AC / DC HIGHWAY TO HELL UK LP 1ST BON'S LAST A2/B1 PLAYS MINT MINUS
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AC / DC - HIGHWAY TO HELL
IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS!!! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION
BON SCOTT'S FINAL ALBUM!!!
- CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC K50628
- MATRIX: K50628 A-2 / B-1
- ONE DIGIT HIGHER THAN THE VERY FIRST PRESS
A FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES
- THE UK PRESS HAS THE GREEN AND ORANGE ATLANTIC LABELS
- THE 'W' LOGO MUST BE AT 3 O'CLOCK ON THE LABEL
- MATRIX NUMBERS MUST BE K50628 A-1 / B-1
- THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST ALSO BE ETCHED AND NOT STAMPED
- 'A E.MUST BE ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX BOTH SIDES
- 'ARUN' MUST BE ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX SIDE TWO
- THE SLEEVE MUST BE MADE BY 'GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LIMITED'
- THE SLEEVE MUST BE SEMI LAMINATED
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE TWO ORANGE AND GREEN LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE IMMACULATE AND UNWORN, AND FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE WHITE BAND ACROSS THE MIDDLE IS PURE WHITE AND UNBLEMISHED.
THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND EVERY LETTER PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THERE ARE 4-5 NEAR INVISIBLE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE
THE VINYL
THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS,AND IN DAYLIGHT IS IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS. ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF NEAR INVISIBLE ANGEL HAIR HANDLING LINES
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 AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.
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 THIS SUPERB SOUND WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT.
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS
ABSOLUTELY NO VINYL NOISE AND I HEARD ONLY A FEW SECONDS OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES
NO MORE THAN TWO MINUSCULE AND BARELY AUDIBLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS !!! IT IS THAT GOOD
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
SEMI LAMINATED AND DELICATE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE . THIS IS SUCH A HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN THIS SORT OF CONDITION. THE FACT THAT IT IS UNLAMINATED USUALLY ASSURES THE SEVERE COLOUR LOSS TO THE DELICATE POWDERY SURFACE.AND MOST I HAVE SEEN HAVE LARGE CREASE LINES AROUND THE SPINE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY CLEAN. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE. AND ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT.
THERE IS NO RING WEAR WHATSOEVER ON ANY PART OF THE SLEEVE, AND THERE ARE JUST SEVEN MINUSCULE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND FOUR ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGE IS FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS LIGHT SHELF RUB TO SMALL PATCHES, WITH THE RIGHT CORNER SHOWING MORE
THE SPINE IS STILL FLAT WITH JUST A COUPLE OF FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHES. THE TYPEFACE ALSO SHOWS A SPECK OF RUBBING BUT IS STILL PROPERLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP WITH A COUPLE OF SMALL THUMB NAIL NICKS NEAR THE VERY BOTTOM
THE REAR SURFACE HAS A FEW LIGHT BROWN MOTTLES AROUND THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, AND SOME MILD HANDLING TO THE PERIMIETER EDGES.
THE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS IN FLAT, UNCREASED AND UNSPLIT CONDITION
I AM HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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