FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
NEAR MINT AUDIO
EX SLEEVE
THE VINYL
THE ORIGINAL SHEEN HAS BEEN RETAINED AND LOOKS FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT
WHEN PLACED UNDER SPOTLIGHTS, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF VERY FINE WISPY HAIRLINES
THE LABELS
DEEP RICH INKS THAT FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE
THE WHITE SIDE IS PURE WHITE AND THE BLACK SWIRL SIDE IS UNBLEMISHED
A CLOSE EXAMINATION REVEALS JUST 6-7 SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE TEST PLAY
AN ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE 1ST PRESS WHICH PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION
THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, AND EVERY NOTE IS LOUD, CLEAN AND CRISP, JUST HOW IT WAS INTENDED TO BE HEARD.
THERE IS NO CRACKLE, NOR ARE THERE ANY LOUD CLICKS
THE STERO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
I DIDN T HEAR ANY DUST POPS, TICKS OR CLICKS AT ALL DURING THE PLAY AND A LITTLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A FEW OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND A COUPLE OF SILENT PASSAGES
VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO NEAR MINT
DON T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE GATEFOLD SLEEVE
STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE.
THE COLOURS ARE STILL NICELY RETAINED ACROSS THE SURFACE, BUT LIKE SO MANY OF THESE SLEEVES THERE IS SOME GREYING TO EDGES IN PARTICULAR WITH A LITTLE IN THE MIDDLE AS WELL. THERE IS ALSO A STICKER RESIDUAL MARK IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER
THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE IN THE RIGHT CORNER. NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE FOUR CORNERS HAVE A LITTLE RUB
NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE
THE TOP EDGES ARE BOTH LIGHTLY RUBBED WITH SOME FLECKS OF UNDERCARD VISIBLE ON BOTH SURFACES AND SOME ON THE CORNERS
THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE SLIGHTLY LESS
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND CLEAN AND THERE IS NO FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHING . LIGHT RUBBING AT THE TOP MOSTLY AND A LITTLE ON THE ENDS
THE REAR SURFACE IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE FRONT
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PERFECTLY CLEAN AND UNRUBBED PAIR OF INNER PANELS.
THE VERTIGO SWIRL INNER SLEEVE HAS NO SEAM SPLITS OR CREASES
THIS SLEEVE IS IN EX CONDITION
