Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band LICK MY DECALS OFF BABY UK 1st MINT MINUS
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CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND THE MAGIC BAND - LICK MY DECALS OFF BABY
IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS!!! PLAY CONDITION
PLAYED NO MORE THAN ONCE EVER
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:STRAIGHT STS 1063
- MATRIX: STS1063-A1 / B1
- GENUINE UK 1ST PRESS
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE MAGENTA 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 BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE THE OTHER THREE COLOURS ARE ALSO MINT INCLUDING THE WHITE LOGO AT THE TOP WHICH IS PURE WHITE
I CANNOT EVEN SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE, EVEN WHEN USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. A BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY ALBUM IN AN AS NEW CONDITION. EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN, AND THREE SMALL NON SOUNDING HANDLING LINES ON SIDE TWO TRACK ONE
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 THAT IF THIS HAS BEEN PLAYED PRIOR TO MY TEST PLAY IT WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER
EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE IS NON EXISTENT AND THERE IS JUST THE ODD SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A FEW OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, AND I HEARD NO MORE THAN A FEW REALLY TINY STATIC TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS IT IS THAT GOOD
DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
ORIGINAL 1ST ISSUE SHORWOOD SINGLE NON LAMINATED SLEEVE
THE DELICATE BROWN SURFACE IS OFTEN FOUND SERIOUSLY RUBBED AND RINGWORN, BUT ON THIS COPY IT IS UNBLEMISHED,
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, CREASE LINES, BENDS OR FOLDS
THERE ARE SIX LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
NO RING WEAR AND CERTAINLY NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER
THE TOP EDGE HAS A FEW FLECKS OF WHITE SHOWING IN SPOTS, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A SPECK OF RUB ON THE CORNER TIP ENDS ONLY
THE SPINE IS FLAT WITH A COUPLE OF LEADING EDGE FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS, WITH ALL OF THE WHITE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE BOTTOM TIP END HAS A COUPLE OF TINY FLECKS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITHOUT ANY TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG THE EDGES.
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS MAGNIFICENT AS THE FRONT, AND ONCE AGAIN NO COLOUR LOSS AND ONLY FOUR TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE
THE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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