C.O.B - SPIRIT OF LOVE 1971 UK LP 1st Press PSYCH / FOLK RARITY NEAR MINT HEAR

	£		147
	$		194

C.O.B - SPIRIT OF LOVE

INCREDIBLY RARE 1971 FIRST ISSUE

PLAYS TO A SUPERB NEAR MINT GRADE

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

VERY SCARCE PSYCHEDELIC /FOLK RECORDING

• CATALOGUE:    CBS S 69010
• MATRIX:       S69010 A1 / B1

 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 RECORD

THE LABELS

THE MATT ORANGE  LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. 

THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM AND THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. 

THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWS JUST 2-3 SPIDER LINES, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN AND IN DAYLIGHT  LOOKS ABSOLUTELY MINT. 

EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST TWO TINY WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE AND ONE LIGHT HANDLING LINE ON SIDE TWO WHICH IS TOTALLY NON SOUNDING

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTABLE 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 DOUBLE LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I FIRMLY 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

THIS VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

NO DISTORTION AT ANY POINT TO THE STEREO REPRODUCTION, SO NO GROOVE WEAR

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE 

A CLEAR , AND LOUD STEREO REPRODUCTION WHICH IS TRULY MAGNIFICENT

I HEARD NO MORE THAN A FEW LIGHT SPECKS OF STATIC DURING THE PLAY AND A LITTLE ON THE RUN IN TO EACH SIDE

AND TWO OR THREE TINY DUST POPS DURING THE WHOLE PLAY

THE LP JUST HASN'T BEEN PLAYED  MUCH AND HAS A REMARKABLE AUDIO PERFORMANCE WITH I AM DELIGHTED TO GRADE AS NEAR MINT 

BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

 THE SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION 

MADE BY SHOREWOOD

TOTALLY NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD

 THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT, AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. 

NO RING WEAR  OR RECORD SHAPE. THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THE COLOURS ARE MAGNIFICENT. DEEP RICH UNRUBBED UNKS ACROSS THE SURFACE

THERE ARE TWO LITTLE PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP EDGE IS FULLY COLOURED WITH UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS ALMOST AS PERFECT WITH A LITTLE RUB AT THE LEFT CORNER AREA

THE SPINE IS FLAT WITH ONE LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSION TOWARDS THE BOTTOM.

THE TEXT IS PERFECT AND TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP AND SITS INSIDE THE GATEFOLD BY THE SPINE. THE INNER SPINE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION

THE REAR SURFACE ALSO HAS DEEP RICH COLOURS . THERE WAS A SHOP STICKER REMOVED FROM THE COVER AT SOME POINT WHICH HAS CAUSED A TINY PAPER SNAG IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS

THE INNER SLEEVE IS THE ORIGINAL ISSUE HAVING BOB DYLAN ADVERTISING ON ONE SIDE AND GENERAL ALBUMS ON THE OTHER

I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY