Cockney Rebel THE HUMAN MENAGERIE 1973 UK LP 1st Press W/Insert PLAYS MINT MINUS
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31
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Description
MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO
UNPLAYED UNTIL TODAY'S TEST PLAY
EX+ SLEEVE WITH INSERT
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE EMI LABELS ARE IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE UNFADED OR UNRUBBED,WITH JUST A TINY BUMP ON SIDE ONE, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE COLOURS STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.
THERE ARE JUST 12 VISIBLE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST WHY THIS ALBUM IS IN THE SUPERB CONDITION THAT IT IS
THE VINYL
THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND LOOKS SUPERB IN DAYLIGHT. UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO I CAN SEE A COUPLE OF TINY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL WISPY HAIRLINES
THE TEST PLAY
A TRUE FIRST PRESS PERFORMANCE WITH A STEREO REPRODUCTION THAT IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. SILENT RUN IN'S AND LINKING GROOVES LEADING TO PERFECT SOUND PLAYED WITHOUT DISTORTION THUS NO GROOVE WEAR.
THE LP PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND WOULD GRACE ANY COLLECTION
SILENT LINKING GROOVES
NO TICS OR POPS
ALL I HEARD WERE A COUPLE OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE SPECKS OF BACKGROUND
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT MINUS
TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH
THE SLEEVE.
NON LAMINATED MATTE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THIS FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN.
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES
THE FOUR CORNERS HAVE A TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE TIPS
THERE ARE TWO TINY PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES ON THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGE IS FULLY COLOURED APART FROM A FEW TINY FLECKS OF UNDERCARD VISIBLE AND A SPECK OF RUB ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS
THE BOTTOM EDGS HAVE SOME SHELF RUBBING, MOSTLY TO THE REAR SURFACE
THE SPINE IS ABSOLUTELY IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THERE IS SONE RUBBING TO THE LEADING EDGES. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE FRONT, WITH A COUPLE OF LIGHT CREASELINES AND A LITTLE RECORD IMPRESSION
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PERFECT INNER PANELS
THE MELODY MAKER CARD INSERT HAS A LITTLE CREASE LINE IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER BUT IS OTHERWISE PERFECT TOP CORNERS
THIS SLEEVE WITHOUT A DOUBT GRADES EX+GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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