Capability Brown FROM SCRATCH UK LP 1ST PINK NEAR MINT

	£		29
	$		38

CAPABILITY BROWN - FROM SCRATCH

IN MAGNIFICENT  CONDITION 

FIRST PRESS ON THE RARE PINK SCROLL LABEL

1972 1ST PRESS

• CATALOGUE:CHARISMA CAS 1056
• MATRIX: CAS1056 A-1U / B-2U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 G / 1 R

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE PINK SCROLL CHARISMA LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION, A SLIGHT BIT OF MOTTLING ON SIDE 1, BUT THE PINK BASE COLOUR IS UNRUBBED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY CLEAR AND LEGIBLE, AND THERE ARE JUST 2 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE TO DEMONSTRATE HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED 

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS IN SUPER CONDITION, NO REAL LOSS OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE APART FROM UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION WHERE THERE ARE LITTLE PATCHES OF DULLING IN DAYLIGHT ALL I CAN SEE ARE A COUPLE OF VERY FINE HANDLING LINES, AND UNDER ILLUMINATION SOME WISPY HAIRLINES

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 AS I AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I AM CONVINCED THAT BIIDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD 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 LP SOUNDS.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS, AND THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. THE CLARITY IS MAGNIFICENT, AND THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER.

ALL I HEARD WAS A FEW TINY LITTLE DUST POPS AND THEN ONLY IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES, BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS FOR YOURSELF

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS REPRODUCTION NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

STIFF CARDED SINGLE SLEEVE FROMTHE E.J.DAY GROUP

THIS IS A VERY STRONG SLEEVE MADE FROM VERY STIFF CARD MORE LIKE AN AMERICAN STYLE SLEEVE, BUT DEFINIETLY BRITISH,

THE FRONT SURFACE IS JET BLACK WITH A WHITE LGO AND DELIGHTFUL GARDEN SCENE. THE BLACK SURFACE HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED AND ALL OF THE COLOUR IS THERE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A TINY PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER TIP

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASE LINES ,OR BENDS, JUST ONE FINE LINE RUNNING ACROSS THE TOP LEFT CORNER AND FOUR LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND ONE EACH ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES

THE TOP EDGE IS TOTALLY UNWORN, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A COUPLE OF TINY PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHOWING IN THE TWO CORNERS

REMARKABLY THE SPINE IS FLAT CLEAN AND VIRTUALLY UNRUBBED,WITH JUST AGAIN A COUPLE OF PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS JUST RAZOR SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE VERY VULNERABLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS A PLAIN WHITE COLOUR AND HERE WE HAVE ONE THAT HAS ONLY THE VERY BAREST TOUCH OF HANDLING TO THE EPRIMETER EDGES. IT IS STILL VERY VERY WHITE AND HAS CLEARLY BEEN PROTECTED FROM HANDLING BY BEING PLACED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER

WHAT IS ALSO WORTH NOTING IS THAT THERE IS NO RINGWEAR, AND NOT EVEN A TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE

INSIDE THE SLEEVE WE FIND THE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE. THIS HAS FLIPBACKS AND AGAIN IN MOSTLY WHITE. THIS HAS ALSO STOOD THE TEST OF TIME AND APPEARS VERY VERY CLEAN. WHAT IS ALSO VITAL IS THAT THERE ARE NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS, ALTHOUGH THERE LOOKS LIKE A SMALL SCUFF ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY