Duran Duran ARENA 1984 UK 1st Press ONE PLAY EVER MINT MINUS AUDIO - LISTEN
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19
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25
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DURAN DURAN - ARENA
MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT AUDIO
OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS SLEEVE WITH BOOKLET
- CATALOGUE:PARLOPHONE DD2
- MATRIX:EX-260308 A-1U-1-1 / B-1U-1-3
- ' MASTERDISK' STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX BOTH SIDES
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE PASTEL GREEN LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR IS IMMACULATE AND UNWORN, AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.
THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UN-RUBBED AND EVERY LETTER PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THERE IS JUST ONE SMALL SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE HOLE
THE VINYL
THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS,AND IN DAYLIGHT IS IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS. EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION SHOWS ONLY A FEW WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES
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 AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE HEAR THE RECORD 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 LP SOUNDS.
THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.
THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THIS SUPERB SOUND WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT.
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS
NO VINYL NOISE AND NO STATIC EITHER
I HEARD JUST ONE TINY DUST POP DURING THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT IT IS THAT GOOD
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
SEMI LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH PICTURE BOOKLET
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY CLEAN. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE. AND ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT. IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER THERE IS A TINY PATCH OF DULLING WHERE THE GLOSSY TOP COAT OF LAMINTAE WAS REMOVED ALONG WITH THE SHOP STICKER. VERY COMMON OF THESE 80'S SLEEVES
THERE IS NO RING WEAR WHATSOEVER ON ANY PART OF THE SLEEVE, AND NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER
THERE ARE NO LINES AGAINST THE SPINE WHATSOEVER. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE,
THE TOP EDGE IS NEAR PERFECT WITH ALL OF THE BLUE COLOUR RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND JUST A PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS. THE BOTTOM EDGE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY PIN PRICKS ON THE CORNER TIPS
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM ANY SQUASHING. FULLY COLOURED FROM TOP TO BOTTOM AND PERFECT TYPEFACE
THE OPENING EDGES ARE JUST AS NEW!! RAZOR SHARP AND LOOKING AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED AND PUT TOGETHER. FURTHER PROOF THAT THE RECORD HAS REMAINED UN-PLAYED .NOT EVEN A THUMB NAIL NICK ANYWHERE ALONG IT
THE REAR SURFACE HAS ONE TINY LINE AGAINST THE SPINE.
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT INNER PANELS
THE EIGHT PAGE LARGE BOOKLET IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION
THE TEXTURED CARD LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IS IN FLAT, UN-CREASED AND UN-SPLIT CONDITION
I AM HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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