KALEIDOSCOPE - FAINTLY BLOWING
MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO
FIRST STEREO PRESS
OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT SLEEVE
SUPERB TOP GRADE COLLECTIBLE CONDITION
FULLY TEST PLAYED PRIOR TO LISTING
CATALOGUE:FONTANA STL 5491MATRIX: 886496 1Y//1 v 420 1 1 3 / 2Y//1 v 420 1 1 2
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE SMOOTH BLACK LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. .
THE COLOUR RUNS FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE , WHILST THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THERE ARE JUST 1-2 TINY SPIDER LINES AGAINST THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE VINYL HAS RETAINED IT S ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS MINT.
LIKE THE MAJORITY OF THESE RECORDS, THERE IS A WATERMARK ON THE OUTER LIP OF A SMALL PORTION OF THE RECORD
SOME OF THE RECORDS HAVE THE WATERMARK ON BOTH SIDES. THIS ONE HAS A MINUSCULE NON SOUNDING SPECK ON SIDE A, AND A LARGER LIGHTLY SOUNDING ONE ON SIDE B
I HAVE RECORDED THE WHOLE LP SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR FOR YOURSELF
EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER SPOTLIGHTS, THERE ARE JUST ONE OR TWO FEW TINY WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE
A SUPERB ORIGINAL ALBUM IN AMAZING CONDITION
THE TEST PLAY
SIDE A PLAYS TO A MINT MINUS GRADE. NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO DUST POPS OR TICS ETC
CLEAN CLEAR NOISE FREE AUDIO THROUGH THE ENTIRE SIDE
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER
NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ALL
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING NOR ARE THERE ANY LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT
SIDE B HAS THAT LITTLE WATERMARK AND THERE IS A TINY SHHH FOR ABOUT TEN ROTATIONS AT THAT SINGLE SPOT
NO DUST POPS OR TICS DURING THE REST OF THE SIDE
NO DISTORTION AND NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
WITHOUT THE WATERMARK THE AUDIO WOULD BE PERFECT, AS IT IS , IT IS PERFECT ON SIDE A AND NEAR PERFECT ON SIDE B
TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THIS LP EASILY PLAYS TO A MINT MINUS - NEAR MINT STANDARD
THE SLEEVE
THE SLEEVE IS A LAMINATED GATEFOLD
THE FRONT SURFACE HAS SOME LAMINATE LIFT ALONG THE SPINE
THE REST OF IT HOWEVER IS BLEMISH FREE
THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND THERE IS NO RUBBING
THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE
NONE ON THE TOP EDGE, ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE SPINE EITHER.
THE BOTTOM TWO CORNER TIPS HAVE A LITTLE RUB TO THE ENDS
THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE EITHER. THIS IS A FABULOUS EXAMPLE OF THIS FRAGILE SLEEVE.
THE TOP EDGES ARE FULLY LAMINATED AND ONLY THE RIGHT TIP ENDS SHOW A DOT OF RUB
THE BOTTOM FRONT EDGE HAS PERFECT LAMINATE WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP. THE REAR EDGE SHOWS SOME SPECKS OF UNDERCARD
THE SPINE HAS A COUPLE OF TINY LAMINATE FLAKES AND A DOT OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM TIP
THE OPENING EDGE HAS A FEW TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT, A LITTLE RECORD SHAPE AND SOME RUB TO THE LEFT CORNER TIPS
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVELAS A CLEAN PAIR OF INNER PANELS
THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY