Badfinger ASS UK LP 1ST DEMONSTRATION APPLE LABELS 1G / 1G UNPLAYED MINT
  £   339
  $   449

 


£ 339 Sold For
Jul 24, 2012 Sold Date
Jul 17, 2012 Start Date
£   19 Start price
12   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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BADFINGER - ASS

DEMONSTRATION APPLE LABELS

1G/1G MOTHERS AND STAMPERS

PLAYS TO A MUSEUM QUALITY UNPLAYED !! MINT!!!! GRADE

 

  • CATALOGUE: APPLE SAPCOR 27
  • MATRIX:SAPCOR19 A-1U / B-1U
  • MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 G / 1 G

    THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE APPLE LABELS ARE IN MINT!!! CONDITION. THE LABELS HAVE THE FOLLOWING FACTORY TEXT ADDED TO THEM DEMONSTRATION RECORD NOT FOR SALE'

THE  GREEN SIDE IS VERY RICH AND VIBRANT, AND HAS LOST NONE OF THE COLOUR AT ALL. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS BOLD AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE WHITE SIDE IS VERY WHITE AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS AT ALL ON EITHER SIDE. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN.

THERE ARE NO SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS LP HAS PROBABLY NEVER BEEN PLAYED UNTIL TODAY

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN AND IS SPOTLESS. IN DAYLIGHT THE DISC LOOKS FLAWLESS , AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS JUST NOTHING TO SEE. A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES PERHAPS, BUT THIS DISC IS AS MINT AS YOU COULD POSSIBLY GET

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 KNOW THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

I DECIDED TO PLAY THE VINYL AS I OFTEN SAY UNPLAYED DOESN'T MEAN MINT, AND I CAN SAY THAT MY ONE CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL GO UNDETECTED

THE LP PLAYS ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES

ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION CAUSED THROUGH GROOVE WEAR. A STUNNING STEREO REPRODUCTION WITH NOTES BEING HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEANLY.

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLING AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT

THERE IS NO VINYL NOISE AND THE LINKING GROOVES ARE NEAR SILENT

A SPECK OR TWO OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC CAN BE HEARD DURING SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES, AND I HEARD NO MORE THAN 3-4 OF THE TINIEST DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE PLAYTHROUGH OF THIS VINYL 100% MINT!!!

PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

 

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

UNLAMINATED SINGLE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, AND THE COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN RETAINED

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS. THIS SLEEVE HISTORICALLY SUFFERS FROM SEVERE RING WEAR DUE TO THE FLIMSINESS OF THE CARD USED. THIS COPY IS FREE FROM ANY RING WEAR AND INCREDIBLY NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER

THERE ARE JUST HALF A DOZEN SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE,  AND FOUR ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE THOUGH.

THERE IS ALSO ONE TINY ROUND STICKER REMOVAL MARK IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER

THE TOP EDGE HAS NO WHITE SHOWING THROUGH THE YELLOW COLOUR BUT THE TWO CORNERS HAVE ALIGHT ROUGH FEEL TO THEM. THE BOTTOM BLUE EDGE HAS SLIVERS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH WHERE THERE IS MILD SHELF WEAR

THE WAFER THIN SPINE IS IN FLAT AND UNSQUASHED CONDITION WITH JUST A FEW FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS. THE  BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE COLOUR IS ALL THERE WITH JUST A SPECK OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM TIP

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A LITTLE ROUGHNESS TO THE EDGES

THE THE REAR SURFACE IS ACTUALLY BETTER THAN THE FRONT WITH JUST TWO SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND JUST A COUPLE ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES

THE ORIGINAL ASS INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN UNSPLIT, AND UNWRINKLED CONDITION. IT IS ALSO STILL VERY WHITE WHERE IT SHOULD BE AND THE TOP THUMB NOTCH IS UNDAMAGED

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS 

 

 

 

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

GARRY

 

 





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