Dire Straits COMMUNIQUE UK LP 1st Press VERTIGO SPACESHIP Label Error MINT MINUS

	£		21
	$		28

DIRE STRAITS - COMMUNIQUE

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS !!!CONDITION

SUPERB EMBOSSED EX++ SLEEVE

LABEL ERROR (SIDE TWO HAS NO LABEL AT ALL)

• CATALOGUE:VERTIGO 9102031
• MATRIX: 9102031 1Y//4 2 v E USA 1 6 / 2Y//1 2 v E 420 11
• EMBOSSED ENVELOPE FRONT SURFACE TO THE SLEEVE

 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SPACESHIP LABEL IA IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS ONE MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINE AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED.THE DISC LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A TINY NON SOUNDING MARK ON SIDE ONE, AND A SMALL NON SOUNDING DULL PATCH IN THE FINAL TRACK ON SIDE TWO

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 DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS 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 VINYL SOUNDS 

THE VINYL PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE ANYWHERE, AND NO STATIC EITHER. THE LINKING GROOVES ARE VERY QUIET

I HEARD NO  DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH, JUST A COUPLE OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC TICS IN TRACK ONE AND A COUPLE MORE IN THE FINAL TRACK SIDE TWO

THIS RECORD IS EASY TO GRADE MINT MINUS FOR THE AUDIO

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED ROBERT STACE SINGLE SLEEVE

THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. THE REASON BEING THAT THE DUSTY AND DELICATE BLUE SURFACE IS USUALLY FOUND WORN AWAY AND RING WORN. PLUS IT IS FLIMSY AND VERY PRONE TO CREASING PARTICULARLY BY THE SPINE. HERE HOWEVER WE HAVE A COPY THAT HAS ESCAPED MOST OF THESE FAULTS

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS THE EMBOSSED ENVELOPE WHICH IS FREE FROM ANY RUBBING. THERE IS JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF GREYING TO THE EDGES, AND A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIP ENDS. NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE TWO TINY PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, THREE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES ALONG OR NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP EDGE IS PERFECT WITH ALL OF THE BLUE RUNNING UNRUBBED FROM CORNER TO CORNER , AND ONLY THE RIGHT CORNER TIP HAS A PIN PRICK OF WHITE VISIBLE.

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS ALSO IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION, WITH ONE TINY WHITE SPECK NEAR THE LEFT CORNER AND A TINY BIT OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER AND A COUPLE OF SMALL SPECKS ALONG THE SURFACE

THE SPINE IS 100% FLAT AND UNSQUASHED.  THERE A RE A FEW TINY WHITE SPECKS OF UNDERCARD VISIBLE ON THE LEADING EDGES, AND A LITTLE RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND EVEN FREE FROM ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS

THE REAR SURFACE IS A S NICE AS THE FRONT

THE CARD PICTURE INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNCREASED, AND NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS. 

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS  SLEEVE EX+

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

GARRY