**READ DESCRIPTION** GEORGE MICHAEL OLDER LP RARE 1996 UK ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS
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IMPORTANT! : UK RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADINGS USED. MINT/NEAR MINT/EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD/GOOD/FAIR /POOR
PLUS (+) AND MINUS (-) USED TO SWAY THE GRADINGS.
ARTIST: GEORGE MICHAEL
TITLE: OLDER
LABEL: VIRGIN
CAT NO: V 2802
YEAR OF RELEASE:1996
FORMAT: 12 INCH VINYL RECORD
CONDITION OF RECORD :(VISUAL). FROM AFAR RECORD HAS NICE GLOSS BUT UNDER CLOSER INSPECTION NUMEROUS SCUFFS AND HAIRLINE SCRATCHES CAN BEEN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD.NONE OF THESE SCUFFS/HAIRLINES ARE FEELABLE. GRADES VG-
SLEEVE: MATT SLEEVE HAS LIGHT RINGWEAR AND THE 2 CORNERS ON THE FRONT HAVE BENT SLIGHTLY.ALSO HAS SOME 'THUMBNAIL' CREASES ON THE EDGES ALONG WITH A FEW FINE SCRAPES AND 'DIGS' WHICH CAN ONLY SEEN WHEN SLEEVE IS TILTED AT AN ANGLE.ALSO THERE IS A SOME STAINING RUNNING FROM THE TOP OF THE SLEEVE TO THE BOTTOM ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE AT REAR.AS WELL AS A FEW RANDOM 'FLECKS'. (ALL OF THIS IS PICTURED) ON THE PLUS SIDE SLEEVE IS IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE. NO RIPS. NO WRITING. NO SPLITS .COLOURS ARE STILL VIBRANT AND UNDIMMED. ALL EDGES ARE SOLID AND WITHOUT EDGE WEAR.STICKER IS INTACT AND ALL WRITING IS LEGIBLE. GRADES VG
PRINTED LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. RECORD IS PERFECTLY FLAT.
PLAYGRADE: I HAVE PLAYED THE ALBUM IN FULL FROM START TO FINISH AND THERE IS VERY LIGHT SURFACE NOISE/ CRACKLE THROUGHOUT. AS WELL AS A FEW INTERMITTENT (NOT CONTINUOUS) CLICKS AND VERY LIGHT POPS.ON SOME UPTEMPO TRACKS LIKE 'FASTLOVE' , 'STAR PEOPLE' AND 'MOVE ON' THIS IS BARELY NOTICEABLE AND THESE PLAY OK. ON SOME DOWNTEMPO TRACKS LIKE 'IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER' , 'TO BE FORGIVEN' AND 'JESUS TO A CHILD' THERE IS LESS 'NOISE'/MUSIC TO CAMOUFLAGE THE CRACKLE AND THESE TRACKS PLAY POORER THAN THE OTHERS.THIS IS DUE TO A FEW REASONS. OBVIOUSLY, THE SCUFFS AND HAIRLINES MAKE A DIFFERENCE BUT HAVING SAID THAT EVEN AN EXCELLENT/ NEAR MINT COPY OF THIS ON VINYL WILL NOT PLAY AS WELL AS A CD. YOU READ THAT CORRECTLY: THE CD WILL BE THE BEST LISTENING EXPERIENCE FOR THIS ALBUM! THIS IS DUE TO THE ALBUMS LENGTH. CLOCKING IN A JUST UNDER ONE HOUR , THIS LP , SOUNDWISE, WOULD HAVE BENEFITTED ENORMOUSLY FROM BEING A DOUBLE LP RELEASE BUT RECORD COMPANY ECONOMICS/PRODUCTION COSTS STOP THAT FROM HAPPENING! GENERAL CONCENSUS STATES THAT IN ORDER TO HAVE OPTIMUM SOUND QUALITY , A RECORD SHOULD HAVE NO MORE THAN 22.5 MINUTES EITHER SIDE. 45 MINUTES IN TOTAL. ANYTHING OVER THAT AND THE SOUND QUALITY WILL SUFFER DUE TO 'COMPRESSION' - FACT.THIS LP IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THAT ,BUT HEY , RECORD BUYERS WERE LOW ON THE PRIORITY OF RECORD COMPANIES IN THE 1990'S AS CD WAS KING. MOREOVER, THESE MID 1990'S PRESSINGS ARE FLIMSY AND THE SOUND SUFFERS AS A RESULT OF THIS . ( RECORD COMPANIES WERE SEEMINGLY OBSESSED WITH MAKING RECORDS THINNER IN THE 1990'S) RECORD GRADES 'GOOD'/'GOOD+' (UK RECORD COLLECTOR GRADINGS USED)
UPDATE AT 17.00 HOURS GMT(MONDAY 11/6). ORIGINALLY , THIS WAS PLAYGRADED ON A CHEAP AND NASTY BUDGET TURNTABLE! SINCE THEN I HAVE TESTED IT ON A BETTER QUALITY TURNTABLE (RANDOM SECTIONS ONLY) AND I CAN CONFIRM AN IMPROVEMENT IN SOUND QUALITY.THE SURFACE NOISE IS NOT AS NOTICEABLE. MORAL OF THE STORY- DO NOT PLAYGRADE RECORDS ON A CHEAP AND NASTY BUDGET TURNTABLE!
LABELS : EXCELLENT. FEW SPINDLE MARKS EITHER SIDE.
COMMENT: THIS IS NOT A MINT COPY AND THE ASKING PRICE REFLECTS THIS. PLEASE ONLY BUY IF YOU ACCEPT THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION. THIS RECORD IS REGULARLY SELLING FOR AROUND £450 IN EXCELLENT CONDITION SO MY ASKING PRICE IS PROPORTIONATE TO THAT. NOWHERE NEAR MINT BUT STILL LISTENABLE. NO JUMPS,NO STICKS/REPEATS AND NO FEELABLE SCRATCHES.NO SPLITS OR TEARS.NO DISTORTION. APPARENTLY ONLY 500 COPIES OF THIS WERE PRESSED UP. 'OLDER' IS BECOMING VERY SCARCE NOW....
ALSO LISTED: 12 INCH SINGLES OF TOO FUNKY AND FREEEK
UK RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADINGS USED. SEE TOP LINE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
POSTAGE FROM SURREY,UK
UK:£ FREE. 1st CLASS SIGNED FOR DELIVERY ONLY)
REST OF WORLD: £12.99
(SIGNED FOR DELIVERY ONLY)
I WILL POST YOUR RECORD OUT THE DAY AFTER I RECEIVE PAYMENT. RECORD WILL BE REMOVED FROM ITS SLEEVE AND PLACED IN AN OUTER POLYTHENE SLEEVE TO PREVENT SPLITTING. STIFFENERS ALSO USED.CRUCIFIX MAILER USED.
NO QUIBBLE FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE IF NOT SATISFIED IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM.
THANKS
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