Arthur Brown THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN UK LP 1ST PRESS TRACK PLAYS MINT -

	£		139
	$		184

ARTHUR BROWN - THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY CONDITION

TRACK RECORDS FIRST PRESS

• CATALOGUE: TRACK 612005
• MATRIX:612005 A v 1  1 1 1 3 / B v 1  1 1 1 3 

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SLIGHTLY ROUGH TEXTURED MATT BLACK LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLES.

THE SILVER LOGO AND TYPEFACE WHICH IS OFTEN FOUND RUBBED AWAY IS IN PERFECT CONDITION , WITH EACH LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THERE IS JUST ONE  SMALL SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE ON EACH SIDE SHOWING WHY THIS ALBUM HAS REMAINED UNPLAYED FOR ALL THESE YEARS

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. IT GLEAMS LIKE IT WAS JUST PRESSED AND THERE IS NO FOGGING OR ANY MARKS  EITHER . I DAY LIGHT IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE OTHER THAN A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES. THERE IS EVEN A THREAD OF RESIDUAL VINYL HANGING FROM THE OUTER RIM, WHICH CAN EASILY BE SNAPPED OFF, BUT I BELIEVE FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER JUST DID NOT PLAY THIS VINYL

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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, PURELY BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE LP BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

I HOPE YOU AGREE THAT THE REPRODUCTION FROM THIS ALBUM IS JUST BRILLIANT. PURE FIRST PRESS AND THE DISC PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH. TRYING TO FIND A GREAT COPY OF THIS ALBUM IS VERY HARD  AND MOST COPIES ARE TRASHED WITH SLEEVES TO MATCH. HERE WE HAVE WHAT I CAN ONLY DESCRIBE AS A NEAR FAULTLESS PERFORMANCE.

THE FIRST THING TO NOTE IS THAT THE SOUND IS DISTORTION FREE. THIS SHOWS THAT THE LP WAS PLAYED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY TRACKED STYLUS, AND ONE THAT WASN'T DAMAGED EITHER.

SECONDLY THERE IS NO FRYING BACON OR LOUD CLICKS

THE VINYL PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, AND HAS A STUNNING STEREO REPRODUCTION. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPS A  FULL MINT  GRADE IS THAT THERE ARE HALF A DOZEN LITTLE RANDOM DUST POPS THROUGH THE PLAY, AND A TINY TINY BIT OF VINYL NOISE AT THE VERY START OF EACH SIDE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS BEAUTIFUL VINYL MINT MINUS

BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE AND NON LAMINATED REAR SURFACE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND JUST GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, NO CREASE LINES, NO BENDS, AND ABSOLUTELY NO RING WEAR .

THERE ARE HALF A DOZEN TINY LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE AND 4 ON EACH OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, ALSO TWO VERY SMALL THUMB LINES ONE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE, AND THE OTHER IN THE LOWER HALF OF THE SURFACE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER, AND THIS IS DUE TO THE SLEEVE RESIDING INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FOR MOST OF IT'S LIFE.

THE SPINE IS NEAR PERFECT. 100% OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY INTACT. NO PEEL OR FLAKE. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. JUST ONE THUMB TO FINGER  HALF SQUASH.

THE  OPENING EDGE ARE IS SHARP AS IT POSSIBLY COULD BE,WITH JUST TWO SMALL THUMB NAIL NICKS ON ONE EDGE. THE LP HAS VERY CLEARLY BEEN HANDLED WITH EXTREME CARE WHEN REMOVING IT FROM THE SLEEVE.

THE REAR SURFACE USUALLY SUFFERS FROM SERIOUS GRUBBINESS TO THE SURFACE ,AND USUALLY THE SILVER SHADE IS RUBBED AND RING WORN, BUT HERE WE HAVE A PRISTINE EXAMPLE.JUST A COUPLE OF TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE AND TOP EDGE .

THE  POLYLINED INNER SLEEVE HAS AGED IN THE FORM OF BROWNING TO THE EDGES. THIS IS PURELY BECAUSE IT HAS SAT INSIDE THE SLEEVE ALL THESE YEARS AND NEVER SEEN THE LIGHT OF DAY. THE TOP CORNERS WERE FOLDED DOWN AS MANY PEOPLE DID THIS THINKING THEY WERE STOPPING THE RECORD FROM FALLING OUT.

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE CORRECT INNER FOR THIS ALBUM HAVING THE MADE IN ENGLAND 058 ( MAY 1968) IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES  NEAR MINT MINUS

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

GARRY