Allman Brothers Band THE ROAD GOES ON FOREVER UK 2LP 1-2 plays NEAR MINT
  £   19
  $   25

 


£ 19 Sold For
Apr 23, 2014 Sold Date
Apr 16, 2014 Start Date
1 Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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THE ALLMAN BROTHERS - THE ROAD GOES ON FOREVER

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY NEAR MINT !! CONDITION

OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT SLEEVE

 

  • CATALOGUE:CAPRICORN 2637 101 
  • MATRIX: 2476119 A//1 420 05 1 1 8 / B//1 420 05 1 1 1 0 / 2476120 A//1 420 05 1 2 4 / B//1 420 05 1 1 1 

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE CREAM LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION. BASE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT, AND NOT SOILED AT ALL. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.  THERE ARE JUST 1-2 MINUSCULE SPIDERS LINE BY EACH HOLE SHOWING WHY THIS VINYL IS IN THE CONDITION THAT IT IS.

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THE DISCS GLEAM LIKE NEW, AND THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL  IS VIRTUALLY SPOTLESS. THERE IS JUST ONE MINUSCULE MARK ON TRACK ONE SIDE THREE WHICH CAUSES FIVE TINY ROTATIONAL TICS. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST 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 SET FROM START TO FINISH AS I JUST KNOW THAT POTENTIAL BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, AND THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS ALBUM PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE,MEANING THAT THE FEW PLAYS THE LP HAS RECEIVED WERE COMPLETED ON SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST FIRST PRESS ALL THE WAY. JUST CRISP AND CLEAR AS A BELL

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

NO VINYL NOISE JUST THE ODD SECOND OR TWO OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE STUFF , HEARD IF AT ALL IN THE MOST SILENT MOMENTS

THERE ARE NO MORE THAN 3-4 TINY LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH, IN ADDITION TO THE ONES I MENTIONED IN THE VINYL DESCRIPTION

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN TO THIS CLASSIC ALBUM AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT!!

 

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

UNLAMINATED  GATEFOLD SLEEVE FROM MACNEILL PRESS

 

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS SUSTAINED ZERO!!! AMOUNT OF COLOUR LOSS THROUGH RUBBING. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS,AND JUST THE BAREST DING TO THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER TIP

 

THERE ARE ZERO!! LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE IN THE RIGHT CORNER, AND ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE ORIGINAL 'TWO ALBUMS' STICKER IS FIRMLY AFFIXED IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER, AND I HAVE LEFT THE W.H.SMITH PRICE STICKER IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER 

 

THERE IS SOME VERY LIGHT SHELF WEAR TO BOTH THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES

 

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE COLOURS HAVE REMAINED UNRUBBED AND THIS INCLUDES THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

 

THE OPENING EDGES ARE STILL  RAZOR SHARP AND FREE FROM ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS

 

THE REAR SURFACE IS SIMILAR TO THE FRONT . AGAIN NO COLOUR LOSS, AND JUST ONE TINY LINE AT THE TOP EDGE

 

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A  PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS .

 

THE  POLY LINED INNER SLEEVES ARE UNSPLIT AND ARE BOTH IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. STILL VERY WHITE WITH JUST SHADE OF AGEING TO THE EDGES LINES.IMPORTANTLY THEY ARE THE CORRECT ORIGINAL INNERS HAVING THE 5 (1975) DATE IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

 

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!!

 

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

GARRY

 

 





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