Atomic Rooster MADE IN ENGLAND UK LP 2ND 1972 DAWN LABEL A-1 / B-1 MINT MINUS
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ATOMIC ROOSTER - MADE IN ENGLAND
IN SUPERB BARELY PLAYED MINT MINUS!!! CONDITION
OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH INSERT SHEET
- CATALOGUE:DAWN DNLS 3038
- MATRIX: DNLS 3038 A-1 / B-1
- ' RAYS ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE
- ' A.D.H & R.W.S ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE TWO
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING PROG ROCK ALBUM FROM ATOMIC ROOSTER. ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 1972, THE SLEEVE THEN WAS NOTHING BUT A DENIM COVER. THE LP WAS REISSUED IN 1973 WITH THE MORE RECOGNISABLE COVER THAT YOU SEE HERE. THE VINYL STILL HAS THE A-1 / B-1 MATRIX NUMBERS THOUGH, AND IS STILL THE FIRST ISSUE DISC JUST IN A DIFFERENT SLEEVE
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE LILAC DAWN LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION, WITH ALL OF THE BASE COLOUR RUNNING UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK LOGO AND TYPEFACE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE CONDITION.
THERE ARE 5-6 SMALL SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED IN 40 YEARS
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. A BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY ALBUM . IT IS CLEAR JUST BY LOOKING AT IT, THAT IT HAS BARELY SEEN A TURNTABLE IN ITS 40 YEARS.IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE ARE JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND THREE FINE HANDLING LINES TO BE SEEN
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 RECORDED THE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I AM CONVINCED 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
THIS SUPERB VINYL PLAYS FAULTLESSLY. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS MAGNIFICENT, AND THE SOUND IS BOTH CRISP AND CLEAR AND NO DISTORTION AT ANY POINT.
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS EITHER
EACH TRACK PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION . ALL I HEARD WAS A COUPLE OF RANDOM SEMI SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC, AND ABOUT 2-3 TINY TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY
THIS IS A MAGNIFICENT COPY OF THIS CLASSIC PROG ALBUM
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN THOUGH AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
SUPERB UNBLEMISHED ARTWORK ON THIS UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS SLEEVE IS SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. THE FACT THAT IT IS UNLAMINATED USUALLY SPELLS DISASTER FOR THE COLOURS, BUT HERE WE HAVE A TOTALLY UNRUBBED SLEEVE AND ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE PROPERLY INTACT, RICH AND VIBRANT. THERE IS BARELY ANY TRACE OF HANDLING, AND WHAT THERE IS CAN BE DESCRIBED AS VERY LIGHT.
THERE ARE JUST FIVE SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, ONE OF WHICH EXTENDS ACROSS THE TOP LEFT CORNER AND ONTO THE TOP EDGE. OTHER THAN THIS THERE IS ONE MORE SMALL LINE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE WHICH AGAIN LOOKS TO EXTEND INTO THE CORNER. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE THE BAREST TOUCH OF VERY LIGHT RUBBING IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS, MAINLY AT THE CORNERS WHERE THERE IS LIGHT RUBBING TO THE DELICATE PINK SURFACE
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, AND ALMOST OF THE COLOUR IS STILL THERE . THE SPINE HAS TAPERED ENDS WHICH HAVE VERY LIGHT RUB AT THE VERY TIP ENDS. A COUPLE OF THE LETTERS OF THE TYPEFACE ARE SLIGHTLY RUBBED AS WELL, BUT IT IS STILL PROPERLY LEGIBLE
THE REAR SURFACE IS ALMOST AS WEAR FREE AS THE FRONT . AGAIN A COUPLE OF LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND AVERY THIN WHAT LOOKS TO BE BIRO MARK RIGHT NEXT TO THE SPINE AS WELL.
NO RECORD SHAPE OR RING WEAR
THE LARGE 2 PAGE INSERT SHEET IS IN MINT MINUS CONDITION. NO CREASES AND STILL VERY VERY WHITE
THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER IS IN UNSPLIT, LIGHTLY CREASED CONDITION, WITH SOME AGEING TO THE SEAMS WHERE THE RECORD HAS JUST REMAINED IN THE SLEEVE UNPLAYED FOR ALL THESE YEARS
THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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