Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet Japan 28PP-1025 Play Tested NM- True First Pressing
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I have attached the discogs links to confirm that this is the first edition (the OBI has the black section near the upper middle) compared to the second Japanese pressing. https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/2791704?ev=rb https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/14736569?ev=rb
Vinyl was play tested through Focal Elegia's and it played as NM- with the B-side playing as a straight 95 throughout and A1 (the instrumental track) more like EX+, a 93 relative to a tiny bit of surface noise at the start (this is my fifth copy of this album from Japan and they have all had this noise at the start) along with much less at the start of A4 and A6. Visually it is in line with the play. There were a couple of super small faint hairlines on the A-side and I didn't see anything on the B-side. Based on this the vinyl is scored as NM.
The sleeve is scored as EX, numerically a very solid 88 with the most driving issue being an 8mm tear on the top rear (with the most significant issue being the top 3mm). The worst part about it is that I finished that off. I thought it was just a surface separation and when I moved the OBI over to check for creases it lifted that top 3mm section up. It made me wicked sad. The sleeve still wouldn't have been NM but it would have been closer. It is what it is. Beyond that there is very light corner wear and light color chipping to the pink most noticeably on the rear along the opening seam along with a bit behind the OBI (I didn't want to slide it any more to the left because once they are off they are almost impossible to get back on). Running in from the spine there are a couple of light creases however I couldn't move the OBI over any more to measure the lengths but they're almost not there. On the bottom seam there are three dimples with the longest being 3mm.
Album will be mailed in a cardboard mailer between cardboard with bubble wrap. If you have any questions please let me know and thanks for looking!
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