Small Faces SMALL FACES UK DEBUT LP 1ST DECCA MONO UNBOXED, PLAYS NEAR MINT
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Description
SMALL FACES - SMALL FACES
IN LOVELY NEAR MINT PLAYING CONDITION
RARE 1ST PRESS ON THE UNBOXED MONO DECCA LABEL
- CATALOGUE:DECCA LK4790
- MATRIX:XARL 7217-5A / 7218-4A
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FIRST PRESS
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 H / 1 G
THE LABELS
THE RED AND SILVER LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE DEEP RED COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS ON IT ANYWHERE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGO'S ARE ALSO IN PRISTINE UNRUBBED CONDITION.
THERE ARE VISIBLE SPINDLE LINES, SHOWING THAT THIS HAS BEEN LISTENED TO ON QUITE A FEW OCCASIONS BUT NONE OF THE LINES HAVE RUBBED THE RED LABEL COLOUR AWAY.
THE VINYL
A GLEAMING DISC THAT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. THIS IS NATURALLY ALSO A HEAVY WEIGHT FIRST PRESS. IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS HARDLY ANYTHING TO SEE ON THE SURFACE OF THE VINYL, APART FROM A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES.
PLAYING THE RECORD
THE POWERFUL MONO SOUND IS JUST WONDERFUL AND PURE FIRST PRESS. THE REPRODUCTION SHOWS EVERY NOTE AS CLEAR AND CRISP.
THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THIS SOUND, THE RECORD PLAYS ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITH VIRTUALLY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, AND JUST 1 LIGHT DUST POP AT THE END OF THE LAST TRACK ON SIDE ONE AND 4 AT THE END OF THE LAST TRACK ON SIDE TWO.
THERE IS NEAR SILENCE BETWEEN THE TRACKS HAVING JUST SOME VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND BARELY HEARD WHEN LISTENING AT NORMAL DISTANCE
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AS NEAR MINT
AN OUTSTANDING FIRST ISSUE VINYL
THE SLEEVE
THIS SLEEVE HAS A HISTORY OF BEING EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND IN ANYTHING OTHER THAN TRASHED CONDITION, PURELY BECAUSE OF THE THIN CARD USED, ENSURING THAT MOST COPIES ARE VERY BADLY CREASED AND SO GRUBBY ON THE BACK THAT YOU WOULD NEVER BELIEVE IT STARTED OUT WHITE
HERE IS ONE THAT IS IN REALLY SUPERIOR CONDITION COMPARED TO THE REST
FIRSTLY THIS IS THE GENUINE 1ST ISSUE JAMES UPTON FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN FLAT AND CLEAN CONDITION , WITH A REALLY SHINY LAMINATE. THERE IS A LITTLE CREASING TO THE FRONT MAINLY THE 3 THUMB CREASES.
THE PINCHED SPINE IS IN WONDERFUL READABLE CONDITION...THE BEST I'VE EVER SEEN!
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE VIRTUALLY UNWORN WITH NO SCUFFING.
THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASING AND BENDS.AND IS IN THE SAME TOP CONDITION AS THE FRONT, WITH A LITTLE DISCOLOURATION OF THE WHITE CARD , A LITTLE LIGHT RINGWEAR AND A GOLD LABEL WITH THE OWNERS NAME.
THE ORIGINAL DECCA POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN AGED CONDITION. TOTALLY UNSPLIT, BUT HAS GLUE DRIED PERIMETER EDGES AND A FEW LIGHT CORNER CREASES. THIS IS HOWEVER THE CORRECT INNER SLEEVE FOR THIS LP, AS IT HAS THE 046 NUMBER IN THE BOTTOM CORNER (APRIL 1966) THE VINYL WAS RELEASED IN MAY 1966
THE SLEEVE GRADES EXCELLENT
With no reserve and a low start price you could get yourself a real bargain.
Many thanks for looking at this and our other vinyl to be auctioned.
Please note that all records we sell are listened to in their entirety and are graded generously according to Record Collector guidelines. None of the vinyl has jumps or skips unless advised in the description.
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