Driftwood SELF TITLED 1970 UK LP Folk/Prog Rock Decca 1st Press VG+/EX+ HEAR IT
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Description
- FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
DRIFTWOOD - DRIFTWOOD
1970 UK 1ST PRESS
VG+/EX+ AUDIO
EX SLEEVE
Matrix Numbers: ZAL-10169P.-2W / 10107.P-2W
THIS IS QUITE A SCARCE RECORD AND ON MANY COLLECTORS WANTS LIST.
THIS COPY HAS A FLAW IN THAT THERE IS A FEELABLE SCRATCH OVER PART OF TRACK TWO, SIDE ONE
SEE BELOW
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE BLUE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION.
THE BASE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE AND THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THERE ARE JUST 1-2 SPIDER LINES NEXT TO THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
SUPERB GLEAMING ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT
AS MENTIONED ABOVE THERE IS A FEELABLE SCRATCH ON THE SECOND TRACK OF SIDE ONE .
OTHER THAN THIS THE RECORD IS IN SUPERB CONDITION
UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF TINY WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE AND A FEW VERY FINE DULL STREAK LINES
THE TEST PLAY
SO LET'S TAKE CARE OF TRACK TWO. YES THERE IS A ROTATIONAL TIC EACH TIME THE STYLUS PASSES OVER THE SCRATCH. THE TICS ARE NOT NEAR SILENT, NOR ARE THEY VERY LOUD. AT NO POINT DURING THE LENGTH OF THE MARK DOES THE RECORD SKIP, OR STICK. SO TAKE A LISTEN AND HEAR IT FOR YOURSELF
SO THE REST OF THE ALBUM?
NO DISTORTION MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR AT ANY POINT EVEN TRACK TWO
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS WHATSOEVER.
A CRISP AND CLEAR STEREO REPRODUCTION WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD TO PERFECTION
THERE IS THE ODD TINY SPECK OF LOW LEVEL BACKGROUND VINYL NOISE HEARD ONLY A SOME LINKING GROOVES
A FEW RANDOM LITTLE DUST POPS / STATIC TICS
I HAVE TO GRADE THIS AUDIO AS VG+ FOR SIDE ONE DUE TO THE SCRATCH AND EX+ EASILY FOR SIDE TWO
BUT TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
SENOL PRINTING SINGLE SLEEVE
LAMINATED FRONT, NON LAMINATED REAR
THE FRONT SURFACE IS HAS A VERY GLOSSY LAMINATE WHICH HAS NO PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE
THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT ACROSS THE SLEEVE
NO RING WEAR JUST A LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A TINY BIT OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP END
THERE ARE EIGHT SMALLISH PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. FOUR ALONG THE TOP EDGE, FOUR ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGE IS FULLY LAMINATED AND THE CORNER TIPS REMAIN UNBLEMISHED
THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A VERY LIGHT SCUFF NEAR THE LEFT CORNER AND A LITTLE ROUGHNESS NEAR THE RIGHT CORNER
THE SPINE IS THIN WITH PERFECT TYPEFACE. THERE ARE THREE LINES OVER THE SPINE FROM WHGERE THREE OF THE PRESSURE LINES FROM THE FRONT HAVE CREPT OVER
THE OPENING EDGE HAS A LITTLE FEATHERING
THE REAR SURFACE IS NON LAMINATED AND IS STILL VERY CLEAN WITH SOME HANDLING TO THE EDGES AND A LITTLE SOILING ALSO
THE BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE HAS NO SEAM SPLITS AND ONLY LIGHT AGEING
THIS SUPERB SLEEVE EASILY GRADES EX
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
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