Curved Air SECOND ALBUM UK LP 1ST PRESS NMINT

	£		19
	$		25

CURVED AIR - SECOND ALBUM

SUPERB ORIGINAL PROG ROCK

• CATALOGUE:\K 46092
• MATRIX:46092-A3 / B1
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THE RECORD LABELS

THE DARK GREEN FIRST PRESS WARNER BROTHERS LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE DEEP GREEN COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT, AND HAS ONLY A COUPLE OF LIGHT HANDLING MARKS. THE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE TYPEFACE (BLACK) IS ALSO UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. FINALLY THERE ARE JUST TWO VERY SMALL SPIDER LINES VERY CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE, SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS HAD AT MOST A COUPLE OF VERY CAREFUL PLAYS, AND IN ADDITION HAS BEEN HANDLED WITH METICULOUS CARE AND ATTENTION. THESE LABELS COULD NOT LOOK ANY BETTER

THE VINYL

ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE GLOSSY BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL. REMOVING IT FROM THE SLEEVE AND GENTLY AND CAREFULLY EXAMINING THE DISC REVEALS A SPOTLESS SURFACE. THIS VINYL APPEARS EXACTLY HOW A NEW VINYL WOULD HAVE LOOKED BACK IN 1971 WHEN THIS DISC WAS ORIGINALLY PRESSED. . THE HIGH GLOSS AND MARK FREE DISC IS WITHOUT A DOUBT ONE OF THE CLEANEST I HAVE EVER SEEN. EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO A SPOTLIGHT (WHICH ARGUABLY ISN'T REALLY A TRUE REFLECTION OF HOW GOOD A VINYL IS, AS THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOMETHING TO SEE THIS WAY) THE VINYL DISPLAYS NO MORE THAN A FEW RIDICULOUSLY WISPY HAIRLINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I HAVE RECORDED 4 SOUNDBITES FROM THIS ALBUM, WHICH INCLUDE THE RUN IN'S AND FIRST 90 SECONDS OR SO OF THE FIRST TRACK ON EACH SIDE, THIS SHOULD SHOW JUST HOW SUPERB THE CLARITY OF SOUND IS AS WELL AS DEMONSTRATING THAT THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISE IN THE SILENT SECTIONS. IN ADDITION ONE FURTHER EXAMPLE FROM EACH SIDE OF THE ALBUM INCLUDING THE PRECEEDING LINKING GROOVE

THE RUN IN IS  SILENT, AND AS THE RECORD STARTS TO PLAY "YOUNG MOTHER" IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT YOU ARE LISTENING TO SOMETHING SPECIAL. THE FIRST THING THAT IS CLEAR IS THAT THE SOUND IS DISTORTION FREE. ALMOST POINTLESS STATING THIS IN LIGHT OF HOW LITTLE THE ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED, BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT THE PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS HAD WAS DONE WITH A GOOD QUALITY STYLUS AND NOT ONE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE GROOVE SUCH AS A WORN, CHIPPED STYLUS, OR INDEED ONE THAT WAS TRACKING TOO HEAVILY.

EACH TRACK PLAYS THROUGH WITH UTMOST CLARITY. THE PERFORMANCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES IS JUST OUTSTANDING. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISE ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. THE ONLY THING I HEARD WERE A FEW LIGHT  LITTLE DUST POPS HERE AND THERE , BUT THAT IS IT, AND IT NEEDS TO BE ON THIS FOLKY ALBUM WHICH HAS DELICATE INSTRUMENTATION AND NEAR SILENT PASSAGES OF MUSIC, WHERE ANY BACKGROUND NOISE WOULD SOUND FAR WORSE THAN SAY ON A LOUD CUT TRACK.

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

THE OVERALL GRADING OF THE SLEEVE IS VERY GOOD

THIS SLEEVE IS IN BETTER CONDITION THAN MOST I HAVE EVER SEEN. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST VULNERABLE SLEEVES I HAVE EVER KOWN. IT IS AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW MADE UP FROM THIN CARD RATHER THAN SUBSTANTIAL CARD, AND IT IS DIE CUT IN MANY AREAS, IT IS ALSO MADE TO FOLD UP ON ITSELF AND SO IS MADE FROM ONE VERY LARGE PIECE OF CARD, AND IT IS UNLAMINATED MAKING THE PAPER VERY POROUS, AND WHAT YOU USUALLY FIND IS DIRTY ,TORN, RINGWORN EXAMPLES. THIS IS NO WAY A SUPERB EXAMPLE BUT IT CERTAINLY RANKS UP THERE AT VERY GOOD. THE FRONT SURFACE DOES SHOW SOME LIGHT HANDLING WHICH MAKES IT LOOK MARGINALLY GRUBBY. THE DIE CUT SQARE HOLE ONLY HAS ONE TINY LITTLE NIVK IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. I HAVE SEEN HUGE TEARS ACCROSS THIS AREA ON OTHER COPIES. THE SPINE ALSO HAS ONE SMALL PAPER TEAR ( A LITTLE CHIP) THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME CONDITION AS THE FRONT IN TERMS OF HANDLING. OPENING ALL OF THE FLAPS INSIDE REVEALS AGAIN SOME LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING AND SMALL STAINS HERE AND THERE.

SO THE VINYL MORE THAN MAKES UP FOR THE SLEEVE, BUT HAVING SAID THAT IT IS BETTER THAN MOST YOU WILL SEE

THE ORIGINAL  INNER SLEEVE IS PRESENT AND PLACED CAREFULLY INSIDE THE SLEEVE

THE RECORD HAS BEEN PRESERVED IN A NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE, THE ORIGINAL IS INCLUDED AND LEFT INSIDE THE SLEEVE. THE LP WILL BE SENT VERY CAREFULLY PACKAGED AND I WILL PLACE THE LP OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION. YOUR NEW PURCHASE WILL ALSO COME HOUSED IN A NEW STIFF PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.

SO ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A VERY VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE ALBUM IN THE MOST SUPERB CONDITION IMAGINABLE, SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE, AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY