Fair Weather A BEGINNING FROM AN END 1971 UK PROG LP Neon NEAR MINT AUDIO

Sold Date: December 1, 2021
Start Date: November 24, 2021
Final Price: £64.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 14
Seller Feedback: 4255
Buyer Feedback: 434



GG-SUPERSOUNDS HAVE MANY VARIED ALBUMS AND SINGLES FOR SALE



There Are two Business partners listing on this account, which may mean that combining purchases may not always be possible as we are in two different locations separated by 25 miles

Generally all singles 7 & 12” Plus LP’s listed at 6pm UK time (usually 2 per day) come from Bognor Regis

The rest of the LP’s come from Horsham. These can usually be identified from the first picture which shows the whole LP and not just the label

If you are in any doubt please ask before you bid

We do meet up on occasion and it is possible to get different batches together but this can take 2-3 weeks






FAIR WEATHER - A BEGINNING FROM AN END

 MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO

EX+ SLEEVE


FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING

 

CATALOGUE: NEON NE1 MATRIX: ZGBS 0454 A-3 / B4

THE LABELS

THE LABELS ARE 100% UNMARKED. THE BLACK AREAS ARE PURE BLACK AND THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT. NO RUBBING TO ANY PART OF THE LABELS AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS I COULD NOT SEE AND SPIDER LINES

THE VINYL

THE RECORD LOOKS ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE

IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, NOT A MARK ON EITHER SIDE, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER SPOTLIGHTS AND SPENDING A GOOD DEAL OF TIME LOOKING, I T STILL LOOKS PRISTINE


PLAYING THE RECORD


SUPERB AUDIO FROM THIS ALBUM

THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE RECORD PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT, AND THE PLAYTHROUGH IS JUST 'FIRST PRESS' WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD IN OUTSTANDING CLARITY AND LOUDNESS.

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ALL, AT ANY POINT OVER THE FOUR SIDES

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE ANYWHERE AND NO LOUD CLICKS 

SIDE A PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH

SIDE B HAS A FEW SPECKS OF LIGHT STATIC IN A SILENT PASSAGES OR TWO AND A FEW RANDOM LITTLE TICS/POPS

OVER ALL THE AUDIO IS EASILY NEAR MINT 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

MATTE FINISH GATEFOLD BY THE E.J.DAY Co

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN VERY CLEAN CONDITION INDEED

NO RUBBING TO THE COLOURS AND NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP RIGHT CORNER TIP HAS A SMALL DING

THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE AND NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE

ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDHES ARE FULLY COLOURED WITH ONLY THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS SHOWING A LITTLE RUB

THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE LIGHT SPORADIC SHELF WEAR

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHING. GREAT COLOURS WITH ONLY THE TIP ENDS HAVING A LITTLE RUB. PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TEXT

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE FRONT. A TINY STAIN ON THE TOP EDGE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INNER PAIR OF PANELS

THE CORRECT DIE CUT BLACK INNER SLEEVE HAS NO SEAM SPLITS

I HAVE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+ IT REALLY IS THAT GOOD

 

 

WE COMBINE SHIPPING                     

Shipping: 
We will only send signed for or tracked and signed if EU or the rest of the world. this is to protect both buyer and seller

Your Purchase will be send inside a very protective square cornered professional package

The record will be removed from the sleeve and placed inside a new poly inner sleeve and separated from the cover

The sleeve and record will then have a new outer protective sleeve placed around it