The Sweet CUT ABOVE THE REST UK LP 1ST 2 PLAY MINT-

	£		41
	$		54

 THE SWEET - A CUT ABOVE THE REST

IN SUPERB 2 PLAY CONDITION

1ST SWEET ALBUM WITHOUT CONNOLLY

• CATALOGUE:POLYDOR POLD 5022 
• MATRIX: POLD 5022 A//1  ECAP / POLD 5022 B//3 ECAP 
• 'MASTERED BY CAPITOL' STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX ON BOTH SIDES
• POLD 5022 SIDE F1  ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE / POLD 5022 SIDE2 3B FY ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE TWO

BRIAN CONNOLY WAS AKED TO LEAVE THE BAND, DUE TO HIS DRINKING, WHICH WAS AFFECTING THE LIVE PERFORMANCES OF THE BAND. A DECISION OF THIS MAGNITUDE HAD A HUGE IMPACT ON THE BAND AS CONNOLLY WAS THE VOICE OF THE SWEET.

THE BAND DECIDED TO CARRY ON AS A TRIO AND THIS ALBUM IS THE RESULT

BARELY SELLING IN ANY QUANTITY THIS LP IS NOW MUCH SOUGHT AFTER AMONGST COLLECTORS

IT WAS RELEASED WITH TWO DIFFERENT COVERS. THE RARER UK/US SLEEVE YOU HAVE HERE, AND THE MORE COMMON WOOD CARVING EUROPEAN RELEASE (WHICH SOLD IN GREATER QUANTITY AS SWEET WERE STILL VERY BIG IN GERMANY)

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RED UK  LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE JET BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE, SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS HAD A COUPLE OF PLAYS IN THE LAST 31 YEARS

THE VINYL

THE RECORD SHINES BRIGHTLY AND HAS RETAINED ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DULLER PATCHES ON SIDE 2 WHICH HAVE NO EFFECT ON THE SOUND AND WERE EMBEDDED INTO THE VINYL AT THE PRESS. ONLY UNDER INTESNSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN

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, I HAVE ALSO RECORDED THE LINKING GROOVES TO THE START OF THE OTHER TRACKS THAT ON OFFER. THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS

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 ALBUM SOUNDS.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS FIRST CLASS AND THE CLARITY OF SOUND EVERY BIT AS GOOD. THERE ARE NO CLICKS OR POPS THROUGHOUT THE PLAY APART FROM ONE DUST POP RIGHT AT THE END ON THE FIRST TRACK ON ISDE TWO.

NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, PERHAPS THE ODD SECOND OR TWO OF LIGHT STATIC IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS NEAR MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

AS PERVIOUSLY MENTIONED THIS IS THE SCARCER UK GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE.

SINGLE SEMI LAMINATED COVER IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS JUST PRISTINE. THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE, JUST ONE SMALL ONE NEAR THE SPINE AND ANOTHER ALONG THE TOP EDGE. THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP IS LIGHTLY RUBBED

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AT ALL.AGAIN THIS IS BECAUSE THE ALBUM HAS BEEN PROTECTED FROM NEW INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE

THE SPINE IS ALSO PERFECT. FLAT, CLEAN, UNSCUFFED, UNMARKED, FREE FROM ANY COLOUR LOSS AND HAS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TYPEFACE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT.THERE IS NO TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE AT ALL ANYWHERE.

THE SUPERB LYRIC / PICTURE INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE MINT MINUS

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

GARRY