Elvis Costello MY AIM IS TRUE 1977 UK LP 1st Press STIFF SEEZ 3 A2/B1 Yellow NM
  £   25
  $   33

 


£ 25 Sold For
Nov 16, 2020 Sold Date
Nov 9, 2020 Start Date
£   19 Start price
3   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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ELVIS COSTELLO - MY AIM IS TRUE

2-3 PLAYS NEAR MINT AUDIO

NEAR MINT SLEEVE WITH BLACK INNER

YELLOW BACK TO THE SLEEVE

  • CATALOGUE:STIFF SEEZ 3 
  • MATRIX: SEEZ 3 A-2 / B-1
  • 'MROOM ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1
  • ' A PORKY PRIME CUT & ON THIS SIDE TOO' ETCHED ON SIDE B



TO LISTEN TO THE LP, PLEASE PRESS THE PLAY BUTTONS BELOW (ONE PER SIDE)

THE RECORDING WILL TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO LOAD FULLY

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THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE BLACK AND WHITE LABELS ARE JUST MAGNIFICENT, NO HANDLING MARKS OR STAINS. BOTH SIDES ARE IMMACULATE SHOWING NO FINGERMARKS. THE SPINDLE HOLES ARE TOTALLY UNWORN. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

 THERE ARE JUST 2-3 TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE


THE VINYL

THIS  VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF IT'S  ORIGINAL LUSTRE.

IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A FEW MINUSCULE WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE AND ONE NON SOUNDING HANDLING LINE ON THE LASTTWO TRACKS OF SIDE ONE

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTABLE 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 NOW WITH ALL THE LP'S THAT I LIST. THIS IS BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO 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 , AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW IT DOES SOUND.

THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO RECORDING IS PURE FIRST PRESS, AND EVERY NOTE CAN BE HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEANLY WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION.MEANING THAT THE VERY LIMITED PLAY THE ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS 

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, JUST THE ODD SECOND OR TWO OF SOME LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A LINKING GROOVE OR TWO

I CAN'T EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY MORE THAN A COUPLE OF VERY TINY DUST POPS WHATSOEVER

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

 SINGLE NON LAMINATED SLEEVE RED TEXT WITH THE PALE YELLOW REAR SURFACE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. NO RUBBING TO THE SURFACE AND NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE. ONE TINY BROWN STICKER REMOVAL RESIDUE IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER

NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE BOTTOM CORNER TIPS HAVE A TINY SPECK OF RUB. THE TOP TWO ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THERE ARE TWO MICROSCOPIC PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE . ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ONE THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER.

THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING ALONG FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED

THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A LITTLE RUB TO THE CORNERS, THE REST OF THE EDGE IS PRISTINE

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHING. NO COLOUR LOSS AND THE TEXT IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE ITSELF IS SHARP 

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN VERY CLEAN CONDITION, JUST A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF HANDLING AT THE EDGES

THE BLACK DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS FREE FROM SPLITS OR CREASES OR TEARS TO THE HOLE

THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY


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