Miles Davis SKETCHES OF SPAIN 1960 UK LP 1st Press Fontana NEAR MINT AUDIO
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MILES DAVIS - SKETCHES OF SPAIN
UK 1ST PRESS ON FONTANA
NEAR MINT AUDIO
MINT MINUS GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE
THIS LP HAS ONLY HAD A COUPLE OF PLAYS EVER!!
FULLY PLAY TESTED BEFORE LISTING
- CATALOGUE: FONTANA 682 079 TL
- MATRIX: AA682079 V 1L// 420 / 2L
- THE RECORD
THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND TOP SECTION ARE BOTH PRISTINE AND UNRUBBEDI CANNOT SEE ANY MORE THAN ONE SPIDER LINE BY THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE RECORD IS IN A VERY GLOSSY CONDITION. NO DULLING TO THE SURFACEIN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY PERFECTWHEN PLACED UNDER SPOTLIGHTS ALL I SEE ARE A FEW TINY WISPY HAIRLINES AND A LIGHT NON SOUNDING SMALL HANDLING LINE ON SIDE ONEOTHER THAN THAT THE RECORD IS SPOTLESS
PLAYING THE RECORD
THE RECORD PLAYS SUPERBLY THROUGH BOTH SIDESNO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT WHICH INDICATES THAT THE PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS CONDUCTED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUSNO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLENO LOUD CLICKS, NO SKIPS OR JUMPS
THE LINKING GROOVES ARE NEAR SILENT, AND THERE IS NO MORE THAN THE ODD TINY SPECK OF LIGHTLY AUDIBLE STATIC
NO MORE THAN A FEW TINY STATIC TICS DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH
OVERALL THIS IS A SUPERB AUDIO PERFORMANCE THE AUDIO GRADES NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED FRONT, NON LAMINATED REAR WITH FLIPBACKS
GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS SLEEVE IS FLAT CLEAN WITH PRISTINE COLOURS AND UNBLEMISHED LAMINATE
NO LIFT, PEEL OR FLAKE
THE COLOUR IS IN TOP CONDITION. NO RUBBING
NO RING WEAR OR ANY RECORD SHAPE
THE CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THERE ARE ZERO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING ACROSS THE SURFACE. UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS NEARLY AS PERFECT, JUST A SPECK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP END
THE SPINE IS FULLY COLOURED WITH PERFECT LAMINATE TPRISTINE TEXT AND UNBLEMISHED TIP ENDS
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPER CONDITION AS THE FRONT. PERFERCTLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS AND CLEAN UNMARKED NO LAMINATED SURFACE
VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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