Richard Harris A TRAMP SHINING 1968 UK LP 1st Press STEREO SUPERB MINT AUDIO
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Description
MINT AUDIO
1ST PRESS - BLACK RCS VICTOR
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE LABELS ARE JUST MAGNIFICENT, NO HANDLING MARKS OR STAINS. .
THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THERE ARE 3-4 TINT SPIDER LINES
THE VINYL
THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES, AND EVEN PLACED UNDER A MAGIFYING LED HALO THE RECORD STOILL LOOKS PERFECT
THE TEST PLAY
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 IT DOES SOUND.
THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO RECORDING IS PURE FIRST PRESS, AND EVERY NOTE CAN BE HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEANLY WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION.
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE
NO LOUD POPS OR CLICKS
SILENT LINKING GROOVES
NO TICS OR POPS
NOTHING AUDIBLE APART FROM A COUPLE OF THE TINIEST BARELY HEARD SPLIT SECONDS OF STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES
A TRULY MAGNIFICENT PLAYTHROUGH AND ONE THAT GRADES MINT
BUT DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS
THIS IS A FINAL UPGRADE EXAMPLE
THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE FROM ROBERT STACE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND THE COLOURS ARE DEEP, RICH AND VIBRANT
THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE.
THE LAMINATE IS IMMACULATE. BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY SHEEN AND NO PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE
THERE ARE TWO PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES AGAINST THE OPENING EDGE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THE TOP EDGE IS PRISTINE AND HAS NO COLOUR LOSS WITH UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS
THE BOTTOM EDGE DOES HAVE A TINY BIT OD RUB TO THE SURFACE IN A FEW TINY PATCHES
THE SPINE IS IMMACULATE. FULLY LAMINATED AND JUST PERFECT
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP. THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAS NEATLY WRITTEN INSIDE THE OPENING EDGE THE DATE AND PLACE OF PURCHASE (29TH, AUG 1968)
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE EXACT SAME CONDITION AS THE FRONT .
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO NON LAMINATED INNER PANELS WHICH ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION
THE INNER SLEEVE HAS BEEN ADORNED WITH PRESS CUTTINGS FROM THE RELEASE YEAR
THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE INDICATING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS HAS BEEN PLAYED.
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