David Bowie THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD UK LP ORANGE RCA UNPLAYED & 100% MINT

	£		72
	$		95

DAVID BOWIE - THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD

INCREDIBLE UNPLAYED!! MINT  PLAYTHROUGH!!!

OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT!!! SLEEVE

      CATALOGUE:RCA LSP 4816

• MATRIX: BPRS4512-2E / 1E

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE MATT ORANGE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. 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. THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE

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 DISC, AND IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE . A TRULY STUNNING VINYL

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 ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

I HEARD JUST A SPECK OF EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE INSIDE ONE LINKING GROOVE

A COUPLE OF THE TINIEST SPECKS OF STATIC ALSO

I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS WHATSOEVER DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST FIRST PRESS AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION

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

A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE THAT PLAYS TO AN INCREDIBLE MINT !!!! STANDARD.

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED ROBERT STACE GATEFOLD SLEEVE

AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT SLEEVE TO FIND IN A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE CONDITION, BECAUSE THE SURFACE IS A POWDERY BLACK THAT ALWAYS RUBS AND WEARS

THE FRONT SURFACE IS NEAR PRISTINE. FIRSTLY THE JET BLACK COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED

THERE ARE NO CREASES OR BENDS AND NO HEAVY CREASE LINES EITHER. AND INCREDIBLY JUST TWO MICROSCOPIC LINES CLOSE TO THE TOP OF THE SPINE. ONE LONG ONE ON THE TOP EDGE BY THE SPINE WHICH RUNS ABOUT ONE AND A HALF INCHED BY THE SPINE. ONE SMALL ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THERE IS THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD IMPRESSION IF THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH IMMACULATE WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR RUNNING PERFECTLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THE TOP EDGE HAS A PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIP, WHILST THE BOTTOM IS ABSOLUTELY MINT!!!

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED,JUST ONE FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSION NEAR THE TOP,  AND EVERY LETTER OF THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE JET BLACK SURFACE AGAIN IS JUST PERFECT WITH THE ONLY TINY BLEMISH BEING ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE. BOTH TIP ENDS ARE UNRUBBED

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND CLEARLY SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN NEAR PRISTINE LIKE THE FRONT. ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE RETAINED BUT THERE ARE TWO LIGHT CREASE LINES ACROSS THE TOP RIGHT CORNER. ALSO THE ORIGINAL OWNER NEATLY WROTE THREE DIGITS IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER IN BIRO BUT BECAUSE THE SLEEVE IS BLACK IT BARELY SHOWS.

THE DIE CUT  INNER IS IN FLAT AND 100% UNSPLIT. IT HAS HOWEVER BROWNED WITH AGE WHERE IT HAS JUST SAT INSIDE THE SLEEVE FOR 35 YEARS OR SO 

THE POSTER AS YOU WILL SEE IN THE PICTURES IS 100% MINT. THE FOLD LINES ARE SO SHARP THAT IT WILL NOT OPEN OUT FULLY.

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS  SLEEVE NEAR MINT 

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

GARRY