Duran Duran SELF TITLED 1981 DEBUT UK LP 1st Press MINT MINUS AUDIO HEAR
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Description
OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH
EX+ SLEEVE AND GLOSSY INNER
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE WHITE AND BLUE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THEY ARE RICH AND VIBRANT IN COLOUR AND THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. FINALLY I CAN'T EVEN SEE ANY MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TINY SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. A BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY ALBUM . IN DAYLIGHT IS LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS. UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO I SEE ONE TINY SQUIGGLY MARK AT THE END OF THE PENULTIMATE TRACK SIDE TWO
THE TEST PLAY
THE LP PLAYS PERFECTLY THROUGH BOTH SIDES.
NO GROOVE WEAR AND THUS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND.
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLES, OR LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
SILENT LINKING GROOVES
NO MORE DUST POPS OR TICS AND ONE OR TWO SPECKS OF LIGHT STATIC
WHERE THE LITTLE MARK IS ON SIDE TWO I HEARD A LITTLE VERY LIGHT LOW LEVEL BACKGROUND FOR A FEW ROTATIONS ONLY
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO NEAR MINT
PLEASE DO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE SINGLE SLEEVE
STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE, THIS FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE ON THE MAIN BODY
HOWEVER THE WHITE SURFACE HAS STARTED TO AGE AROUND THE EDGES
NO RINGWEAR , OR RECORD SHAPE
THERE ARE TWO PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE . ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGE IS UNRUBBED AND ONLY THE RIGHT TIP SHOWS A PIN PRICK OF LOSS
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. HAS A VERY TINY MARK IN THE MIDDLE. UNBLEMISHED ENDS
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME CONDITION AS THE FRONT
THE G CARD INNER SLEEVE IS FREE FROM SPLITS OF CREASES
I AM HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THE SLEEVE EX+
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
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