Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band MIRROR MAN UK LP 1ST BUDDAH MINT- / NMINT

	£		26
	$		34

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND THE MAGIC BAND - MIRROR MAN

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS / NEAR MINT PLAYTHROUGH !!! CONDITION

PLAYED NO MORE THAN A FEW TIMES

EXCELLENT PLUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:BUDDAH 2365 002
• MATRIX:2365 002 A//2 420 05 1 1 / A//1 420 11 7 

THE LABELS

THE MATT BLACK BASED LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THEY ARE RICH AND VIBRANT IN COLOUR AND THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, THERE ARE JUST 1-2 TINT SPIDE RLINES NEXT TO THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. A BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY ALBUM WHICH LOOKS FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT. EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN, AND ONE ULTRA FINE ANGEL HAIRLINE HANDLING LINE ON SIDE TWO

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 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

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT ON THE PLAYTHROUGH MEANING WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE IS NON EXISTENT ON BOTH SIDES

SIDE ONE PLAYS TO VIRTUAL PERFECTION WITH JUST THE VERY ODD SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC AND PERHAPS ONE OR TWO TINY DUST POPS AND GRADES MINT MINUS!!

SIDE TWO HAS JUST A LITTLE MORE BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN ONE OR TWO OF THE MORE SILENT PASSAGES, AND ALSO A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS AND WOULD GRADE NEAR MINT

A REALLY EXCEPTIONAL COPY OF THIS GREAT BEEFHEART ALBUM

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

THE SLEEVE

ORIGINAL 1ST ISSUE E.J DAY AND CO GIMMIX GATEFOLD WITH DIE CUT

A REALLY HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN GREAT CONDITION DUE TO THE HUGE SHATTERED MIRROR DIE CUT HOLE ON THE VERY FLIMSY FRONT FLAP TO THE GATEFOLD. MOST WILL BE TORN AND SERIOUSLY CREASED, BUT THIS COPY WHILST NOT PERFECT IS IN FAR SUPERIOR CONDITION TO MOST I HAVE SEEN 

SO STARTING WITH THE DIE CUT HOLE. THE EDGES ARE IN EXCEPTIONAL ORDER. JUST A COUPLE OF LIGHT CREASES TO THE TIPS OF THREE OF THE POINTS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DIE CUT HOLE

THE BROWN MATT COLOUR IS ALSO IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION WITH THE ONLY LIGHT SHELF WEAR BEING AT THE SPINE WHERE THERE IS A SLIVER OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE.

THERE ARE TWO SMALL LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE WHICH RUNS ACROSS THE RIGHT CORNER TIP, ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NONE AGAINST THE RIGHT EDGE

NO RING WEAR AND CERTAINLY NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE SILVER ON THE BACK PANEL AND ARE ONLY LIGHTLY RUBBED, WITH A SMALL SCUFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOTTOM EDGE

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED WITH ALL OF THE WHITE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM LEADING EDGES HAVE THAT SHELF RUB WHICH SHOWS THROUGH THE BROWN, AND WAS REALLY HARD TO AVOID ON THIS SLEEVE. THE TOP TIP HAS SOME LIGHT SHELF RUB AS WELL AND A LITTLE ALSO ON THE BOTTOM TIP

THE OPENING EDGE IS ON THE INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD, AND HAS NO TEARS TO IT, JUST ONE LIGHT THUMB IMPRESSION AT THE VERY BOTTOM.

THE REAR SURFACE AGAIN HAS RETAINED THE BROWN SURFACE ALTHOUGH THERE IS A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE GREYING AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM, AND ONE SMALL LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS THE INNER SILVER PANEL. THIS ALSO HAS A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE GREYING, AND THREE OR FOUR TINY LINES AGAINST THE RIGHT EDGE

THE ORIGINAL POLY LNED INNER IS IN FLAT AND UNSPLIT CONDITION. SOME AGEING TO THE EDGES

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS!!!!

GARRY