LINDA HOYLE EX AFFINITY SINGER - PIECES OF ME
VERY RARE AND SOUGHT AFTER SOLO ALBUM
MINT MINUS AUDIO
CLOSE TO NEAR MINT SLEEVE
1971 VERTIGO SPIRAL LABEL
MATRIX: 6360060 1Y//1 420 11 / 2Y//1 420 11
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE SPIRAL LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THEY ARE RICH AND VIBRANT IN COLOUR AND THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. FINALLY THERE ARE 5-6 SMALL SPIDER LINES NEXT TO THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE VINYL IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE.
A BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY DISC . IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE AND IT LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE
THE TEST PLAY
A TRULY MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THIS SOUGHT AFTER RECORD
THE LP PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION, MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR WHATSOEVER
NO LOUD CLICKS AND NO SKIPS OR JUMPS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
NEAR SILENT LINKING GROOVES
NO TICS OR POPS
ALL I HEARD DURING THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH WERE TWO OR THREE SMALL AREAS WITH EXTEMELY LOW LEWVEL BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND. THESE WERE IN ONE OR TWO OF THE MOST SILENT OF PASSAGES
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THE AUDIO PERFORMANCE VINYL MINT MINUS
BUT BECAUSE I HAVE RECORDED THE WHOLE ALBUM YOU ARE ABLE TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS VERY RARE VOLUME, SO PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINTED GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS SLEEVE HAS ALL OF THE RICH COLOURS INTACT.
THE BROWN EDGES WHICH USUALLY SHOW WEAR ARE IN THIS CASE UNBLEMISHED
NO HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES, NO FOLDS OR BENDS
THE SLEEVE IS FLAT AND STRAIGHT
THERE IS JUST ONE TINY PRESSURE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE. THREE EQUALLY SMALL ONES ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER.
NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE VERY SQUARE WITH JUST A DOT OF RUB ON THE TIPS OF THE BOTTOM ONES
THE TOP EDGES ARE STILL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE COLOUR IS ONLY INTERRUPTED AT THE RIGHT CORNER WHERE THERE IS SOME RUB TO THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER AREA AND A SPECK ON THE REAR TIP. THERE ARE ALSO A COUPLE OF TINY FLECKS OF UNDERCARD NEAR THE LEFT CORNER
THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE LIGHT SPORADIC SHELF RUB
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT . THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND ONLY THE BOTTOM TIP END SHOWS A SMALL DOT OF RUB
THE OPENING IS STILL RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS SPECIAL AS THE FRONT. PRISTINE RICH COLOURS
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO NEAR PERFECT INNER PANELS, JUST THE SLIGHTEST SHADOW OF GREYONG ON THE EDGES
THE CORRECT SPIRAL INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT, NO SPLITS TO THE SEAM . NO CREASES THERE IS A LITTLE GLUE AGEING
THIS SLEEVE GRADES VERY CLOSE TO NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
