THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SUPERB MOUNTAIN 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. 

UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION I AM ABLE TO MAKE OUT 1-2 MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES

THE VINYL

 THIS COPY IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. STILL RETAINS ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE, AND GLEAMS LIKE NEW.IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS . 

WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION I SEE A SWIRLY SUPERFICIAL WISPY HAIRLINE PATTERN ON SIDE ONE ONLY WHICH ARE  TOTALLY NON SOUNDING SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL WISPS

PLAYING THE RECORD

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 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

THE ONLY STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND I HEARD WAS A TINY SPECK IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES AND ONE OR TWO SILENT PASSAGES

NO  DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS 

THE SLEEVE

SEMI LAMINATED ROBOR SINGLE SLEEVE 

 THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NOT SUFFERED THE USUAL RING WEAR FOUND ON THIS COVER.

THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT ALL ACROSS THE COVER

NO RECORD SHAPE, JUST A LITTLE RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS

THERE ARE THREE PRESSURE LINES NEAR  THE SPINE. TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH LIGHTLY SHELF WORN WITH THE CORNERS SHOWING SLIGHTLY MORE

THE SPINE HAS SUFFERED SOME SHELF WEAR TO BOTH LEADING EDGES WITH SOME SMALL CHIPS TO THE SURFACE AT THE LEADING EDGE POINTS AS WELL

THE OPENING EDGE IS  RAZOR SHARP AND IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THE LP HAS NOT BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE , NOT EVEN ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG THE EDGES

THE REAR SURFACE, IS RAZOR SHARP IDENTIFYING THAT THE LP HAS NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE MUCH

THE REAR SURFACE IS SIMILAR TO THE FRONT WITH LIGHT WEAR TO THE BOTTOM CORNERS, AND A FEW LINES ON THE SPINE

THE ORIGINAL CARD PICTURE  INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL MINT UNSPLIT CONDITION. NOT ONE WRINKLE OR CREASE LINES, FURTHER PROOF THAT THE LP HASN'T BEEN HANDLED

THE ORIGINAL FAN CLUB INSERT SHEET IS ALSO IN MINT UNCREASED CONDITION. SHOWING ALL OF THE BACK CATALOGUE ON ONE SIDE, THE OTHER HAS  SIX ITEMS FOR SALE FROM THE 1979 NO MEAN CITY WORLD TOUR, T-SHIRTS ETC, PLUS AN INVITATION TO JOIN THE FAN CLUB,

I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT +

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 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 JUST MAGNIFICENT, GIVING A CRYSTAL CLEAR AND LOUD SOUND TO THE CUT

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, SHOWING THAT THE LP WAS NEVER PLAYED WITH A STYLUS WORN OR TOO HEAVY EITHER

THERE ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR LOUD CLICKS EITHER

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER

OTHER THAN THIS SOME VERY VERY BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD ONLY DURING ONE OR TWO OF THE VERY QUIETEST MOMENTS .

I HEARD NO  LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

AN OUTSTANDING 1ST PRESS, IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS!!!!

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

THE SLEEVE

THIS HOWARDS 1ST ISSUE SLEEVE IS ONE OF THE HARDEST TO COLLECT IN ANYTHING LIKE AN ACCEPTABLE CONDITION.

 IT USUALLY HAS NUMEROUS FLAWS, FROM LOSS OF COLOUR, TO DAMAGED EDGES, AND THE DIE CUT HOLE, AND THAT WITHOUT THE SEVERE NUMBER OF LINES USUALLY FOUND BY THE SPINE, 

PLUS THE INSIDE BLACK PANEL USUALLY BEING COVERED IN WHITE PATCHES. 

THIS ONE HOWEVER IS IN NEAR MINT !!!!! CONDITION  READ ON.........

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN. ALL OF THE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED AND THERE IS NO RUBBING AT ALL, OTHER THAN A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF GREYING ON THE EDGES

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO!!! LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. 

NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE FLAP

THE DIE CUT HOLE IS JUST PRISTINE. NO NICKS WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT AROUND THE HOLE

THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP END HAS A TINY LITTLE DING, AND THE YOP LEFT CORNER HAS A LITTLE RUB

THERE IS NO RING WEAR AND NOT EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER , AND THIS IS USUALLY A DISASTER AREA WHERE THE DELICATE SILVER IS WORN OFF, BUT THERE THERE IS JUST A PIN PRICK OF UNDERCARD VISIBLE TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP END ONLY

THE SPINE HAS A FEW SMALL PRESSURE POINTS WHERE FINGER AND THUMB HAVE SQUASHED THE EDGE A LITTLE, BUT IMPORTANTLY THE  THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE DELICATE SILVER HAS JUST A FEW FLECKS OF UNDERCARD VISIBLE ON THE LEADING EDGES

THE REAR SURFACE IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE FRONT

OPENING THE FRONT FLAP REVEALS A PERFECTLY BLACK LEFT INNER PANEL,WITH THAT SMALL DING TO THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER, AND A MINT RIGHT PANEL, WITH THE OPENING EDGE FOR THE LP IN IMMACULATE RAZOR SHARP CONDITION, AND THE INNER SURFACE OF THE SPINE ALSO PERFECT!!!!

THE  ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED CONDITION. SOME GLUE AGEING TO THE EDGES HOWEVER

I AM VERY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  EX+

WE COMBINE SHIPPING