Jackson Heights RAGAMUFFINS FOOL UK VERTIGO SWIRL MINT-

	£		166
	$		220

JACKSON HEIGHTS - RAGAMUFFINS FOOL

IN MAGNIFICENT 2 PLAY CONDITION

VERTIGO SPIRAL LABEL

• CATALOGUE:VERTIGO 6360 077
• MATRIX: 6360077 1//Y 2 11/ 2//Y 2 420 

SUPERB PROG ROCK ALBUM FROM THIS SHORT LIVED BAND.THE ALBUM WAS ISSUED WITH A POSTER FOR ATHE VERY FIRST ISSUES, THIS ONE DOESN'T HAVE THE POSTER ALTHOUGH IT IS STILL A FIRST PRESS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SPIRAL LABELS ARE 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, AND THE WHITE SURFACE IS PURE WHITE AND UNMARKED. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST TWO!! SPIDER LINES SHOWING THE LIMITED PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED IN 40 YEARS

THE VINYL

THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS IN DAYLIGHT, APART FROM ONE VERY VERY FINE NON SOUNDING ONE ON THE FIRST TWO TRACKS OF SIDE 2,  AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT 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 CONVINCED 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 CLEAR AND CRISP THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS, AND THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ALL. THE RECORD PLAYS WITHOUT ANY  BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKING AT ALL.

CLEARLY THIS VINYL HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR AND PLAYED EVEN LESS, I URGE YOU TO TAKE A LISTEN TO THE MANY QUIET PASSAGES THAT FREQUENT THE PLAYTHROUGH, BECAUSE THEY PERFORM ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENTLY. NOT A JOT OF BACKGROUND TO SPOIL THE NEAR SILENCE

I HAVE EVEN RECORDED THE ENTIRE RUN OUT GROOVE TO SHOW JUST HOW IMMACULATE THE VINYL IS

ALL I HEARD OTHER THAN THE MUSIC WAS A SECOND OR TWO OF STATIC ONCE OR TWICE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS, AND EVEN THAT WAS ONLY IN THE LINKING GROOVES

AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING VINYL AND I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE IT MINT MINUS

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN FOR YOURSELF THOUGH AND BE THE JUDGE OF ITS QUALITY

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED , HOWARDS SINGLE SLEEVE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

VERY UNUSUAL DESIGN ON THIS SLEEVE. THE SLEEVE IS STANDARD ENOUGH BUT HAS FLOWER DESIGNS EMBOSSED INTO THE PERIMETER EDGES ALL THE WAY AROUND. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS DENTED, BUT NOT SO, IT'S A VERY CLEVER ADDITION TO THE DESIGN OF THE COVER

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN. THE NON LAMINATED SURFACE IS COATED WITH A BROWN POWDERY FINISH THAT IS VERY PRONE TO RUBBING. THIS COPY HAS SURVIVED THE WEAR AND TEAR OF 39 YEARS AND IS TOTALLY UNRUBBED ON THIS AREA. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS, AND THE ONLY SMALL LINES APPEAR NEAR THE SPINE WHERE THERE ARE FIVE SMALL ONES, AND ONE LIGHT LINE RUNNING HALF WAY ACROSS THE TOP LEFT CORNER, AND A THIN LINE RUNNING PARALELL TO THE SPINE

THE TOP EDGE IS UNWORN, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS MINIMAL SHELF WEAR MOSTLY TOWARDS THE RIGHT CORNER

THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY  FLAT APART FROM ONE SLIGHT FINGER TO THUMB SQUASH . THER SPINE HAS TAPERED ANDS AND THERE IS SOME VERY LIGHT SLEF WEAR TO THE EDGES OF THE SPINE. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE HOWEVER.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, WITH JUST 2-3 SMALL THUMB NAIL NICKS TO SHOW WHERE THE VINYL WAS PLUCKED FROM THE SLEEVE A COUPLE OF TIMES

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND AS CREASE FREE AS THE FRONT . THE TINY LINES APPEAR EXACTLY WHERE THEY DO ON THE FRONT. A LIGHT ONE ACROSS THE TOP LEFT CORNER, AND4 SMALL ONES NEAR THE SPINE

THE ORIGINAL VERTIGO SWIRL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS UNSPLIT, BUT HAS BROWNED WITH AGE WHERE THE GLUE THAT STICKS THE POLY INNER TO THE OUTER PAPER HAS DRIED

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY