BUCKINGHAM NICKS - BUCKINGHAM NICKS
MAGNIFICENT MINT AUDIO
FIRST 1973 PRESS A1/B1
MINT MINUS SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH LYRIC INSERT SHEET
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE ORANGY RED POLYDOR LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION.
THE BASE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THERE ARE NO VISIBLE SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE DISC GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND HAS CLEARLY LOST NONE OF IT S ORIGINAL LUSTRE.
IT IS UNMARKED AND FLAWLESS IN NORMAL LIGHT
AND EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE OTHER THAN ONE ALMOST INVISIBLE TINY WISPY HAIRLINE
THE TEST PLAY
THIS STEREO REPRODUCTION IS TRULY MAGNIFICENT , BOTH LOUD AND CRISP, IT PERFORMS WITHOUT A JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE
THUS THERE IS NO GROOVE WEAR
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO CLICKS.
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NOT EVEN AUDIBLE STATIC
SILENT LINKING GROOVES
NO TICS OR POPS
I AM DELIGHTED TO GRADE THE AUDIO AS MINT
PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO MARKS, STAINS, CREASES, CREASE LINES, DENTS, DINGS OR RUBBING.
NOR IS THERE ANY DAMAGE TO THE PAPER SURFACE. . THE FOUR CORNERS ARE VERY SQUARE AND SHARP
. THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE, AND THE GREY SURFACE HAS NO RUBBING OR FADING TO IT WHATSOEVER
THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. ONEMICROSCOPIC ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE,ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGE IS FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR . IT HAS ALL OF THE GREY COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS
.THE BOTTOM EDGE IS EVERY BIT AS PERFECT
THE SPINE IS STILL VERY FLAT WITH JUST ONE VERY TINY DIMPLE. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. . THE TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS ARE PERFECT
THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP WITH A TINY SPECK OF FEATHERING NEAR THE BOTTOM
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS INCREDIBLE AS THE FRONT. ONE TINY PRESSURE LINE AGAINST THE SPINE
THE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT AND UNSPLIT, AND HASN T ANY CREASES
THE OFTEN MISSING LYRIC INSERT SHEET IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. A TINY BIT OF VERY LIGHT FOXING ON ONE SIDE
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS
