Daddy Longlegs OAKDOWN FARM LP UK VERTIGO SWIRL MINT-

	£		166
	$		220

DADDY LONGLEGS - OAKDOWN FARM

IN MAGNIFICENT 1 PLAY CONDITION

WITH AN INCREDIBLY NEAR MINT GATEFOLD SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:VERTIGO 6360 038
• MATRIX: 6360038 1//Y 1 11/ 2//Y 1  111
• THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE MATRIX NUMBERS

THIS RARE ALBUM CAME FROM A BAND THAT ONLY MADE 4 ALBUMS IN THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF THE 70'S. THEIR FIRST ALBUM WAS RECORDED ON WARNER BROTHERS, WHILST THE THIRD AND FORTH WERE ON POLYDOR.

THIS THEIR SECOND ALBUM IS THE COLLECTIBLE ONE, ON THE VERTIGO SPIRAL LABEL, AND THIS IS A COPY IN SUCH MAGNIFICENT CONDITION IT IS NOT TO BE MISSED

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SPIRAL LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED, AND THE WHITE SURFACE IS PURE WHITE AND UNMARKED. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST ONE!! SPIDER LINE SHOWING THE LIMITED PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED IN 40 YEARS

THE VINYL

THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS IN DAYLIGHT AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT WISPY HAIRLINES

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 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 LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW CLEAR AND CRISP THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS, AND THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ALL. THE RECORD PLAYS WITHOUT ANY  BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKING AT ALL.

CLEARLY THIS VINYL HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR AND PLAYED EVEN LESS, IN FACT I URGE YOU TO LISTEN TO THE FOURTH TRACK ON SIDE ONE, WHICH IS A GENTLE NEAR SILENT PASSAGE OF MUSIC THAT PLAYS FLAWLESSLY, AND GIVES A GREAT AUDIO DISPLAY OF HOW GREAT THE REST OF THIS VINYL PLAYS.

ALL I HEARD OTHER THAN THE MUSIC WAS A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS ON SODE ONE, A TINY BIT OF VINYL NOISE IN THE QUIET PASSAGES OF THE FIRST TRACK TO SIDE 2 AND A COUPLE MORE TINY DUST POPS IN THE LINKING GROOVE TO THE LAST TRACK

AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING VINYL AND I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE IT MINT MINUS

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN FOR YOURSELF THOUGH AND BE THE JUDGE OF ITS QUALITY

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED , HOWARDS GATEFOLD IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. THE REASON BEING THAT THE NON LAMINATED  SURFACE  PICKS UP EVERY FINGER MARK AND ALWAYS LOOKS TOTALLY SHABBY, AND THE COLOURS RUB BADLY EXPOSING THE BASE COLOUR UNDERNEATH. THINK BLACK SBBATH'S DEBUT ALBUM AND YOU HAVE THE SAME ISSUES WITH THIS COVER... NOT THIS ONE THOUGH

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAWLESS. THERE IS NOGRUBBINESS TO THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER. IT IS QUITE INCREDIBLE TO SEE ONE IN THIS MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THERE IS NO RING WEAR EITHER NOR IS THERE ANY SIGN OF RECORD SHAPE.THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW AND THIS IS WHY IT HAS REMAINED IN THIS INCREDIBLE CONDITION.

THERE ARE NO CREASES, CREASE LINES, FOLD, BENDS OR DINGS, AND , THERE ARE JUST TWO NEAR INVISIBLE  SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE IT IS THAT PERFECT. NO RUBBING TO THE DELICATE COLOURS EITHER WHIC IS QUITE AMAZING. THE COLOURS ARE AS CLEAN AS THE DAY THE SLEEVE WAS MADE UP

THE TOP EDGE IS UNWORN, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS MINIMAL SHELF WEAR MOSTLY ON THE RIGHT CORNER

THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY  FLAT AND HAS ALL OF THE LIGHT BLE TYPEFACE LEGIBLE , AND OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE WITH UNRUBBED COLOURS AS WELL

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS RELEASED

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND AS CREASE FREE AS THE FRONT . THERE IS ONE TINY PAPER SNAG JUST BELOW THE CATALOGUE BOX, WHICH AT FIRST I THOUGHT WAS A CLOUD IN THE PICTURE, THATS HOW INSIGNIFICANT IT IS TO THE NAKED EYE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A TOTALLY PRISTINE PAIR OF  INNER PANELS. I BELIEVE BECAUSE IT HAS SAT INSIDE A PLASTIC COVER IT IS POSSIBLE THE GATEFOLD HAS NEVER BEEN OPENED SINCE THEN

THE ORIGINAL VERTIGO SWIRL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS UNSPLIT, BUT HAS BROWNED WITH AGE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!!

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

GARRY