1 / B1

 


THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE WHITE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB ORIGINAL UNMOLESTED CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT, AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND LOGO'S ARE FREE FROM ANY RUBBING.

THERE ARE 2-3 NEAR  INVISIBLE SPIDER LINES NEAR THE SPINDLE HOLE

 

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS PRISTINE AND SHINES LIKE NEW.ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED

IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE OTHER THAN A FEW TINY WISPY HAIRLINES AND ONE ULTRA FINE BARELY VISIBLE SKATE LINE ON  SIDE ONE

 

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 IT SOUNDS.

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY ZERO DISTORTION TO THIS PLAYBACK. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS AS CLEAR AS A BELL

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH, AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE ANYWHERE, AND NO AUDIBLE STATIC OTHER THAN SOME VERY LOW LEVEL STUFF IN A FEW OF THE LINKING GROOVES ONLY

NO AUDIBLE DUST POPS OR TICS THAT I HEARD

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS FOR THE PLAYTHROUGH

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE!!

IT'S YOUR OPINION THAT COUNTS

 

THE SLEEVE

 

NON LAMINATED TEXTURED SINGLE SLEEVE FROM PRESS AND POST

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE COLOURS. AND THE SURFACE IS FREE FROM ANY RUBBING WHATSOEVER

THERE IS A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF AGEING TO THE EDGES

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE  AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. 

THE TOP EDGE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. NO RUBBING WITH CLEAN TIP ENDS

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL BUT HAS A SPECK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TIP END ONLY

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM ANY SQUASHING, LIGHTLY AGED WITH  UNBLEMISHED TIP ENDS. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS SUPERB AS THE FRONT 

THE ORIGINAL  INNER SLEEVE IS IN UNSPLIT, CLEAN AND FLAT CONDITION.

 

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

 

 





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