Blondie PLASTIC LETTERS UK LP 1ST PRESS UNPLAYED AND 100% MINT MINUS
  £   31
  $   41

 


£ 31 Sold For
Jul 16, 2013 Sold Date
Jul 9, 2013 Start Date
£   19 Start price
3   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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BLONDIE - PLASTIC LETTERS

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED MINT MINUS!!! CONDITION

COMPLETE WITH NEAR MINT MINUS!!!!  SLEEVE

 

  • CATALOGUE:CHRYSALIS  CHR 1166 
  • MATRIX: CHR1166 A//4 M  1 2/ B//5 M  1 2 2
  • ' PECKO ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX BOTH SIDES

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE BLUE AND WHITE COLOURED LABELS ARE ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE. NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM AND ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECT AND UNRUBBED. THE SPINDLE HOLE HAS ONE ZERO!! SPIDER LINES AROUND IT

 

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. IN DAYLIGHT IT IS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A COUPLE OF WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES. THE VINYL HAS THAT FEEL ABOUT IT WHEN REMOVING IT FROM THE INNER SLEEVE THAT YOU ONLY GET WITH AN UNPLAYED DISC

 

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. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

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

ISLAND/CHRYSALIS VINYL USUALLY HAS A LITTLE VINYL NOISE DUE TO THE PRESSING AND THIS ONE HAS JUST THE BAREST SPECK WHICH CAN ONLY BE HEARD OCCASIONALLY IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES. NO STATIC AT ALL THOUGH

I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY MORE THAN ONE TINY DUST POP THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS ALBUM MINT MINUS !!!!

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF

 

THE SLEEVE

 

SEMI LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN AND IMPORTANTLY  HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS. THE DEEP COLOURS ARE ALL UNRUBBED

THERE ARE SIX SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, FLOUR 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 TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IMMACULATE WITH ALL OF THE BLACK SURFACE FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, WITH JUST THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP END HAVING A SPECK OF WHITE SHOWING

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 HAS SOME RUBBING TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVEN BETTER THAN THE FRONT WITH JUST TWO LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, TWO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE. NO COLOUR LOSS AT ALL

THE DIE CUT POLY LINED WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS THE CORRECT ISSUE FOR THIS ALBUM AND IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION. NO SPLITS, NO CREASES, NO MARKS OR STAINS, JUTS A TRACE OF GLUE AGEING ALONG THE TOP EDGE  

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS  SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS!!!

 

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

GARRY

 

 





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