Al Et Al STRANGE AFFAIRS RARE UK FOLK LP PRIVATE PRESSING 'ARNYS SHACK' EX+++
£
264
$
350
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Description
AL ET AL - STRANGE AFFAIR
2-3 PLAYS EVER EXCELLENT PLUS PLAYTHROUGH
THE SLEEVE IS NEAR MINT!!
- CATALOGUE:ARNYS SHACK AS047
- MATRIX:AS047 A-1 / B-1
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 U / 2 G
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE OFF WHITE BLACK LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BROWN TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. I CANNOT SEE ANY MORE THAN 2 SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE WHATSOEVER.
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS NEAR FLAWLESS . UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES AND SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES VISIBLE
PLAYING THE RECORD
I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.
I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS. IN PARTICULAR THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB WITH EVERYTHING HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY
THIS ALBUM FEATURES SO MANY NEAR SILENT PASSAGES THAT ANY UNWANTED NOISE WOULD BE EVEN MORE DETECTABLE
THERE IS NO LOUD BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT WHATSOEVER
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER, WHAT YOU WILL HEAR IS SOME VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES
THERE ARE NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS, JUST A FEW MINUSCULE LITTLE TICS RANDOMLY HEARD
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE VINYL EXCELLENT PLUS FOR THE PLAYTHROUGH
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE LP AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS THOUGH
THE SLEEVE
UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN, AND THE COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN RETAINED PERFECTLY
THERE ARE FOUR SMALL LINES NEAR THE TOP OF THE SPINE. THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE.
NO RING WEAR , JUST A LITTLE LIGHT RECORD IMPRESSION. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGE IS NEAR PRISTINE . ALL OF THE COLOUR IS THERE WITH JUST A TINY SPECK OF WHITE ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIP END
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS SIMILAR WITH A DOT OF WHITE ON EACH CORNER TIP.
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED, THE COLOUR RUNS FULLY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM AND EVEN THE TIPS ARE UNRUBBED. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP
THE UNLAMINATED REAR SURFACE IS STILL VERY WHITE, WITH JUST A LITTLE LIGHT AGEING AND HANDLING TO THE EDGES MAINLY
THE PLAIN DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN EXCELLENT CONDITION . UNSPLIT AND STILL VERY WHITE. SOME WRITING ON ONE SIDE
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
