The Animals MOST OF THE ANIMALS 1965 UK LP 1st Press MONO PLAYS MINT MINUS HEAR
  £   52
  $   62

 


£ 52 Sold For
Feb 19, 2024 Sold Date
Feb 12, 2024 Start Date
14   Number Of Bids
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDINGPowered by eCommercePlayer.comPowered by eCommercePlayer.comTHE ANIMALS - THE MOST OF THE ANIMALS

PLAYS TO A MINT MINUS / NEAR MINT GRADE

OUTSTANDING AUDIO PERFORMANCE

EX++ SLEEVE

 

  • CATALOGUE: COLUMBIA SX 6035
  • MATRIX:XAX 3040 - 1 / XAX 3041 - 1
  • MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 A/ 1 P
  • KT TAX CODE
  • SOLD IN THE UK STATEMENT



THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

ORIGINAL BLUE AND BLACK MONO LABELS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH HAS JUST A FEW TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND IT 

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS SUPERB. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. 

IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS

EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE ARE NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF VERY TINY WISPY HAIRLINES AND ONE VERY SMALL LIGHT SCRATCH IN  TRACK 6, SIDE 2


PLAYING THE RECORD


THIS MONO ALBUM PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY. THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE  REPRODUCTION. 

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, AND THE SOUND IS AS CLEAR AND SHARP AS IT POSSIBLE COULD BE. 

THE EARLY MONO COLUMBIA RECORDINGS WERE ALL JUST INCREDIBLE. 

MANY MANY COPIES WERE PLAYED ON SYSTEMS THAT HAD A STYLUS THAT WAS TOO HEAVY OR WORN AND CAUSED INVISIBLE GROOVE WEAR. THIS WOULD ONLY BE SPOTTED OR SHOULD I SAY HEARD WHEN PLAYING THE ALUM AND WOULD TAKE THE FORM OF BEHIND THE MUSIC STATIC AND BE CONTINUOUS. THIS VINYL HAS NONE OF THAT

THE RUN IN IS SILENT, THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT, AND THE RUN OUT IS  SILENT

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT.

NO  CLICKS, OR POPS EITHER

ALL I HEARD WAS A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE SPECKS OF VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES.

AND ON SIDE TWO A FEW TINY LITTLE TICS IN TRACK SIX

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE OF THE QUALITY OF THIS SUPERB DISC

I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT MINUS / NEAR MINT

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE


GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LAMINATED FRONT, NON LAMINATED REAR WITH FLIPBACKS,SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, NO MARKS OR STAINS, NO LAMINATE PEEL, FLAKE OR EVEN LIFT

THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR

THERE ARE SEVEN LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE , TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE. THREE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND A SINGLE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THREE OF THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE , WITH A TINY DING ON THE TOP LEFT TIP

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FULLY LAMINATED AND HAVE NO DAMAGE OR SCUFFING. THE  RIGHT TIP ENDS HAVE A SPECK OF RUB

THE SPINE IS ALSO MAGNIFICENT. ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PRISTINE AND UNDAMAGED. EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE UNWORN. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THERE IS NO SQUASHING TO THE SPINE WHATSOEVER, IT'S JUST PERFECT IN EVERY WAY

THE OPENING EDGEHAS MILD FEATHERING

THE REAR SURFACE IS UNLAMINATED AND IS STILL FAIRLY WHITE WITH SOMELIGHT BROWNING IN THE MIDDLE AND ON THE OPENING EDGE

THE FLIPBACKS ARE PRISTINE ON ALL THREE EDGES

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  EX++



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

GARRY


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