Tom Tom Club SELF TITLED RARE DEBUT UK LP ONE PLAY EVER 100% MINT MINUS

	£		21
	$		28

TOM TOM CLUB - TOM TOM CLUB

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS!!!  CONDITION

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPM 9686 
• MATRIX: ILPM9686 A-1U / B-2U 

TOM TOM STARTED LIFE AS A SIDE PROJECT TO TALKING HEADS

THIS LP WAS THEIR DEBUT OFFERING AND BARELY CHARTED IN THE UK COMING IN AT ONLY 78, SO SELLING VERY POORLY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE WHITE ISLAND PALM TREE LABELS ARE JUST MAGNIFICENT. THERE ARE NO MARKS, STAINS OR ANYTHING ELSE TO MAR THE SUPERB CONDITION THAT THEY ARE IN. THE COLOURS FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED. THERE IS JUST ONE SMALL SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE WHICH I ONLY SPOTTED USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS. CLEARLY THIS ALBUM HAS ONLY EVER HAD VERY LIMITED TURNTABLE TIME.

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS  FLAWLESS AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST SOME NON SOUNDING SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES AND A FEW WISPY 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, SOMETHING I AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS. I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WILL WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD THEY ARE THINKING OF BIDDING ON. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

A CRISP AND POWERFUL STEREO REPRODUCTION THAT IS FREE FROM ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER

THE CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST BRILLIANT. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

SOME VERY VERY LIGHT AND BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC HEARD ONLY ON OCCASION IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

I HEARD NO MORE THAN ONE TINY DUST POP THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

 I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS FOR THE PLAYTHROUGH!!!

BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, LISTEN TO IT YOURSELF AND BE THE JUDGE AGAINST YOUR STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

SEMI LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE

THE LAMINATE ON THE FRONT SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, CREASE LINES, FOLDS OR BENDS.

LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST TWO REALLY TINY ONES NEAR THE BOTTOM. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE COLOURS ARE ALL MAGNIFICENT AND THERE IS NO RUBBING OR SHELFWEAR TO THE FRONT AT ALL. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY CORNER DINGS

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THE BLACK SURFACE WITH ONLY THE RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS HAVING A PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON THEM

THE SPINE  IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION. , FULLY LAMINATED AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS LEGIBLE.TOTALLY FLAT AND NO EVIDENCE OF ANY SQUASHING AT ALL, JUST ONE VERY LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSION. ONLY THE BOTTOM TIP SHOWS A SPECK OF RUBBING

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

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS HIGHLY POLISHED AS THE FRONT AND AGAIN THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. ONE MINUSCULE LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE

THE ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS CARD ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION. UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED, AND VERY WHITE

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  NEAR MINT

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

GARRY