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Vinyl: Muddy Waters ELECTRIC MUD UK LP 1968 1ST PRESS BLACK CHESS PLAYS NEAR MINT!
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MUDDY WATERS - ELECTRIC MUD
IN MAGNIFICENT 3-4 PLAY NEAR MINT!!! CONDITION
ORIGINAL 1968 STEREO PRESSING
OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:UNITED CHESS CRLS 4542
- MATRIX: CRLS4542 A-1*T / B-1*T
T HE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE JET BLACK LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION.
THE BLACK SURFACE ON BOTH LABELS IS PRISTINE AND UNMARKED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER CHESS LOGO AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED. IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS ALBUM HAS BARELY SEEN THE LIGHT OF DAY AND EVEN A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS THAT THERE ARE FOUR SPIDER LINES ON SIDE 2 AND JUST TWO ON SIDE ONE
THE VINYL
THE DISC IS IN MINT UNMARKED CONDITION. IT GLEAMS LIKE IT HAS JUST BEEN PRESSED. EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES. THIS ALBUM LOOKS VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED
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 WHOLE LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID
THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THE LP PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY THROUGH BOTH SIDES AND CERTAINLY HAS NO DISTORTION TO THE CRYSTAL CLEAR MONO REPRODUCTION
THERE IS SOME EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHICH CAN BE HEARD DURING SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES ON SIDE ONE BUT NOTHING THAT AFFECTS THE ACTUAL MUSIC
NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLES, AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS
THE ODD SECOND OR TWO OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AND A COUPLE OF LITTLE DUST POPS ON ONE OR TWO OCCASIONS
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS ALBUM NEAR MINT!!!
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE AND NON LAMINATED REAR SURFACE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND REALLY SPARKLES . THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR FOLDS.EVEN THE TINY LAMINATE LINES THAT GATHER NEAR THE SPINE ARE LIMITED TO JUST FIVE SMALL ONES.THERE ARE THREE MINUSCULE ONES ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND TWO EVEN SMALLER ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR. NO LAMINATE PEEL OR FLAKE, AND ONLY THE VERY BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP END SHOWS A SPECK OF RUBBING
THE SPINE IS JUST PRISTINE. NOT ONE JOT OF LAMINATE PEEL OR FLAKE. IT IS PERFECTLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, PLUS EVERY LETTER OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, WITH JUST A LITTLE ROUGHNESS TO THE EDGE
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AND TIDY AS THE FRONT . FIRSTLY THE FLIPBACKS ARE ALL PERFECTLY ADHERED, AND THE WHITE POROUS SURFACE HAS REMAINED INCREDIBLY WHITE, WITH ONLY A TINY DUSTING OF HANDLING NEAR THE SPINE
THE ORIGINAL POLYDOR POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS THE CORRECT INNER FOR THIS ALBUM HAVING THE DATE 048 (APRIL 1968) PRINTED IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER.
NO SPLITS TO THE SEAMS AND BARELY A WRINKLE
THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT AN INCREDIBLE SLEEVE IN GREAT CONDITION AND I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING IT NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY