Elton John CARIBOU UK LP Translucent A3/B2 NEAR MINT AUDIO LISTEN
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- FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com
- CATALOGUE:DJM DJLPH 439
- MATRIX: DJLPH 439 A-3 / B-2
- 'RETURN OF HERCULES' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE
- 'RAYS' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE TWO
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ELTON JOHN - CARIBOU
IN SUPERB NEAR MINT!! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION
OUTSTANDING MINT !!! 1ST ISSUE SLEEVE
1ST ISSUE INNER SLEEVE
TRANSLUCENT MARBLED/SPLATTERED PALE RED VINYL
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE JET BLACK LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ON THEM AT ALL. THE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.. THE YELLOW DJM LOGO IS UNRUBBED AND THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. ONLY USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS COULD I SEE ONE MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS VINYL HAS REMAINED VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED FOR 49 YEARS
THE VINYL
THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THIS IS A FIRST PRESS HEAVYWEIGHT DISC IN SUBLIME CONDITION. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL IS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES ON EACH SIDE AND A FEW EMBEDDED DULL SPECKLES
THE VINYL IS ALSO PLUM TRANSLUCENT WHICH CAN ONLY BE SEEN WHEN PLACED IN FRONT OF A STRONG LIGHT
THE TEST PLAY
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC IT SOUNDS.
THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS WITH EVERY NOTE BEING CRISP AND CLEAR. CERTAINLY NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, AND NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS
THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE AUDIO WHATSOEVER ALL I HEARD WAS A FEW OCCASIONS WHERE THERE IS A TINY BIT OF VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN SOME SILENT PASSAGES. I ALSO HEARD THREE DUST POPS DURING THE PLAY
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE OVERALL AUDIO PERFORMANCE AS NEAR MINT
PLEASE LISTEN TO IT AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
FIRST ISSUE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE, A GLEAMING MIRROR FINISH TO THE LAMINATE, AND FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS AND NO DAMAGE WHATSOEVER TO THE LAMINATE . NO PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE
NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES
THERE ARE JUST TWO MICROSCOPIC PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE AND ONE MINUSCULE ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE, AND NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND PERFECTLY SQUARE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE PRISTINE AND FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER,WITH EVEN THE CORNER TIPS UNBLEMISHED
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED NO RUBBING TO THE TOP OR BOTTOM TIP ENDS AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS MAGNIFICENT THE FRONT, AGAIN A GLEAMING LAMINATED SURFACE FREE FROM ANY WEAR OR DAMAGE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND SHOWS WHY THIS LP HAS NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE
THE PICTURE LYRIC INNER INNER SLEEVE IS IN MINT CONDITION. THE LARGE THUMB NOTCH IS PERFECT AND THERE ARE NO MARKS, BLEMISHES, CREASES OR SPLITS ANYWHERE.
THIS SLEEVE GRADES MINT WITH EASE
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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