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Vinyl: The Stranglers BLACK AND WHITE RARE 1978 GREY MARBLED VINYL PLAYS MINT HEAR
FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
SUPERB ONCE PLAYED MINT AUDIO
MINT MINUS SLEEVE - WITH LYRIC INNER SLEEVE
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE BLACK AND WHITE LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE IMMACULATE AND UNWORN. SO IS THE TYPEFACE. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS ALSO UNWORN, AND EVEN USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS I AM UNABLE TO DETERMINE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS . UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THE RECORD STILL LOOKS MINT
THE TEST PLAY
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 LP SOUNDS. THE SILENT BITS ARE NEAR SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.
THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE REPRODUCTION WHATSOEVER
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO STATIC
SILENT LINKING GROOVES
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY CLEAN. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE. THE BEAUTIFUL RICH COLOURED SURFACE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY RETAINED .
THE WHITE IS PERFECTLY WJITE FREE FROM ANY SIGNES OF HANDLING
THERE IS JUST ONE PRESSURE LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
NO RING WEAR AND NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER
THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOUR RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER WITH THE TIPS ALSO UNBLEMISHED
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS EQUALLY AS PERFECT
THE SPINE IS 100% FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED. PERFECT TYPEFACE AND UNBLEMISHED ENDS
THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP AND ONLY HAS A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS
THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION THAT ANY COLLECTOR TO COULD WISH TO HOPE FOR, JUST A COUPLE OF PRESSURE LINES ON THE TOP EDGE
THE THIN PAPER INNER SLEEVE WHICH HISTORICALLY COMES SPLITONLY HAS A VERY TINY LITTLE SPLIT ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, PLUS THE VERY TOP OF ONE SIDE
A REAL TREAT TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY