AUDIO THAT IS A BRILLIANT EX VERY CLOSE TO NEAR MINT
VG GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH INNER
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE TAN AND WHITE COLOURED LABELS ARE VERY CLEAN. THE WHITE AREAS ARE VERY WHITE. I CAN SEE WHAT LOOKS TO BE A VERY FAINT INITIAL ON SIDE A AND SOME 7-8 SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE VINYL STILL HAS A VERY HEALTHY SHEEN AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS PRISTINE. EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYLING LED HALO ALL I SEE ARE A COUPLE OF FAINT SURFACE HAIRLINES ON SIDE TWO AND A FEW NON SOUNDING EMBEDDED VERY LIGHT DULL STREAK LINES, PLUS A FEW WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES
THE TEST PLAY
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS.
IT PLAYS WITH JUST A COUPLE OF MINOR FLAWS
THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AT ANY POINT. THIS SHOWS THAT THE PLAY THAT THE ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WAS CONDUCTED ON A DECENT SYSTEM WITH AN UNWORN OR UNDAMGAED STYLI
NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS
MOSTLY SILENT LINKING GROOVES
ON BOTH SIDES THE MUSIC IS CRYSTAL CLEAR AND CLEAN. ALL THAT I HEARD WERE A COUPLE OF TINY LITTLE TICS ON SIDE ONE AT THE END OF TRACK ONE, AND ON SIDE TWO 3 VERY LIGHT TICS AT THE END OF TRACK ONE AND 6 MORE AT THE END OF TRACK THREE OF WHICH FOUR OF THEM ARE IN THE LINKING GROOVE TO TRACK 4
IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS THIS IS EXTREMELY MINOR
OTHER THAN THIS A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE SPECKS OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES
YOU HAVE TO TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND I TRUST YOU WILL COME TO THE SAME BELIEF AS ME
THAT THIS AUDIO GRADES EX
BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE GATEFOLD SLEEVE FROM ROBERT STACE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS STILL VERY CLEAN. MOST OF THESE ARE HEAVILY SOILED. THIS ONE ONLY SHOWS LIGHT HANDLING TO THE EDGES. THERE IS A LIGHT SCRATCH IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER
A MILD SHADOW OF RING WEAR AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM
THE BL ACK INKS ARE STILL RICH AND VIBRANT
THERE ARE FOUR PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE,PLUS A FEW DIMPLES NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE.
THE FOUR CORNERS AREONLY LIGHTLY RUBBED AT THE TIPS
THE TOP EDGES ONLY SHOW TINY DOTS OF RUB MAINLY ON THE REAR SURFACE AND A TINY SPECK ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS CORNER TIPS
THE BOTTOM EDGEHAS MORE SIGNIFICANT RUB ALONG THE REAR SURFACE
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.THE WHITE SHOWS HANDLING AND SOME DIMPLES, AND RUBBING AT THE ENDS
THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP
THE REAR SURFACESHOWS RING WEAR AND HANDLING
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS THE TWO INNER PANELS WHIC AGAIN SHOWS LIGHT HANDLING AROUND THE EDGES
STILL A VERY PRESENTABLE SLEEVE
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE VG
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
