Bob Marley & The Wailers BABYLON BY BUS UK 2LP 1978 1st ILSD11 NEAR MINT AUDIO

	£		22
	$		29

BOB MARLEY - BABYLON BY BUS

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS!!!!!! CONDITION

EXCELLENT PLUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE: ISLAND ISLD 11 
• MATRIX:ISLD 11 1A-1U / 1B-3U 2A-1U /2B-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 M / 1 R / 1 AT / 2 GA

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

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLUE ISLAND LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE  RICH DEEP BLUE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.THERE IS NO RUBBING OR ANY STAINING OR PEN MARKS ANYWHERE. I CAN SEE ONLY 1-2 MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING, THAT THE LP SET HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE RECORDS STILL HAVE ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE, AND LOOKS MAGNIFICENT. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS ON THE DISC,AND IN DAYLIGHT THEY LOOKS TO BE FLAWLESS. WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION SIDE ONE SHOWS JUST A FEW NEAR INVISIBLE WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES, SIDE TWO A FEW MORE, PLUS A COUPLE OF DULL EMBEDDED PATCHES IN THE VINYL (NON SOUNDING). SIDE THREE, LIKE SIDE ONE JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES, AND SIDE FOUR HAS IN ADDITION A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT SURFACE SCUFFS

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 ALUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE 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'S PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY ON ALL SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW CRISP AND CLEAN THE DISC SOUNDS.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT, WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY, JUST THE WAY IT WAS INTENDED

ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE ANYWHERE AND JUST THE OCCASION LITTLE SPECK OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND, ONLY IN A FEW SPOTS ACROSS ALL FOUR SIDES

I HEARD NO MORE THAN TWO TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS NEAR MINT 

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS EASILY DAMAGED SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION. THE GREYS AND BLACKS ALL REMAIN UNRUBBED AND THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE DIE CUT WINDOWS. THERE IS A SMALL HOLE IN BETWEEN THE LETTERS B AND O OF 'BOB' IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER

THERE ARE TWO MINUSCULE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE GREY COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER AND THE TIPS ARE UNRUBBED AS WELL.

THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A LITTLE RUBBING TO BOTH CORNERS AND A FEW WHITE FLECKS ALONG THE BLACK SURFACE

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, WITH EVERY LETTER OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.  THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS HAVE A LITTLE RUBBING 

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST ONE OR TWO TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS TO SHOW THAT THE LP'S WERE REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE A COUPLE OF TIMES.

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT,  ONE LIGHT LINE RUNNING PARALLEL WITH THE SPINE, AND A COUPLE OF LIGHT LINES EITHER SIDE OF THIS

THE TWO CARD PICTURE INNERS ARE ABSOLUTELY MINT, HAVING RARELY BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE

THE TWO BLACK POLY LINED INNERS ARE ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION. FLAT AND UNSPLIT. JUST PERFECT

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS.

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

GARRY