Spooky Tooth WITNESS UK LP 1973 1st Press Pink Rim One Play MINT MINUS AUDIO
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SPOOKY TOOTH - WITNESS
1ST PRESS PINK RIM LABEL
PLAYED JUST ONCE EVER
OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS PLAYTHROUGH
EX++ SLEEVE
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE FIRST PRESS PINK RIM LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE PASTEL COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE
THE ISLAND LOGO 'S ARE IN MINT CONDITION, UNRUBBED AND UNWORN, AS IS THE BLACK TYPEFACE WHICH IS IN ALSO IN MINT CONDITON
THERE ARE JUST 1-2 SMALL SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THIS ROCK SOLID HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN HAS BEEN COMPLETELY RETAINED, AND IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOT ONE MARK TO BE SEEN, IT'S ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS.
AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, OTHER THAN A FEW WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES VISIBLE
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 WHOLE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.
THIS IS A SERVICE THAT I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THOSE THAT COLLECT ISLAND VINYL WILL KNOW THAT MANY COPIES OF THE EARLY ISLAND LABEL HAVE INERRANT VINYL NOISE, AND SOME ARE VIRTUALLY UNPLAYABLE DUE TO THE WHOOSHING SOUND EMBEDDED IN SOME DISCS.
THIS COPY HOWEVER IS FREE FROM ANY EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER
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 FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.
THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE COUPLE OF PLAYS THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT DURING THE PLAYBACK, AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS. LOUD AND CLEAN WITH A CRISPNESS TO THE AUDIO
THERE IS NO MORE THAN THE ODD RANDOM SPECK OF STATIC HEARD IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES,AND A LITTLE IN ONE OR TWO OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES AND I CANNOT EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY MORE THAN 1-2 TINY DUST POPS DURING THE ENTIRE PLAY THROUGH
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS FOR THE AUDIO
BUT DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, HAVE A LISTEN TO THE RECORDINGS AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED ROBOR GATEFOLD SLEEVE IN NICE CONDITION
THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH OFTEN HAS COLOUR LOSS, IS JUST SUPERB. RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED.
THERE IS A LIGHT WAVE IN THE CARD WHICH WAS NOT CAUSED BY WATER BUT HEAT WHEN THE LP WAS OUT OF THE SLEEVE
ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE INTACT AND THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE. LIGHT AGEING TO THE WHITE AREAS
NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ANY BENDS OR DINGS, AND AMAZINGLY JUST ONE MINUSCULE AND NEAR INVISIBLE LITTLE PRESSURE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE.
TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE. NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, APART FROM A SPECK ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS.THE BOTTOM EDGES ALSO HAVE A LITTLE RUB AT THE CORNER TIPS
THE SPINE HAS A LITTLE AGEING TO THE COLOUR BUT IS FLAT AND FREE FROM ANY SQUASHING.A SPECK OF RUB AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS
THE OPENING EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP AND IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THE LP HAS NOT BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE.
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME CONDITION AS THE FRONT.
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PERFECT INNER PANELS
I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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