Dire Straits Warner Bros. Music Show Live Promo WBMS 109 1st Press Misprint

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• Dire Straits.
• Live - The Warner Bros. Music Show.
• Originally Not For Sale (Promotional Only).
• Track A1 has "Waterline" Misspelled as "Watertime".

Item Details
Manufactured in: USA
Recorded: 1979 At Old Waldorf, San Fransico, CA
Lacquer Cut By: Sheffield Lab Matrix Santa Monica. CA
Original Issue: 1979
This Issue: 1979 (based on Matrix and Label Misspell
Label: Warner Bros. Records Inc. WMBS 109
Runout Deadwax Matrix Numbers:
Side 1: (etch:) WBMS · 1 - 109 · A1 + (stamp:) SLM (etch:) + △ 115 B-14324
Side 2: (etch:) WBMS-2-109-A1 + (stamp:) SLM (etch:) + △ 115-XB-14325
Was bought used by this seller many years ago and now offered from his private collection. Has had only a few plays always on an expertly setup high-end audiophile turntable, arm, and cartridge. Has never been exposed to heat or tobacco smoke and always stored vertically in a specially designed record cabinet (Rackit) to prevent warpage.
I have recently updated my VPI HW-16.0 record cleaner to a 16.5 and it now has much more positive suction (can remove all fluid in less than 3 rotations). I have also changed my choice of cleaning fluid to the Audio Intelligent "One-Step" formula that requires no rinsing and leaves no residue. It is alcohol free and uses enzyme agents to remove pressing mold-release compounds, fungi & bacteria, finger oils, and many other environmental contaminants. Made with laboratory-grade pure water(50X purer than distilled water). I neutralize residual static charge from both vinyl and new inner sleeve with a Milty Zerostat. I wear nitrile surgical gloves while cleaning and play testing to avoid any chance of transferring finger oils to the vinyl.

Very sensitive play testing was performed straight off my Ayre P-5xe fully balanced phono preamp over Sennheiser HD 600 headphones using a Schiit Audio Valhalla 2 tube headphone amp fitted with NOS Soviet Voskhod matched tubes (see last photo).

Track list
For track listings, please see my attached record label photographs.

I never take "distant" photos nor the so-prevalent type with the LP sticking halfway out of the jacket. I take close-ups under photo lamps so you can see nearly everything I describe in the jacket grading. It is virtually impossible to know the true vinyl condition from any photograph. That takes very bright and close visual inspection PLUS play testing with thorough coverage on high resolution equipment.
Grading Details
Note: Grading LPs by text characters is subjective and at best are only a guide as no two used records are of exactly the same quality. I do not use "EX" grades as my VG+ is right below "NM-." I never sell a "G" play grade and very rarely ever sell a "VG" play grade. Please, refer to both my photo evidence and detailed descriptions to judge by YOUR OWN grading standards. Questions are always welcome. eBay no longer allows me to enter separate grades for each side of the sleeve or record so you may not see any in the box above but are listed below. Play quality is personally most important to me so vinyl visual qualities are graded and described in detail separately for your complete assessment.

Outer Jacket Inspection/grading:
VG+/VG+
Front face has light creases along the spine. Top right corner has blunting, and bending creases. There is also a surface scuff in that corner, There is a light ring in top right quadrant fading away before it reaches halfway down the right side. Top and bottom edges have some sliding wear but no split seams. The rear face has creasing at all 4 corners but most noticeable at the top right. It has a thin line of finish surface abrasion at top center. Both sides do retain much of their original matte gloss and bright color.

Vinyl visual inspection/grading:
NM-/NM--
Side 1 looked near perfect NM on first look but under very close inspection under bright halogen light, I noticed a "fog-like" mark in T2 plus a potential 1/8" mark that could be a scratch pending play test results. I also found about 3 very faintly reflective thin surface hairline marks. Side 2 had only one short bright hairline. This hairline passes through the end of T5 straight into T6. Only a couple of other very faint, thin slightly reflective surface traces. In my estimate, closer to NM- than VG+.

Play Testing:
VG+/VG++
Extensive play testing was performed after visual inspection (continuous written notes were taken). I listened to the beginning, middle, and end of each track for a few minutes on each needle drop. When the track width was noticeably greater I took more play samples to get good coverage. I also listened to all lead-in, lead-out and transition grooves between each track. Some tracks were played all the way thru when digitizing my favorites to 96k/24-bit WAV files. This allowed me to go back and re-check some of my notes on digital playback in ProTools. Here is rundown of each side from those notes.

Side 1 Play
T1 had bits of LF crackle underneath the music on lead-in but wasn't noticeable once the volume ramped to normal levels. No noticeable ticks or clicks. T2 had a clean transition grooves (all transition grooves are not silent, but segue through applause to the start of the next song). This track had some LF crackle barely noted only during the quietest music parts. T3 had no noticeable flaws. T4 was also very clean and was recorded. Would have gotten an NM because of no noticeable ticks or clicks, but downgraded to VG+ because of some very limited LF crackle in a few quiet musical parts.

Side 2 Play
Similar low-level LF crackle leading into T1 as I heard on S1, but then not noticeable, even during quiet passages. T2 was very clean and transparent, as was T3 ("Sultans"). T4 was very clean except for a few audible "ticks" as it transitions out and into the start of T5 confirming my visual notes. I would have rated this NM- but for those audible ticks on the transition from T4 to T5. But, overall I felt this side has a lower vinyl noise floor than S1 pushing it more towards NM play quality.

I think this is a very well preserved vinyl copy of a rare live Dire Straits concert that was professionally recorded and mixed for promotional-only release on radio stations. Will be a nice addition to someone's vinyl collection.

Packaging

• Record will be placed outside the jacket to protect against seam splitting.
• Original paper inner sleeve is not included separately.
• Record has been placed into a new MFSL-style "rice paper" plastic sleeve. This will keep vinyl surfaces clean and well protected during shipping and ultimate buyer usage.
• Outer jacket is contained in a new clear polyethylene protective sleeve.
• Sent in high quality record mailer with cardboard stiffeners and all corners double-taped.

Shipping

• Shipping will be via USPS Media Mail for a flat charge of $4.25 per single album sale. eBay raised the $ for Media Mail but I still don't cover my own expense for that or shipping materials. I try to reduce additional $ for my customers.
• A combined shipping discount is available on multiple sales completed on the same day($4.25 plus $0.50 for each additional LP).
• If you do buy more than one LP on the same daydo not pay immediately but wait for my all-combined invoice.eBay does give you the option to "Request an invoice from the buyer," but this option is not available on the eBay mobile app. A discount for the combined items will show on that invoice. Then, once payment is received, the items will ship.