William Bell PHASES OF REALITY Soul LP U.S 1st Press STAX 1 PLAY EVER NEAR MINT
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WILLIAM BELL - PHASES OF REALITY
STAX ALBUM STS 3005
U.S 1st press
IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT!!! CONDITION
EX+ SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE: STAX STS 3005
- MATRIX:SS 0368/ 0369
I HAVE IN MY POSESSION A COLLECTION OF ALBUMS THAT CAME DIRECT FROM THE USA TO THE UK IN THE EARLY 70'S. THEY WERE AQUIRED BY A GENTLEMAN WHO WAS A DJ ON A RADIO STATION. HE WROTE TO STAX IN MEMPHIS IN THE MID 60'S AND ASKED HOW HE COULD GET HIS HANDS ON SOME SOUL MUSIC AS HE WANTED TO PLAY IT ON HIS RADIO STATION. TO HIS SURPRISE STAX ADDED HIM TO THEIR MAILING LIST AND CONTINUED TO SEND PARCELS OF LP'S AND SINGLES TO HIM WELL INTO THE 70'S. A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF THEM WERE THEREFORE DJ PROMO COPIES. THEY MAILED BOTH ALBUMS AND SINGLE, AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE ALBUMS HAVE REMAINED UNPLAYED.
THIS IS INDEED A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO CLAIM A PIECE OF HISTORY IN PRISTINE CONDITION. I CANNOT IMAGINE JUST HOW FEW UNPLAYED COPIES OF GENUINE STAX AND ASSOCIATED LABELS HAVE REMAINED IN THIS CONDITION.
TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY
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THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE YELLOW LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED, AND THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THIS COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLES REVEALS JUST 1 NEAR INVISIBLE SPIDER LINE, PLUS THERE IS STILL A SHARD OF RESIDUAL VINYL ATTACHED TO THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED.AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS!!! THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS, UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW TINY WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE, AND A LIGHT EMBEDDED NON SOUNDING PATTERN IN THE VINYL
THE PLAYTHROUGH
THE VINYL PERFORMS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH. FROM THE SECOND THE STYLUS IS PLACED ON THE RECORD THIS CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE VOLUME.
THE CLARITY OF THE FIRST PRESS IS VERY AUDIBLE AND THE RECORDING IS JUST SUPERB
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS
THERE IS A LITTLE EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EVIDENT IN ONE OR TWO OF THE LINKING GROOVES ONLY
THE ODD SPECK OF VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AND A FEW RANDOM LITTLE STATIC TICS
A STUNNING AUDIO PERFORMANCE THAT CAN ONLY GRADE NEAR MINT!!!
BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE WHOLE ALBUM YOU WILL BE ABLE TO JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE WITH PASTE ON REAR SURFACE
THE FRONT SURFACE STILL HAS ALL OF THE RICH COLOURS PERFECTLY FREE FROM ANY RUBBING.. THE CORNER TIPS HAVE SMALL DINGS TO THEM
THERE ARE TWO TINY PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE. ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES BY THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGE HAS LIGHT SHELF RUB
THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS RUB AND WEAR TO THE LEFT CORNER, AND A LITTLE SPECK ON THE RIGHT CORNER
THE SPINE IS ALSO VERY LIGHTLY RUBBED AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM, HAS NEAR PERFECT TYPEFACE AND JUST A TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE HAS AN UNDAMAGED PASTE ON.
THE PLAIN INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM SPLITS
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EX+
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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