Paul Kent RARE 1971 UK SELF TITLED LP B&C RARE FOLK ROCK PLAYS EX+ - LISTEN

£ 26

$ 34

£ 26 Sold For

Apr 2, 2021 Sold Date

Mar 26, 2021 Start Date

£ 19 Start price

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PAUL KENT - PAUL KENT

PLAYS TO AN EX (+) GRADE

1ST PRESS 1971

PLAYED NO MORE THAN A FEW TIMES

SLEEVE ALSO GRADES EX+

CATALOGUE: B7C CAS 1044
MATRIX:CAS 1044 A-1U / B-1U
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 R / 1 G

TAKE A LISTEN TO THE STEREO REPRODUCTION BY PRESSING THE PLAY BUTTONS BELOW

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

JET BLACK LABELS IN INCREDIBLE CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND GREEN LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH HAS JUST 2-3 TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND IT, SHOWING JUST WHY THIS SUPERB VINYL HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED IN THE LAST 50 YEARS!!!!

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT CAME OUT OF THE PRESS. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOT A MARK ON IT,AND IT LOOKS FLAWLESS.

UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE AND SOME SMALL DULL MARKS

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 NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME 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

THIS STEREO ALBUM PLAYS SUPERBLY WELL . THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE REPRODUCTION. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR.

GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO THE RUN IN GROOVE ALL YOU HEAR IS NEAR SILENCE. NO CRACKLES ANYWHERE, AND THIS INCREDIBLE STANDARD IS MAINTAINED ALL THROUGH BOTH SIDES.

THE RUN IN IS NEAR SILENT, THE LINKING GROOVES ARE NEAR SILENT, AND THE RUN OUT IS NEAR SILENT

NO VINYL NOISE AND NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS, SKIPS STICKS OR JUMPS

WHAT YOU WILL HEAR RANDOMLY THROUGH THE PLAY ARE SOME LOW LEVEL TICS AND POPS, AND THE OCCASIONAL LOW LEVEL BACKGROUND IN A SILENT PASSAGE OR TWO. NOT ENOUGH TO SPOIL THE ENJOYMENT OF THIS FINE ALBUM BUT ENOUGH TO WARRANT A SLIGHT GRADE REDUCTION

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE!

I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS VERY CLOSE TO EX+

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS DEEP RICH COLOURS AND HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED. THE SURFACE HAS A SLIGHT UNEVENESS ABOUT IT, NOT WATER DAMAGE THOUGH

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THERE IS NOT ONE CREASE, OR CREASE LINE ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE

ONE REALLY SMALL PRESSURE LINE NEAR THE SPINE

NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES.

THE TOP EDGE HAS TWO SMALL CHIPS TO THE SURFACE AND A SPECK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A LITTLE RUB ALONG THE SURFACE

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHING. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE COLOUR SHOWS SOME WEAR TO THE BOTTOM LEADING EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS COLOUR RICH AS THE FRONT. AGAIN NO RECORD SHAPE OR RING WEAR AND NO EDGE PRESSURE LINES

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX + IT REALLY IS THAT GOOD