Dire Straits ALCHEMY LIVE 1984 UK 2LP 1st Press UNPLAYED MINT AUDIO NM SLEEVE
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DIRE STRAITS - ALCHEMY LIVE
IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED ( APART FROM MY TEST PLAY) MINT AUDIO
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:VERTIGO VERY 11
- MATRIX: 818244 A//4 v 420 Z 1 24 / B//3 v 420 Z 1 1 2 818245 A//2 v 420 Z 1 1 2 / B//3 v 420 Z 1 2 2
- SOUND CLINIC ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX
- FIRST PRESS VINYL
TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY
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THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE WHITE LABELS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT. THE BASE WHITE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHERE THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO SPIDER LINES BY THE HOLES SHOWING EXACTLY HOW MANY PLAYS THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED. IT JUST HASN'T BEEN PLAYED WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT IT IS 35 YEARS OLD
THE VINYL
A STUNNING PAIR OF VINYLS IN SUPERB CONDITION. THEY BOTH GLEAM LIKE NEW AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY AS NEW, , AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO SEE. PERFECT MINT DISCS
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 DOUBLE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH, AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, 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 FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER ON EITHER DISC.
THE VOCAL CLARITY IS JUST SUPERB. CLEAR AND CRISP, AND PERFORMED THROUGH A SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION
THE ACOUSTIC GUITAR WORK IS ALSO REPRODUCED MAGNIFICENTLY.
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO STATIC EITHER
I HEARD NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE STATIC TICS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
ANYWAY PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT FOR THE AUDIO AND VISUALLY
THE SLEEVE
GENUINE 1ST PRESS UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE
VERY HARD SLEEVE TO GET IN A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. THE REASON FOR THIS IS NOT ONLY IS THE SLEEVE UNLAMINATED, BUT THERE ARE MANY COLOURS ON THIS SURFACE THAT WEAR VERY EASILY AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT RING WEAR IS MOST PREVALENT ON THE MAJORITY OF COPIES.
HERE THEN IS ANEAR PERFECT GATEFOLD.
STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE, THE FIRST AND MOST OBVIOUS THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES AND CREASE LINES. NOR ARE THERE ANY OF THOSE SMALL LINES THAT GATHER NEAR THE SPINE. THIS I BELIEVE IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR THIS SLEEVE, BUT HERE IT'S JUST PERFECT.NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND JUST ONE TINY THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. BEST OF ALL ALL OF THE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED AND THERE IS NO RUBBING AWAY OF THESE PRECIOUS AND DELICATE SHADES. THERE A LIGHT SHADOW OF HANDLING TO THE EDGES FRONT AND BACK AND INSIDE THE GATEFOLD
NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE ZERO SHELF RUBBING WITH ALL OF THE WHITE INTACT AND FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, NO RUBBING EVEN TO THE CORNER TIP ENDS
THE SPINE ON THIS SLEEVE IS AT BEST USUALLY FOUND WITH SHELF WEAR AND WORN TYPEFACE, BUT HERE IS A NEAR MINT UNSQUASHED EXAMPLE WITH EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST TWO TINY SCUFFS ON THE BOTTOM LEADING EDGE
THE OPENING EDGES ARE STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH NO VISIBLE TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS WHERE THE DISCS HAVE BEEN REMOVED
THE REAR SURFACE IS AS BRILLIANT AS THE FRONT SURFACE , AGAIN ALL OF THE COLOURS UNRUBBED, AND NO CREASE LINES OF ANY DESCRIPTION
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INNER SURFACE ON BOTH SIDES, WITH A LITTLE HANDLING TO THE EDGES
THE TWO BLACK POLY LINED INNER SLEEVES ARE IN MINT UNSPLIT CONDITION
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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