The Ruts GRIN AND BEAR IT 1980 UK LP Pre barcode MINT MINUS AUDIO- LISTEN

	£		19
	$		25

THE RUTS - GRIN AND BEAR IT

 MINT MINUS AUDIO

EXCELLENT + SLEEVE

A FIRST PRESS IS LISTED AS VIRGIN V2188. THIS COPY HAS THE CATALOGUE NUMBER OVED 57. THE ORIGINAL PRESSING WAS RELEASED IN 1980, AND I HAVE TO BE HONEST I DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS ONE WAS RELEASED. ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT THERE IS NO BARCODE ON THE BACK OF THE COVER, MEANING IT HAS TO BE PRE 1984. it has to be fairly close to the original as the matrix number in the dead wax stiull shows the v2188 number, which is crossed out and the OVED number placed underneath

• CATALOGUE:REPRISE VIRGIN OVED 57
• MATRIX: OVED57 A-3U-1-1 / B-6U-1-1
• V2188 A-3U-1-1 / B-6U-1-1 (CROSSED OUT)

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLACK 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 WHITE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS JUST ONE SMALL SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST WHY THIS LP HAS HARDLY BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE DISC GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS.THERE ARE NO MARKS WHATSOEVER ON THIS VINYL, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES

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 ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. THIS IS SOMETHING I HAVE DECIDED TO ADD TO THE AUCTIONS AND ALTHOUGH IT TAKES EXTRA TIME AND EFFORT, I BELIEVE IT'S WELL WORTH IT. IT HAS LONG BEEN SAID THAT BUYING FROM EBAY IS A LOTTERY WHEN IT COMES TO RECORDS. SO MANY INEXPERIENCED SELLERS DESCRIBE RECORDS AS MINT, ONLY FOR THEM TO BE ANYTHING BUT, AND THIS IS A VALID ARGUMENT THAT BUYERS WILL LEVY AGAINST SELLERS. FAIR ENOUGH, BUT HERE YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR THE ENTIRE RECORD BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER TO BID. I HOPE YOU BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE WAY FORWARD.

THE LP PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY WITH CLEAR AND CRISP STEREO REPRODUCTION.A SUPERB CLARITY AND CRISPNESS, THAT IS BOTH LOUD AND POWERFUL. PLAYING THE LP THE FIRST THING TO STATE IS THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND ANYWHERE, MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED, WAS CONDUCTED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY BALANCED AND UNWORN STYLI.

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE DURING THE PLAY

NO LOUD POPS AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE

NO MORE THAN A SPLIT SECOND OR TWO OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN ONE OR TWO LINKING GROOVES, AND PERHAPS JUST 2 MINUSCULE STATIC TICS

AN OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL  PRESS IN THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION AND PLAYS VIRTUALLY LIKE NEW

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

SEMI LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS SUPERB. FLAT AND CLEAN, AND  NONE OF THE MULTI COLOURED SURFACE HAS BEEN LOST THROUGH RUBBING AND SHELF WEAR.

THERE ARE FOUR SMALL LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND  NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS NO RECORD SHAPE OR RING WEAR

THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE COLOUR RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER,INCLUDING UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS. THE BOTTOM EDGE ONLY HAS A SPECK OF RUB ON THE RIGHT TIP

THE SPINE IS FLAT WITH A FEW LIGHT DIMPLES ON THE SURFACE. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THERE IS NO RUBBING EVEN AT THE TIP ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP 

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AND TIDY AS THE FRONT. SOME LIGHT SHADOWING OF YELLOWING ALONG THE EDGES

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS FREE FROM ANY SPLITS. AND IT HAS REMAINED UNCREASED. 

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  EXCELLENT +

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

GARRY