FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
THE BEATLES - WITH THE BEATLES
1963 2ND PRESS IN STEREO
STAGGERING MINT MINUS AUDIO
NEAR MINT SLEEVE AND INNER
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION . THE JET BLACK BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.
THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED. THE YELLOW LOGO IS IN THE SAME EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION.THE BLACK BASE COLOUR STRETCHES FULLY UNBLEMISHED RIGHT INTO THE UNMARKED AND UNWORN SPINDLE HOLES ON BOTH SIDES.
I CAN MAKE OUT ABOUT 3-4 REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES
THE VINYL
AN ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT LP THAT ABSOLUTELY GLEAMS LIKE NEW. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE, AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS.
ONLY WHEN PLACED UNDER SPOTLIGHTS CAN I SEE A FEW TINY WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF VERY FINE DULL SURFACE HANDLING LINES TOTALLY NON SOUNDING
PLAYING THE RECORD
A TRULY MAGNIFICENT AUDIO PERFORMANCE FROM START TO FINISH
THIS STEREO VINYL PLAYS TO PERFECTION. THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE DELICATE SOUND WHATSOEVER, AND I WOULD SUGGEST TAKING A LISTEN TO TIL THERE WAS YOU WHICH HISTORICALLY ON MOST COPIES SUFFERS FROM POOR REPRODUCTION, BUT ON THIS VINYL IS PERFECT.
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER. THE RUN IN S AND RUN OUTS ARE SILENT AND I HAVE EVEN RECORDED THE ENTIRE RUN OUT TO THE POINT WHEN THE DEAD WAX HITS THE LABEL.
I HAVE TO SAY THAT I DIDN T EVEN HEAR ANY DUST POPS WHATSOEVER THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY, WHICH INCIDENTALLY REPRODUCES THE MOST MAGNIFICENT STEREO SOUND. CRISP, CLEAR, WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION
THERE IS JUST NOTHING TO MAR THIS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE
THE TRACK THAT OFTEN LETS THIS ALBUM DOWN IS TIL THERE WAS YOU BUT PLEASE LISTEN TO IT I THINK THIS COPY IS AS GOOD AS I HAVE EVER HEARD IT SOUND
I DON T BELIEVE THE AUDIO CAN EVER BE BETTERED ON ANY COPY AND IN MY OPINION IT IS A MINT MINUS SOUND THROUGHOUT
BUT THE IMPORTANT THING IS WHAT YOU THINK. SO PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
SUPERB GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND HIGHLY POLISHED. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR.
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND MOST AMAZINGLY NOT ONE JOT OF RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE, AND ON THIS ALBUM THAT IS RARE.
THREE OF THE THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE. THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP HAS A SMALL DING
THERE ARE JUST FOUR TINY PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. ONE ON THE TOP EDGE. TWO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES BY THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR APART FROM A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS
THE SPINE IS JUST IMMACULATE. NOT ONE FINGER TO THUMB SQUASH . THE TAPERED ENDS HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THE LAMINATE AND EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE TOTALLY UNWORN. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECT AND THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE LAMINATE WHATSOEVER
THE OPENING EDGE HAS A LITTLE FEATHERING BUT IS STILL SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS INCREDIBLY WHITE. THERE IS JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF HANDLING TO THE OPENING EDGE
FLIPBACKS ARE PERFECTLY ADHERED
THE ORIGINAL RICE PAPER LINED EMITEX INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB UNCREASED CONDITION. NONE OF THE SEAMS ARE SPLIT EITHER. A GREAT EXAMPLE
FOR ME THIS SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT
BUT TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND DECIDE FOR YOUR SELF
