Grateful Dead WORKINGMAN'S DEAD UK LP 1970 1ST ORANGE LABEL PLAYS NEAR MINT-
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Description
THE GRATEFUL DEAD - WORKINGMAN'S DEAD
IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT MINUS CONDITION
1970 ORIGINAL ORANGE LABEL PRESS
ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING COPY
- CATALOGUE:WARNER BROTHERS W S 1869
- MATRIX: WS1869 A -1 * T / B-1 * T
- ALSO HAS THE KINNEY MATRIX K46049 A1 / B1
- PLAYED 1-2 TIMES
THE LABELS
BEAUTIFUL PASTEL ORANGE LABELS IN MINT CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY CLEAR AND LEGIBLE. THERE ARE BETWEEN 2-3 SMALL SPIDER LINES PER SIDE, CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED IN THE 42 YEARS SINCE IT WAS PRESSED.
THE VINYL
THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND IS CLEAR BY LOOKING AT IT THAT IT HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED.IN DAYLIGHT THE DISC LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION CAN I SEE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES, AND ONE LONG HANDLING LINE ON SIDE 2 THAT WHILST VISIBLE IN THESE CONDITION DOESN'T SOUND.
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 TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.
THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
A TRUE FIRST PRESS PERFORMANCE WITH A STEREO REPRODUCTION THAT IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. SILENT RUN IN'S AND LINKING GROOVES LEADING TO PERFECT SOUND PLAYED WITHOUT DISTORTION THUS NO GROOVE WEAR.
THE LP PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND WOULD GRACE ANY COLLECTION. THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE, AND NO LOUD CLICKS
WHAT YOU WILL HEAR IS THE ODD SPECK OF STATIC IN A FEW RANDOM SPOTS, AND SOME LITTLE TICS AND POPS HERE AND THERE. THREE OF WHICH LIE IN THE OPENING TRACK
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH NEAR MINT MINUS!!!
DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH. LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE
THE SLEEVE
UNLAMINATED WEST BROTHERS SINGLE SLEEVE IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT . THE BROWN BORDER HAS JUST A COUPLE OF SPECKS OF WHITE SHOWING AT THE FOUR CORNER TIPS, AND A TINY PATCH ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE
THERE ARE JUST THREE SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND TWO MICROSCOPIC ONES ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE EITHER
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE LIGHT RUBBING IN SOME PATCHES ALONG THEM
THE SPINE ALSO HAS A FEW SCUFFS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH, BUT IS GENERALLY VERY STRAIGHT AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVEN BETTER THAN THE FRONT. NO LINES OR CREASES AT ALL, AND NO COLOUR LOSS
THE WHITE PAPER DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS UNSPLIT AND NEAR MINT WITH JUST SOME LIGHT AGEING TO THE EDGES
THIS SLEEVE WITHOUT A DOUBT GRADES NEAR MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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