Greenslade CACTUS CHOIR UK LP 1ST PRESS W/INSERT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS

£ 51

$ 68

£ 51 Sold For

Feb 9, 2015 Sold Date

Feb 2, 2015 Start Date

£ 19 Start price

5 Number Of Bids

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Description

GREENSLADE - CACTUS CHOIR

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS SLEEVE

CATALOGUE:WARNER BROTHERS K56306
MATRIX: K56036 A1 / B1
FIRST PRESS AVENUE LABELS
' ARUN ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE FIRST PRESS AVENUE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THEY ARE RICH AND VIBRANT IN COLOUR AND THE BASE COLOURS FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. FINALLY THERE IS JUST ONE MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS 39 YEAR OLD ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. A BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY ALBUM . IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION I CAN ONLY SEE A COUPLE OF MICROSCOPIC WISPY LINES ON EACH SIDE

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 AM CONVINCED 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 STEREO REPRODUCTION ON THIS FIRST PRESS IS SUPERB WITH EVERY NOTE BEING CLEARLY AND CRISPLY HEARD. IT HAS ALSO BEEN QUITE LOUDLY MIXED WHICH ADDS TO THE MAGNIFICENT SOUND GENERATED BY THE VINYL

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT WHAT PLAY THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS,

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

A REALLY SMALL AMOUNT OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A FEW RANDOM SPOTS IN THE RUN IN GROOVES

I CAN'T EVEN SAY I HEARD ANY MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TINY STATIC TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS!!!

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

ORIGINAL SHOREWOOD UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE, WITH ROGER DEAN ARTWORK

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS SLEEVE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND THE POWDERY SURFACE IS RICH AND VIBRANT .NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER

THERE IS JUST ONE MICROSCOPIC LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP EDGE IS TOTALLY FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR,WITH THE GREEN SURFACE FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER AND ONLY THE VERY RIGHT TIP END HAS A PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT, AND 100% UNSQUASHED, WITH ONE LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSION JUST ABOVE THE WARNER TYPEFACE. AND ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE INTACT. THERE ARE TWO THIN WHITE LINES ACROSS THE SURFACE. ALL OF THE DELICATE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A REALLY TINY SPECK OF BURRING RIGHT AT THE VERY BOTTOM ON THE REAR EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN UNBLEMISHED CONDITION, AGAIN ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE PERFECTLY PRESERVED. NO LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE.THE BLACK SURFACE IS A DEEP JET UNRUBBED BLACK!

THE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WAS REPLACED WITH A WH SMITH POLY LINED INNER AND THIS IS STILL IN SUPER ORIGINAL CONDITION

THE LYRIC INSERT CARD SHEET IS IN MINT CONDITION

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT MINUS

IT REALLY IS A STUNNING EXAMPLE

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

GARRY

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