Bob Dylan THE GENTLEMANS CLUB OF SPALDING Hammersmith Odeon 8/2/90 2LP HEAR
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Description
EX+ AUDIO
COMPLETE WITH AN EX+ SLEEVE
SCARCE LIVE DOUBLE ALBUM
RECORDED AT THE HAMMERSMITH ODEON FEB 8TH 1990
ONLY 500 COPIES PRESSED
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE GREEN LABELS ARE JUST MAGNIFICENT. DEEP BASE COLOUR THAT IS FREE FROM ANY BLEMISHES. NO MARKS OR STAINS
NO RUBBING TO THE COLOUR
THERE IS NO MORE THAN ONE SPIDER LINE BY THE SPINDLE HOLES
THE VINYL
THE VINYL IS REMARKABLY CLEAN. IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS AND ONLY UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO CAN I SEE SOME TINY LITTLE HAIRLINES AND HANDLING LINES.
THE TEST PLAY
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH NEAR PERFECTLY ON THREE FOUR SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW GOOD THIS ALBUM SOUNDS.
THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SUPERB REPRODUCTION AT ANY POINT.
NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS
NO VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER, AND NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF RANDOM SPECKS OF STATIC ANYWHERE, AND THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT
SIDE ONE PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION
SIDE TWO HAS SOME RANDOM LITTLE TICS AND POPS DURING THE PLAY
SIDE 3 ALSO PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION
SIDE 4 THE SAME AS SIDE THREE
TAKE A LISTEN TO THE AUDIO
AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN AND IMPORTANTLY HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS.
THE FACT THAT IT IS WHITE WOULD USUALLY MEAN HEAVY HANDLING AND GRIME. THIS ONE IS VERY CLEAN WITH A LITTLE WATER STAIN IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER AREA
ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOURING IS THERE AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RUBBING TO THE SURFACE AND NO COLOUR FADE
THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGES ARE FULLY COLOURED WITH UNBLEMISHED CORNERS
THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE SIMILAR
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THERE IS A SMALL SPLIT ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE AT THE BOTTOM
THE OPENING EDGES ARE RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IHAS THE LITTLE WATER STAIN MATCHING THE FRONT AND A LITTLE RING WEAR ARC AT THE BOTTOM
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EX+
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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