Jackson Heights KING PROGRESS UK LP 1ST CHARISMA PINK SCROLL PLAYS NEAR MINT-*

	£		36
	$		47

JACKSON HEIGHTS - KING PROGRESS

IN MAGNIFICENT  NEAR MINT minus !!!! CONDITION 

FIRST PRESS ON THE RARE PINK SCROLL LABEL

HUGE WIDESPINE NEAR MINT SLEEVE!!!

• CATALOGUE:CHARISMA CAS 1018
• MATRIX: CAS1018 A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 GG / 1 P

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE PINK SCROLL CHARISMA LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION, A 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 5-6 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE TO DEMONSTRATE HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED 

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION, NO  LOSS OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND A PART FROM A COUPLE OF VERY FINE NEAR INVISIBLE HANDLING SURFACE MARKS IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. OFFERING THE VINYL UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES, AND A COUPLE OF HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES TO BE SEEN

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, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE 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.

NO LOUD CLICKS AND NO VINYL NOISE OR STATIC FOR THAT MATTER

THE ONLY THING YOU WILL HEAR IS THE ODD RANDOM LITTLE DUST POP AND TIC HERE AND THERE, WITH A COUPLE ON TRACK 2 SIDE 2 THAT ARE CAUSED BY ONE TINY MARK ON THE VINYL

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS REPRODUCTION NEAR MINT MINUS

DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

INCREDIBLE FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE PRINTED BY E.J DAY AND CO LTD

THIS IS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS. THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNMARKED. THE LIGHT PASTEL COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR

THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN PROTECTED FROM NEW INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE AND HAS THEREFORE BEEN PERFECTLY PRESERVED UNLIKE MOST COPIES OF THIS THAT YOU WILL COME ACROSS.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASE LINES ,FOLDS OR BENDS, AND AMAZINGLY ONLY ONE MICROSCOPIC LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND JUST TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE.

NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. THERE ARE THREE TINY LITTLE PATCHES OF LAMINATE LIFT ONE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, ANOTHER TOP RIGHT CORNER, AND THE LAST TOP LEFT CORNER. THESE ARE REALLY SMALL

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AND THE LAMINATE RUNS FULLY FROM TIP TO TIP

THE SPINE IS ONE OF THE WIDEST I HAVE EVER SEEN ON ANY LP. IT IS 100% FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED. EVERY BIT OF IT IS PROTECTED BY LAMINATE WHICH RUNS FROM TIP END TO TIP END. THERE IS NO SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP WITH JUST A TINY BIT OF BURRING AND ONLY BECAUSE IT PROTRUDES A COUPLE OF MILLIMETRES BEYOND THE FRONT HALF OF THE GATEFOLD AND NOT DUE TO CARELESS HANDLING

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS STUNNING AS THE FRONT, AGAIN JUST A COUPLE OF TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND A COUPLE MORE ON THE OPENING EDGE, WITH A SMALL THUMB LINE VISIBLE AS WELL. NO LAMINATE LIFT ON THIS SIDE THOUGH

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

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE UNRUBBED PAIR OF INNER PANELS. INCREDIBLE BECAUSE THE SURFACE IS BLACK AND THIS USUALLY WEARS BADLY, BUT THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN INSIDE PLASTIC FROM NEW AND HAS PROBABLY NOT BEEN OPENED OUT VERY MUCH

THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS IN UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED CONDITION. A LIGHT IMPRESSION OF RECORD SHAPE AND JUST A COUPLE OF WRINKLES

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

GARRY