Harsh Reality Heaven And Hell 1969 Uk Lp 1st Press Rare Prog Plays Mm/nm Hear

FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDINGTHE INCREDIBLY RARE VERY 1ST PRESSPLAYS MINT MINUSSUPERB NEAR MINT SLEEVEONE OF THE RAREST PROG ALBUMS EVER THE RECORDTHE LABELSTHE BLACK AND SILVER LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.
NO STAINS OR HANDLING MARKS.
THE COLOUR STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.
THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THERE IS ONE TINY SPIDER LINE BY THE SPINDLE HOLETHE VINYLWHEN VIEWED THIS LP SHOWS THREE MINUSCULE DULL SLIVERS OF A WATERMARK ON THE EDGE OF SIDE A, AND SLIGHTLY MORE PRONOUNCED ONE ON SIDE BTHE MAIN SURFACE OF THE RECORD IS IMMACULATEEVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER SPOTLIGHTS IT STILL LOOKS PERFECT NO MORE THAN 2-3 OF THE SMALLEST WISPIEST HAIRLINESTHE TEST PLAYSO LETS TAKE THE WATERMARKS FIRST.
SIDE ONE PLAYS WITHOUT ANY ISSUE WHILST THE STYLUS RUNS ACROSS THE THIN MARKSAS SIDE TWO STARTS I HEARD 12 LITTLE AND VERY LIGHT SSSH S DURING THE INTRO TO THE FIRST TRACK, AS SOON AS THE MUSIC STARTED I COULD HEAR NO MOREIT LOOKS FAR WORSE THAN IT ACTUALLY ISTHE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, MEANING THAT THE FEW PLAYS THE LP HAS RECEIVED WERE COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY TRACKED AND UNWORN STYLUSTHE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS CRISP AND CLEAR AS A BELL WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD AS WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDEDTHIS LP PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLES, OR LOUD CLICKSEVEN THE LINKING GROOVES ARE AS SILENT AS POSSIBLETHERE IS THE ODD SPLIT SECOND OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AND I DON T BELIEVE I HEARD ANY DUST POPS OR TICS WHATSOEVERI HAVE GREAT PLEASURE IN GRADING THIS MINT MINUS / NEAR MINT FOR THE AUDIODON T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGHPLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE THE SLEEVE SO STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE.
THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR.
IT HAS NOT LOST ONE IOTA OF IT S ORIGINAL DAY OF RELEASE SHEEN, AND LOOKS SUPERBTHERE IS A MINUSCLE SPECK OF RUB TO THE TOP RIGHT CORNER AND A LITTLE ALONG THE FLIMSY BOTTOM EDGETHERE IS NOT ONE HEAVY CREASE ANYWHERE, AND ZERO LAMINATE LINES BY THE SPINE.
NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE.
NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE FINALLY NOT ONE IOTA OF RINGWEAR OR EVEN SERIOUS RECORD SHAPETHE TOP EDGES HAVE VERY SMOOTH LAMINATE RUNNING ACROSS THE SURFACE WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDSTHE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE SHELF RUB ACROSS BOTH EDGESTHE SPINE IS ONCE AGAIN FULLY LAMINATED, NO PEEL OR FLAKE, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
IT IS STILL VERY FLAT , AND THE ONLY THING THAT STOPS IT BEING PERFECT IS A SMALL SPECK OF RUB ON THE BOTTOM TIP ENDTHE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARPTHE REAR SURFACE IS IDENTICAL TO THE FRONT.
SOME RUB ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND A LITTLE MORE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNEROPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO NEAR PERFECT INNER PANELS.
A COUPLE OF THE CORNERS HAVE A DOT OF RUB, ALSO A SPECK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE INNER SPINE, AND ONE VERY SMALL AND LIGHT CREASE LINE OVER THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER TIPTHE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION, TOTALLY FLAT WITH BARELY A WRINKLE .
THE POLY INNER HAS BEEN REMOVEDI AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT