Champion Jack Dupree & His Blues Band UK LP 1ST STEREO 1W/1W MATRIX NEAR MINT
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CHAMPION JACK DUPREE - WITH MICKEY BAKER
IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY NEAR MINT!!!!! CONDITION
RARE 1ST PRESS ON THE UNBOXED STEREO DECCA LABEL
1W / 1W VERY FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS
- CATALOGUE:DECCA SKL4871
- MATRIX:ZAL 7821-1W / 7822-1W
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1G / 1 U
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FIRST PRESS
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE BLUE AND SILVER LABELS ARE IN JUST MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE DEEP BLUE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS ON IT ANYWHERE. IT ALSO STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGO'S ARE ALSO IN PRISTINE UNRUBBED CONDITION, WITH EACH LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
A CLOSE STUDY OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 2-3 REALLY SMALL AND BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINES, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED IN THE PAST 45 YEARS
THE VINYL
A GLEAMING DISC THAT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. THIS IS NATURALLY ALSO A HEAVY WEIGHT FIRST PRESS DISC.IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE ON THE SURFACE OF THE VINYL,AND IT LOOKS FLAWLESS.
WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE ARE FEW VERY FINE ANGELHAIRLINE HANDLING LINES, THE USUAL WISPY HAIRLINES, AND ONE SMALL NON SOUNDING LINE ON SIDE ONE JUST ACROSS THE FIRST HALF OF 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 ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED 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 RICH AND POWERFUL STEREO SOUND IS JUST MAGNIFICENT AND PURE FIRST PRESS. THE REPRODUCTION IS JUST SECOND TO NONE, AND EVERY NOTE IS CLEAR AND CRISP.
THE FIRST THING TO STATE IS THAT IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT SHOWING THAT THE COUPLE OF PLAYS THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
NEXT THE RUN IN GROOVES TO BOTH OPENING TRACKS ARE NEAR SILENT, AND THE LINKING GROOVES BETWEEN THE TRACKS ARE ALSO NEAR SILENT, AND EVEN THE RUN OUT GROOVE IS CLEAN AND CRACKLE FREE
THE RECORDING IS A VERY LOUD STEREO CUT AND IS REPRODUCED SUPERBLY.
THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT.
THE ODD RANDOM SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE VINYL NOISE, HEARD OCCASIONALLY IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES, AND NO MORE THAN A DOZEN MINUSCULE LITTLE DUST POPS/TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
SO PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS GREAT ALBUM FOR YOURSELF
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT!!! OR NEAR MINT MINUS AT THE VERY WORST
THE SLEEVE
YET ANOTHER FLIMSY 1960'S DECCA SLEEVE. WHY THEY MADE THEM LIKE THIS I JUST DON'T KNOW. IT CERTAINLY MAKES FIND ING A PRISTINE SLEEVE VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE.
HERE IS ONE THAT IS FAR BETTER THAN MOST
THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN FLAT AND CLEAN CONDITION, AND THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR.
THERE ARE NO BIG AND HEAVY CREASES TO THE MAIN PART OF THE SURFACE, AND NOT EVEN ANY THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER.
THERE IS A LONG LAMINATE LINE RUNNING ACROSS THE TOP LEFT CORNER, HALF A DOZEN SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, A SMALL DING TO THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER WHERE THE LAMINATE HAS THEN LIFTED SLIGHTLY, AND A FEW MORE SMALL LAMINATE LINES ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES
NO RING WEAR WHATSOEVER, AND NOT EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE.
THE WAFER THIN TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES DO HAVE SOME MILD SHELF WEAR BUT NO SPLITS, WITH A SCUFF TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP
THE SPINE HAS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TYPEFACE AND MOST OF THE LAMINATE IS PROPERLY ADHERED. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF CRACKS , ONE ACROSS THE 'O' OF CHAMPION, AND A SECOND ON THE FIRST 'C' OF DECCA, AND A THIRD JUST BELOW THE CATALOGUE NUMBER
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP WITH JUST A FEW LITTLE THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG THE EDGES
THE REAR SURFACE HAS THE USUAL AGEING IN THE FORM OF LIGHT BROWNING TO THE TOP AND OPENING EDGES. LIGHT HANDLING TO THE WHITE SURFACE , AND A SHADOW OF RING WEAR
THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE WITH THE BLUE TEXT IS UNSPLIT AND ONLY LIGHTLY CREASED,
THIS SLEEVE GRADES EXCELLENT / EXCELLENT PLUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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