THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE WHITE BASE COLOUR ON  THE 'B' SIDE IS STILL PURE WHITE. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF MARKS OR STAINS ETC. 

THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES UNBLEMISHED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THERE ARE JUST 2-3 REALLY TINY SPIDER LINSE VERY CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE 

THE SPIRAL SIDE IS ALSO IN PERFECT CONDITION

THE VINYL

INCREDIBLE GLOSSY MINT CONDITION VINYL.

THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, OTHER THAN A COUPLE OF TINY NEAR INVISIBLE WISPY HAIRLINES

SUPERB CONDITION ON BOTH SIDES

WE DO BELIEVE THAT A RARE LP SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE HEARD BY BIDDERS AND SO THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE  INVESTED IN. THE BUTTONS AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE WILL ALLOW YOU TO HEAR THE ACTUAL RECORD YOUR ARE THINKING OF BIDDING ON

THIS IS A SERVICE WE ARE DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER OUR CUSTOMERS

THE CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST BRILLIANT. IT PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, AND THE FIRST THING THAT IS EVIDENT IS THAT THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT, MEANING THAT THE LITTLE PLAY THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS CONDUCTED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD AN UNWORN AND CORRECTLY WEIGHTED STYLUS

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION ' IS SUPERB, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD AS WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED

I DON'T THINK I HAVE EVER HEARD A CLEANER COPY THAN THIS

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO CLICKS, AND INCREDIBLY BEARING IN MIND HOW MANY QUIET PASSAGES THERE ARE ON THIS ALBUM, NO  AUDIBLE STATIC

NO VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER EITHER

NO POPS OR TICS OR CLICKS

AN ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT FIRST PRESS OF THIS RARE ALBUM

WE HAVE NO HESITATION WHATSOEVER IN GRADING THIS AUDIO PERFORMANCE AS MINT 

PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE EASILY RUBBED COLOURS.

THE WHITE AREAS WHICH ARE USUSALLY VERY GRUBBY, IN THIS CASE ARE NEAR PERFECT WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF HANDLING/AGEING

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASE LINES.

THERE ARE TWO NEAR INVISIBLE TINY PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. THREE EQUALLY SMALL ONES ON THE TOP EDGE,  AND TWO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGES ARE TOTALLY UNRUBBED MOST OF THE WAY ACROSS WITH JUST A LITTLE BIT ON THE CORNER TIPS

THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE A LITTLE LIGHT SHELF RUB

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM ANY SQUAHSES. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THERE IS SOME LIGHT RUB TO THE LEADING EDGES AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO COLOUR RICH WITH JUST A LITTLE HANDLING / AGEING TO THE EDGES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A VERY CLEAN FLESH COLOURED INNER SURFACE. 

THE FIRST PRESS INNER SLEEVE IS THE SWIRL POLY LINED ONE. IT HAS THE CORRECT DATE OF 09/70 IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER AND IS FREE FROM ANY SPLITS

THERE IS SOME AGEING TO THE EDGES

THIS  SLEEVE HAS TO GRADE NEAR MINT