KRAFTWERK Autobahn UK LP 1st embossed sleeve MINT
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Description
KRAFTWERK - AUTOBAHN
- LABEL:VERTIGO
- CAT: 6360 620
- MATRIX:6360620 1V/1 - 2V-6
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED SLEEVE WITH EMBOSSED MOTORWAY SYMBOL, INDICATING A FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE.
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND VIRTUALLY SPOTLESS. THE ONLY TINY BLEMISHES TO POINT OUT ARE A FEW TINY MARKS ON THE RIGHT QUADRANT OF THE SLEEVE, AND A COUPLE OF LITTLE LINES NEAR THE SPINE.
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY CLEAN, AND THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND I DON'T BELIEVE THE LP HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES.
THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN EXCEPTION CONDITION, WITH ONLY THE VERY VERY FAINTEST TRACE OF RING WEAR AT ACUTE ANGLES
THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN TOP CONDITION
THE LABELS
ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE VERTIGO SPACESHIP LABELS WHICH ARE TOTALLY MINT. THERE IS NO SPINDLE HOLE WEAR, AND I CANNOT SEE ANY SPIDER LINES ANYWHERE.
I AM CERTAIN THE LP HAS ONLY EVER HAD ONE PLAY LIFETIME
THE VINYL
ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE, NOT A MARK ON IT, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION IT IS HARD TO MAKE ANY THING OUT AT ALL, PERHAPS THE ODD WISP LINE FROM REMOVAL, BUT REALLY NOTHING. THIS IS ABOUT AS MINT AS YOU CAN GET
GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO SIDE ONE, I AM IMMEDIATELY IMPRESSED BY THE SILENCE OF THE RUN IN GROOVE. THIS IS VITAL IF THIS IS GOING TO PRODUCE THE SOUND QUALITY THAT A MINT LP WILL GIVE, AS THERE ARE MANY MANY QUIET PASSAGES OF MUSIC, AND ANY BACKGROUND NOISE IS GOING TO RUIN THE ALBUM.
FIRST THING TO NOTE IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHICH I DIDN'T REALLY EXPECT THERE TO BE FROM A ONCE PLAYED ALBUM, BUT YOU NEVER CAN TELL UNTIL YOU ACTAULL PLAY THE RECORD. IF YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD THIS LP BEFORE YOU ARE IN FOR A STEREOPHONIC TREAT AS THE PRODUCTION AND STEREO SPLIT ON THIS VINYL IS JUST AS THE AMERICANS WOULD SAY "AWESOME"
THE ENTIRE LP IS JUST IMMACULATE, JUST AS YOU WOULD HAVE RECEIVED IT BACK IN 1974 ON THE DAY OF PURCHASE
WITHOUT A DOUBT THIS GRADES AS A MINT ALBUM, AND IN MY OPINION WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING
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