Buddy Holly RAVE ON UK LP 1ST PRESS 1974 RAINBOW LABEL UNPLAYED MINT PROMO
  £   20
  $   27

 


£ 20 Sold For
Jan 17, 2016 Sold Date
Jan 10, 2016 Start Date
£   19 Start price
2   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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BUDDY HOLLY - RAVE ON

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT!!! UNPLAYED CONDITION

MINT MINUS SLEEVE!!!

FIRST PRESS PROMO COPY

  • CATALOGUE:MCA MCF 2614
  • MATRIX:MCF2614 A-1 / B-1
  • MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 T / 1 H

 

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE BLACK LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. ALL THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT, AND THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS UNRUBBED AND UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE,THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE . THERE ARE STILL NUMEROUS SHARDS OF RESIDUAL VINYL IN AND AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE ON BOTH SIDES. THE PROMO LABEL IS PERFECTLY ADHERED ON SIDE ONE

 

THE VINYL

ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WHICH HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE OTHER THAN A COUPLE OF SURFAE HANDLING LINES. ALL NON SOUNDING

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 AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY 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 FIRST THING TO STATE IS THAT THIS VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND,

THE ENHANCED STEREO REPRODUCTION IS SUBLIME AND THE CLARITY IS SUPERB.

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE

I HEARD NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF RANDOM SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES

THERE ARE NO MORE THAN 2-3 OF THE TINIEST STATIC TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

BUT PLEASE GIVE THE ALBUM A GOOD LISTEN AND BE THE JUDGE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT!!!!!

 

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE

 

THE FRONT SURFACE SHINES LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND HAS THAT 'JUST AS NEW' LOOK ABOUT IT

 

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR FOLDS EITHER

 

THIS SLEEVE USUALLY SUFFERS FROM HEAVY LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, BUT THIS SUPERB COPY HAS ONLY ONE TINY ONE NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

 

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% UNWORN. ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS FULLY INTACT AND RUNS FROM CORNER TO CORNER. EVEN THE TIPS ARE UNRUBBED.

 

THE SPINE  IS PRISTINE , WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE PERFECTLY INTACT, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE LEGIBLE.NO RUBBING ANYWHERE.

 

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP AND SHOWS WHY THE LP HAS HARDLY BEEN PLAYED. THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY LITTLE THUMB NAIL NICKS ON THE FRONT EDGE

 

THE WHITE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT/

 

THE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS  TOTALLY UNSPLIT WITH JUST A SHADE OF AGEING TO THE SEAMS, AND A VERY LIGHT IMPRESSION OF THE RECORD

 

I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!!!

 

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

GARRY

 

 



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