Blind Faith BLIND FAITH 1969 UK LP 1st Press SUPERB MINT - SLEEVE MM/NM AUDIO

	£		91
	$		120

BLIND FAITH - BLIND FAITH

1969 UK LP 1st Press MINT MINUS / NEAR MINT (EX+) AUDIO

THE SLEEVE IS AS CLOSE TO MINT AS CAN POSSIBLY BE

THIS ALBUM HAS AT THE MOST BEEN PLAYED TWICE

• CATALOGUE:583059
• MATRIX: 583059 A//1 v 420 11 / B//1 v 420 11

 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

BEFORE I START ON THE DETAILED DESCRIPTION I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE SURFACE OF THE RECORD ON SIDE TWO IN PARTICULAR HAS SUFFERED FROM BAG RASH. THIS IS WHERE THE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE HAS REACTED WITH THE VINYL AND CAUSED A CLOUDING EFFECT. 

NOW SOMETIMES THIS  BADLY AFFECTS THE PLAY-ABILITY OF THE RECORD, BUT IN THIS CASE IT IS JUST COSMETIC AND DOESN'T HAVE THAT SHUSSHING NOISE YOU WOULD ASSOCIATE WITH EMBEDDED VINYL DAMAGE

MY SUGGESTION IS TO HIT THE PLAY BUTTONS ABOVE, SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO FULLY HEAR THAT THE LP PLAYS PROPERLY

THE RECORD

THE ORANGE LABELS ARE STILL PRISTINE. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF MARKS OR STAINS ETC. THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES UNBLEMISHED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE TYPEFACE IS ALSO PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THERE IS JUST ONE TINY SPIDER LINE AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

WHEN LOOKED AT IN DAYLIGHT YOU WOULDN'T THINK THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE DISC. 

SIDE ONE UNDER SPOTLIGHT HAS A VERY MILD SMALL PATTERN OF HERRING BONE ON THE OUTER HALF OF ONE PORTION OF THE RECORD, BUT THIS IS TOTALLY NON SOUNDING - THE VINYL DOESN'T HAVE ANY HANDLING LINES OR EVEN WISPY HAIRLINES

SIDE TWO IS WHERE THE MORE SEVERE CLOUDING TAKES PLACE AND COVERS PATCHILY THE INNER HALF OF THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTABLE 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, JUST BECAUSE I BELIEVE 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

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

SIDE ONE PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THOUGH. THE SOUND IS LOUD AND CLEAR AS A BELL. NO CRACKLE, CLICKS OR POPS AND NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

SIDE TWO IS ALMOST AS CLEAN, BUT THERE ARE A FEW RANDOM POPS DURING THE FIRST 2-3 MINUTES OF TRACK TWO. THEY ARE SINGLE POPS AND NOT REPETITIVE ONES, MAKING ME THINK THAT A DEEPER CLEAN MIGHT REMOVE THEM. I DID RUN THE STYLUS BACKWARDS OVER ONE AND IT CLEARED IT ON THE NEXT PLAY. IN ADDITION TO THESE 5-6 POPS THERE IS JUST A TINY SPECK OF STATIC LIKE NOISE HEARD IN TRACK ONE FOR A COUPLE OF ROTATIONS

WHAT I WANT TO STRESS IS THAT THE CLOUDINESS OF THE VINYL DOESN'T IMPACT ON THE SOUND AT ALL OTHER THAN IN THE DEAD WAX RUN OUT ON SIDE TWO

BUT I WOULD SUGGEST TAKING A FULL LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM FIRST, TO PROVE WHAT I AM SAYING

FOR THE AUDIO PERFORMANCE I WOULD GRADE SIDE ONE AS MINT MINUS AND SIDE TWO AS CLOSE TO NEAR MINT (EX+)

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

THIS IS THE BEST COPY OF THIS SLEEVE YOU ARE EVER LIKELY  TO FIND

A MACNEILL PRESS GATE FOLD IN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND HAS PRISTINE RUB FREE COLOURS ALL ACROSS THE COVER. THE BLACK BORDER IS ALSO TOTALLY PERFECT

I HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE SO PRISTINE IN ALL MY YEARS OF COLLECTING AND SELLING

THE CORNER TIPS ARE STILL SHARP AND SQUARE WITH JUST A TINY SPECK OF RUB ON THE TIP ENDS

THERE ARE JUST TWO NEAR INVISIBLE PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE.  NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR AT ALL EITHER, OR EVEN ANY SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE.

THE TOP EDGES ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION, WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM TIP TO TIP, NO DAMAGE TO THE THIN CARD

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL

THE SPINE IS  TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UN-SQUASHED, ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE PERFECT AND FULLY RUN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM . BOTH TIP ENDS ARE UNBLEMISHED

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH NO THUMB NAIL NICKS WHATSOEVER

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN SUPERB CONDITION. NO RUBBING WHATSOEVER AND NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE. ONE TINY DING TO THE TOP RIGHT CORNER TIP

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PURE WHITE INNER PANEL BACKGROUNDS. THERE IS SOME BROWN SPECKLES ON THE LEFT HALF NEAR THE SPINE BUT I BELIEVE THEY ARE FROM THE PRINTING AND NOT FROM FOXING ETC

THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES MINT MINUS

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

GARRY