Rory Gallagher TATTOO UK LP 1st Press OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS AUDIO AND SLEEVE
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RORY GALLAGHER - TATTOO
IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION
FIRST 1973 PRESS A1/B1
- CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2383-230
- MATRIX:2383230 A//1 1 1 1 5 / B//1 1 1 6
- 'BILBO' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE
TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY
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THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE ORANGY RED POLYDOR LABELS ARE IN ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE IS NOT A MARK OR STAIN ON THEM. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE ZERO SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE DISC GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND HAS CLEARLY LOST NONE OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE. IT IS UNMARKED AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE ON THIS IMMACULATE 1973 1ST PRESS
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 LP FROM START TO FINISH SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR THE WHOLE ALBUM BEFORE LAYING A BID IF YOU CHOSE TO DO SO. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM HAPPY TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THIS ALBUM PLAYS ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENTLY. FROM THE SECOND THE STYLUS IS PLACED ON THE RECORD TO THE VERY END, THE SOUND QUALITY IS JUST SUPERB ALL THE WAY THROUGH
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST 1ST PRESS. LOUD AND CLEAR AND EVERY NOTE HEARD AS WAS INTENDED
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE
NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS
NO MORE THAN THE ODD SPECK OF STATIC EITHER AND THE LINKING GROOVES ARE NEAR SILENT
I HEARD PERHAPS 2-3 OF THE TINIEST LITTLE STATIC TICS DURING THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS VINYL MINT MINUS FOR THE AUDIO
THE SLEEVE
FIRST PRESS E.J.DAY SLEEVE
I HAVE SEEN MANY COPIES OF THIS ALBUM OVER THE YEARS. AND ON VIRTUALLY EVER ONE, THE SLEEVE LETS THE VINYL DOWN AS IT IS MADE FROM THIN POROUS TEXTURED CARD, AND MOST EVERY COPY I HAVE SEEN HAS HAD ONE OR A COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS
- TEARS
- PAPER SCUFFS
- SERIOUS STAINS
- FRAYED EDGES
- RING WEAR
- SPLIT SEAMS
- TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES WORN THROUGH
- OPENING EDGE FRAYED AND SPLIT
- CREASES
THIS IS VERY CLOSE TO MINT!!!
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO MARKS, STAINS, CREASES, CREASE LINES, DENTS, DINGS OR RUBBING. NOR IS THERE ANY DAMAGE TO THE PAPER OR TEXTURED SURFACE. THERE IS A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF HANDLING TO THE EDGES
THERE ARE ZERO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR ON THE MAIN SURFACES. THE TOP RIGHT CORNER TIP HAS A PIN PRICK OF RUB
THE SPINE IS AN INCREDIBLE 'FLAT SHAPE' AGAIN NORMALLY FOUND CRUSHED. THIS ONE HAS A COUPLE OF THE LIGHTEST TINY PRESSURE POINTS ON THE LEADING EDGES. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE COLOURS HAVE REMAINED IN PRISTINE CONDITION. A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM TIP END
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS NICE AS THE FRONT, JUST A FEW TINY FOXING MOTTLES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN FLAT CREASE FREE, SPLIT FEE CONDITION
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!!!!
AN ABSOLUTELY ASTOUNDING COPY OF THIS GREAT ALBUM, AND WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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