Moody Blues A QUESTION OF BALANCE UK LP 1ST MINT-
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MOODY BLUES - A QUESTION OF BALANCE
- CAT:THS 3
- MATRIX: XZAL 10009P-1W / 10010P-1W
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2B WI / 2B BC
ARGUABLY THE MOODIES BEST ALBUM, AND HERE IS ONE IN MINT MINUS CONDITION HAVING HAD FEWER THAN 3 PLAYS EVER
THE RECORD LABELS
RTHE BLUE AND WHITE THRESHOLD LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE WHITE BACKGROUND IS A BRILLIANT WHITE AND HAS NO SIGNS OF AGING OR HANDLING. THEY ARE AS NEW. THE TYPEFACE IS ALSO PRISTINE AND UNFADED OR RUBBED. THERE IS JUST TWO SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS SUPERB LP HAS BEEN PLAYED
THE VINYL
SUPERB BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN FANTASTIC CONDITION. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN HAS BEEN RETAINED, AND THERE ARE NO SCRATCHES OR SIGNS OF POOR HANDLING. ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO MAKE OUT SOME BARELY VISIBLE WISPS
PLAYING THE RECORD
I HAVE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS ME TO RECORD FOR YOU SOME SOUNDBITES. I AM CERTAIN THAT ALL THE WORDS I CHOSE TO TYPE ARE NOTHING COMPARED TO ACTUALLY HEARING WHAT YOU MAY BE CONSIDERING TO BID ON. I HOPE YOU AGREE
I HAVE INCLUDED FOUR, THREE MINUTE SECTIONS FROM THE LP INCLUDING THE OPENING TRACK TO EACH SIDE, AS THIS INCLUDES THE RUN IN WAX, ALLOWING YOU TO IDENTIFY ANY UNWANTED NOISE THAT MIGHT BE PRESENT. I AM CERTAIN THERE IS NONE.I HAVE ALSO RECORDED SECTIONS OF THE LINKING GROOVE THAT PRECEED EACH TRACK, SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO GUAGE THE SILENCE BETWEEN THE TRACKS
ONE THING IS FOR CERTAIN AND THAT IS THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO ANY OF THE TRACKS WHICH WOULD BE PRESENT IF THE RECORD HAD BEEN ABUSED WITH A WORN OR TOO HEAVY STYLUS
EACH TRACK PLAYS THROUGH WITH UTMOST CLARITY. THE PERFORMANCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES IS JUST OUTSTANDING. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISE ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE, APART FROM THE BAREST TRACE OF STATIC IN SOME OF THE QUIETER SECTIONS, AND THE VERY ODD LIGHT DUST POP HERE AND THERE.I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC NEAR MINT MINUS / EX PLUS
THE SLEEVE
THE OVERALL GRADING OF THE SLEEVE IS MINT MINUS
THIS IS A ROBERT STACE SLEEVE
ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT PRISTINE EXAMPLE OF THIS NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD. THE FRONT SURFACE IS AS CLEAN AS YOU COULD EVER WISH TO FIND ONE. THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE, AND ALSO THERE HAS BEEN NO LOSS TO THE RICH COLOURS ON THIS BUSY SLEEVE. NOR ARE THERE ANY STICKER MARKS OR PEN MARKS. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE NO SHELF WEAR AT ALL, AND AGAIN THIS IS BECAUSE THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN PROTECTED FROM NEW IN A PLASTIC SLEEVE. THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND FLAT, WHILST THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND AS NEW. CLEARLY THE LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE
THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS FANTASTIC AS THE FRONT
INSIDE THE OPENING EDGE SITS THE GATEFOLD LYRIC SHEET. IT IS IN MINT CONDITION HAVING A SHARP CREASE LINE ACROSS THE MIDDLE WHERE IT FOLDS IN HALF. THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON IT ANYWHERE
THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCELLENT UNSPLIT CONDITION
ALL IN ALL THIS IS A FANTASTIC EXAMPLE OF THIS FIRST PRESS SLEEVE
THIS IS WITHOUT DOUBT A VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE ALBUM, AND WOULD GRACE ANY COLLECTION
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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