CREAM Wheels Of Fire UK 2LP SET Rare MONO Excellent ++

£ 108

$ 143

£ 108 Sold For

Apr 29, 2007 Sold Date

Apr 22, 2007 Start Date

£ 8 Start price

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CREAM - WHEELS OF FIRE

POLYDOR
582031
MATRIX: 582031 A-1 / B-1 582032 A-1 / B-2

SUPERB RARE MONO 1ST PRESSING OF THIS HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE ALBUM SET. IN SUPERB CONDITION, AND COMPLETELY TEST PLAYED FROM BEGINNING TO END

THE RECORD

BOTH LABELS ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. THERE IS NO SPINDLE HOLE WEAR, THERE ARE A FEW LIGHT SPIDER LINES TO SHOW THAT THE RECORDS HAVE HAD SOME LIGHT PLAY. THE LABELS ARE THE TEXTURED FINISH POLYDOR ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS LABELS.THERE ARE NO MARKS OR WRITING ON THE LABELS

THE VINYL LOOKS VERY IMPRESSIVE AND SHINY. THERE ARE SOME VERY LIGHT HANDLING LINES, BUT THESE FEW LINES APPEAR TO BE SURFACE ONLY AND I AM SURE THEY WILL NOT SOUND OUT

LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO EACH SIDE PRODUCES

NEAR SILENCE!!!

EACH OF THE RUN IN GROOVES PRODUCES NO MORE THAN EITHER NOTHING OR THE BAREST TRACE OF STATIC, AND THIS IS VERY GOOD NEW

SIDE ONE AND TWO (THE STUDIO SIDES) PLAY THROUGH SUPERBLY AND IT IS CLEAR THAT THE ONE OR TWO SURFACE LINES DO NOT AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SOUND WHICH IS CRISP AND CLEAR WITH ONLY THE VERY VERY OCCASIONAL LIGHT POP AND OR BIT OF NEAR INAUDIBLE STATIC. THERE IS NO FRYING BACON ANYWHERE ON EITHER OF THE TWO DISCS

SIDE THREE STARTS IN EXACTLY THE SAME FASHION (THE LIVE SIDE) HOWEVER WHILST I WAS LISTENING TO THE OPENING TRACK "CROSSROADS" ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH JUST AFTER THE GUITAR SOLO I WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR A SMALL JUMP OF ONE GROOVE AND A COUPLE OF LIGHT CLICKS. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE DISC OFF THE TURNTABLE AND STARTED EXAMINING THE VINYL WITH A MAGNIFYING GLASS. I FOUND ONE REALLY SMALL SCRATCH ABOUT 1 MM LONG AND RUNNING WITH THE GROOVE AND NOT ACROSS IT, MAKING IT VIRTUALLY INVISIBLE. I HAVE PLAYED AROUND WITH THE CARTRIDGE WEIGHT AND PLAYED THIS SECTION OVER AND OVER WITH DIFFERENT RESULTS. THE BEST I GOT WAS WHEN I GENTLY PRESSED AGAINST THE TONE ARM SLOWING ITS NATURAL TRACKING AND THIS CURED THE PROBLEM OF THE JUMP, BUT LEFT A LIGHT CLICK. I BELIEVE THE JUMP CAN BE TRAINED OUT WITH ENOUGH PATIENCE. HAVING SAID THAT IT IS ONE VERY VERY SMALL BLEMISH TO AN OTHERWISE MAGNIFICENT ALBUM. THE REST OF SIDE THREE AND ALL OF SIDE 4 PLAYS TO THE SAME HIGH STANDARD AS THE FIRST TWO SIDES. NO FRYING BACON, AND NO UNWANTED BACKGROUND NOISES.

THE VINYL STILL WARRANTS AN EXCELLENT PLUS GRADE AND WOULD GRACE ANY COLLECTION

THE SLEEVE

IF YOU LOOK AT MOST LISTINGS FOR THIS ALBUM YOU WILL FIND SLEEVES THAT ARE VERY VERY RINGWORN, AND ONES THAT HAVE SUFFERED SEVERE WEAR TO THE SILVER SURFACE.

THIS E.J DAY ORIGINAL SLEEVE IS IN VERY VERY GOOD CONDITION.

FIRSTLY AND MOST AMAZINGLY THERE IS NO RINGWEAR WHATSOEVER ON EITHER THE FRONT SURFACE. .

THERE IS ONE LIGHT AND SMALL CREASE LINE AT THE VERY TOP RIGHT SEGMENT OF THE FRONT SURFACE, AND THE ONLY WEAR TO THE SURFACE IS SOME VERY VERY MILD RUBBING TO THE SILVER AT THE VERY TOP

THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, , AND FINALLY THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE STILL SILVER, WITH THE BAREST AMOUNT OF SHELF WEAR AND THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP, WITH JUST A FEW THUMB NAIL NICKS WHERE THE DISCS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVES A FEW TIMES.

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS GOOD WITH JUST THE SLIGHTEST CREASE TOP LEFT CORNER, AND A SMALL BIT OF RINGWEAR TO THE TOP SEGMENT.

THIS SLEEVE IS FAR FAR SUPERIOR TO MOST YOU WILL FIND AND EASILY GRADES EXCELLENT

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

REGARDS

GARRY

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