Stray MUDANZAS UK LP 1ST PRESS 1 PLAY NEAR MINT

£ 31

$ 41

£ 31 Sold For

Mar 8, 2010 Sold Date

Mar 1, 2010 Start Date

£ 19 Start price

4 Number Of Bids

Great Britain Country Of Seller

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Description

STRAY - MUDANZAS

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

FIRST PRESS

ONE PLAY NEAR MINT

CATALOGUE:TRANSATLANTIC TRA 268
MATRIX:TRA268 A-1 / B-2A
PLAYED JUST ONCE
PORKY ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE. STRAY ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2

SUPERB PROG ROCK ALBUM FROM A BAND THAT IS MUCH UNDERRATED. TAKE A LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE PICTURE LABEL ON SIDE A IS IN MINT CONDITION, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS COLOUR WHATSOEVER. ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE WHITE SIDE OF THE LABEL IS PURE WHITE AND HAS NO MARKS ON IT AT ALL. THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE ON THIS ALBUM. IT IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND IS CLEAR BY LOOKING AT IT THAT IT HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON IT AT ALL, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE

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 FOUR THREE MINUTE EXCERPTS FROM THIS ALBUM, I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, IN ADDITION I HAVE RECORDED ONE RANDOM TRACK FROM EACH SIDE, INCLUDING THE LINKING GROOVE AS I WISH TO DEMONSTRATE NOT ONLY THE ABSOLUTE CLARITY OF THE RECORDING, BUT THE SILENCE IN THE BITS THAT SHOULD BE SILENT. PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE

I HEARD A COUPLE OF TINY POPS THROUGHOUT THE PLAY,NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER . THROUGH JUST OVER HALF OF TRACK ONE ON SIDE TWO THERE IS SOME VERY LIGHT 'VINYL NOISE' WHICH I HAVE CAPTURED IN THE RECORDING. THIS IS NOT MAN MADE IT IS INSIDE THE VINYL.

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE BY HOWARDS PRINTERS.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN WITH NO HEAVY CREASING OR DEEP CREASE LINES. THE BROWN COLOUR HAS A HISTORY OF RUBBING BADLY ON THIS SLEEVE, BUT IN THIS CASE IT HAS BEEN REATINED VIRTUALLY ALL OVER. THERE IS THE BAREST TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE AT THE VERY TOP. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE MINIMAL SHELF WEAR, JUST A FEW FLECKS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH. THE SPINE HAS SUFFERED SOME LIGHT DAMAGE AT THE TOP. MY GUESS IS THAT IT HAS BEEN DROPPED ON THAT CORNER AS IT HAS DENTED THE VERY TOP. OTHERWISE THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE REST OF THE SPINE IS IN TIP TOP CONDITION.THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND SHOWS JUST WHY THIS ALBUM IS VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED. THE REAR SURFACE IS ALMOST AS GOOD AS THE FRONT, WITH JUST A VERY LIGHT RECORD SHAPE OUTLINE.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INNER SURFACE

HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY

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