Blondie DEBUT UK LP 1st Press Private Stock No EMI INCREDIBLE MINT AUDIO HEAR
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com
BLONDIE - BLONDIE
THE VERY RARE 'PRIVATE STOCK' PRESS
MAGNIFICENT MINT AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH
COMPLETE WITH A MINT SLEEVE
THIS IS THE GENUINE AND RARE 1ST PRESS OF BLONDIE'S DEBUT LP. BLONDIE ORIGINALLY SIGNED WITH NEW YORK RECORD LABEL 'PRIVATE STOCK' IN 1976. BACK THEN THEY WERE OF COURSE TOTALLY UNKNOWN. MADE SENSE THAT THEY SIGNED WITH A NEW YORK LABEL AS DEBBIE HARRY LIVED IN UNION CITY N.Y.
THEIR DEBUT ALBUM WAS RELEASED ON THIS LABEL BUT VERY SHORTLY AFTER THE LABEL CLOSED WHEN THE OWNER MOVED TO LONDON. THEREAFTER BLONDIE SIGNED WITH CHRYSALIS AND THE ALBUM WAS RE RELEASED ON THE FAMOUS GREEN LABEL.
INTERESTINGLY THERE ARE ACTUALLY TWO DIFFERENT RELEASES ON THE PRIVATE STOCK LABLE. THE FIRST AND GENUINE PRESS HAS THE CREDITS LISTED ON THE LABEL AS' QUICKMIX' WHICH IS WHAT THIS COPY HAS. THE SECOND PRESS HAS THE CREDITS MADE TO 'EMI'
SO HERE WE HAVE THE ORGINAL AND RARE 1ST PRESS OF BLONIE'S ICONIC DEBUT LP
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE BROWN COLOURED LABELS ARE ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE. NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM AND ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECT AND UNRUBBED. THE SPINDLE HOLE HAS ZERO!!! SPIDER LINES AROUND IT .
THE VINYL
THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. CLEARLY A WELL PRESERVED ALBUM WITH ALMOST NO PLAY. UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO I CAN SEE TWO TOTALLY NON SOUNDING HAIRLINES ON THE LAST TRACK SIDE ONE, AND THAT IS ALL
THE TEST PLAY
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH PERFECTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS.
THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AT ANY POINT.
NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
SILENT THROUGH THE QUIETEST PASSAGES AND LINKING GROOVES
NO TICS OR POPS
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT
BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE SINGLE SLEEVE FROM ROBERT STACE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN AND IMPORTANTLY HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS. THE DEEP COLOURS ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND UNFADED
THERE ARE JUST TWO SMALL PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE. THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE
THE TOP EDGE OS FULLY COLOURED WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIP
THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A TINY SLIVER OF RUB ON THE LEFT CORNER AND SIMILAR ON THE RIGHT CORNER
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE BLACK BASE COLOUR IS TOTALLY IMMACULATE AND UNRUBBED WITH EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS UNDAMAGED.
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE THUMB NAIL NICKS
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITION AS THE FRONT
THE INNER SLEEVE IS THE CORRECT ISSUE FOR THIS ALBUM AND IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION. NO SPLITS, NO CREASES, NO MARKS OR STAINS
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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