Clodagh Rodgers RODGERS & HEART UK LP 1971 1ST PRESS 1-2 PLAYS NEAR MINT MINUS

	£		19
	$		25

CLODAGH RODGERS - RODGERS & HEART

PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT MINUS!!! GRADE

A GENUINE VERY FIRST PRESS FROM 1971

NEAR MINT SLEEVE!!!

• CATALOGUE:RCA SF 8180
• MATRIX: AGBK0513-1E / AGBK0514-1E
• HEAVYWEIGHT SOLID (BARELY FLEXIBLE) DISC

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE GLOSSY ORANGE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE GLOSSY LABELS ARE EVIDENCE OF A FIRST PRESS, AS LATER PRESSES WERE RELEASED ON LIGHTER VINYL WITH MATT LABELS

THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE JET BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. I CANNOT EVEN SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE WHATSOEVER, EVEN USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS

THE VINYL

THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS IN DAYLIGHT, AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE  JUST SOME WISPY HAIRLINES AND  SOME SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL WISPS

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. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS. IN PARTICULAR THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND ONLY A FEW SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

I HEARD NO MORE THAN 4-5 OF THE TINIEST DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A FEW TICS AND POPS ON THE FINAL TRACK ON SIDE TWO

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SUPERB DISC  NEAR MINT MINUS!!!!

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED  SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN AND IMPORTANTLY NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND ALL OF THE DELICATE BROWN COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED WHICH IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR THIS OFTEN ABUSED COVER.

THERE IS NO RING WEAR WHICH IS AGAIN A RARITY, AND ONLY WHEN YOU ANGLE THE SLEEVE INTO STRONG LIGHT CAN YOU MAKE OUT A SLIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE FIVE SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE AND FOUR MORE MICROSCOPIC ONES ON THE TOP EDGE, BUT NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE , NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE THOUGH.

THE TOP EDGE IS TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND ALL OF THE BROWN SURFACE RUNS FULLY FROM TIP TO TIP. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A FEW TINY WHITE PIN PRICKS ALONG THE SURFACE.

THE SPINE IS STILL FAIRLY FLAT WITH SOME VERY LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS. HOWEVER ALL OF THE COLOUR IS THERE AND THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF RUBBING TO IT AT ALL. EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE IMMACULATE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE A PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST TWO TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG THE SURFACE

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT.AGAIN THE DELICATE COLOURING IS ALL THERE AND NO RUBBING OR SHELF WEAR IS PRESENT. THREE SMALL LINES BY THE SPINE AND AGAIN ALONG THE TOP EDGE

THE PLAIN WHITE DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS IN TOP CONDITION. A NO SEAM SPLITS AND VERY FLAT AND PERFECTLY WHITE. ONE CORNER HAS A CREASE LINE ACROSS IT

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

GARRY