Dr Feelgood DOWN BY THE JETTY UK DEBUT LP 1st PRESS A-1U/B-1U PLAYS 100% NR MINT
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DR. FEELGOOD - DOWN BY THE JETTY
IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY NEAR MINT !!!! CONDITION
ORIGINAL DEBUT ALBUM MONO PRESSING
INCREDIBLE MINT!!!!! SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:UNITED ARTISTS UAG 29727
- MATRIX: UAG29727 A-1U / UAG29727 B-1U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 H / 1 GD
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THESE MONO UNITED ARTIST LABELS DIFFER FROM THE OTHERS OF ITS ERA BY BEING JET BLACK RATHER THAN THE BUFF COLOUR THAT ALL OF THE OTHERS WERE. THE BLACK SURFACE ON BOTH LABELS IS PRISTINE AND UNMARKED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER UA LOGO AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED. IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS ALBUM HAS BARELY SEEN THE LIGHT OF DAY AND EVEN A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS THAT THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES AT ALL AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE, AND EVEN SOME RESIDUAL VINYL INSIDE THE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE DISC IS IN MINT UNMARKED CONDITION. IT GLEAMS LIKE IT HAS JUST BEEN PRESSED.AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS
EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW SWIRLY WISPY HAIRLINES. THERE IS ONE TOTALLY SUPERFICIAL HANDLING LINE ON SIDE ONE
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 WHOLE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH, AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID
THIS IS SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THIS RARE DEBUT LP PLAYS TO PERFECTION BOTH SIDES. THE FACT THAT THE RECORDING IS IN MONO I BELIEVE ENHANCES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VINYL AND MAKES THE RECORDING LOUDER THAN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN STEREO.
THE ALBUM PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH. NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, AND CERTAINLY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES.
NO VINYL NOISE AND JUST THE ODD SECOND OF STATIC HEARD ONLY IN THE SILENT PASSAGES .
I HEARD NO MORE THAN 5-6 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS ALBUM NEAR MINT !!!!!!
PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE IN TRULY INCREDIBLE MINT CONDITION
THE FRONT SURFACE IS IMMACULATE. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND REALLY SPARKLES LIKE NEW. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR FOLDS.EVEN THE TINY LAMINATE LINES THAT GATHER NEAR THE SPINE ARE TOTALLY ABSENT!! NOR ARE THERE ANY LINES NEAR THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND IN ADDITION NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. THERE CANNOT BE A BETTER EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE ON THE PLANET
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR. NO LAMINATE PEEL OR FLAKE, AND IT'S EVIDENT THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW
THE SPINE IS JUST PRISTINE. NOT ONE JOT OF LAMINATE PEEL OR FLAKE. IT IS PERFECTLY FLAT AND EVERY LETTER OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. EVEN THE TIP ENDS ARE PRISTINE NO RUB NOTHING!!!!
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PUT TOGETHER. NO THUMB NAIL NICKS
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS INCREDIBLE AS THE FRONT. AGAIN NOT ONE LINE, CREASE LINE, LAMINATE LINE OR ANYTHING TO SPOIL THE SURFACE.
THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS STILL AS WHITE AS WHEN NEW, AND HAS NO SPLITS, JUST A COUPLE OF TINY WRINKLES
THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT AN INCREDIBLE SLEEVE IN THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION AND I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING IT MINT !!!!!!!!!!!!!
THIS IS VAULT COPY OF THIS BREAKTHROUGH ALBUM
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY