Groundhogs SPLIT UK LP 1ST PRESS MINT SLEEVE AND VINYL PLAYS NEAR MINT -
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Description
THE GROUNDHOGS - SPLIT
IN ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT CONDITION
1ST PRESS BLACK AND YELLOW LABELS
- CATALOGUE:LBS83401
- MATRIX:LBS83401 A-1U / / B-1U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 GG / 1 M
- FIRST PRESS INDICATORS
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE BLACK AND YELLOW LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE AND THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. I CANNOT SEE ANY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE , SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED IN ITS 40 YEARS. IT IS EVEN POSSIBLE THE VINYL HAS REMAINED UNPLAYED IT LOOKS THAT GOOD
THE VINYL
SUPERB GLEAMING ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT DISC IN SPOTLESS CONDITION. . THE DISC GLEAMS IS FREE FROM ANY HANDLING MARKS ON EITHER SIDE, AND LOOKS TO BE FLAWLESS. AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE , POSSIBLY A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES, AND A FEW TINY SURFACE LINES ON THE FINAL TRACK TO SIDE ONE
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 JUST KNOW THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING ABID, THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
WHAT YOU WILL HEAR IS A DISTORTION FREE REPRODUCTION THAT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR, AND CRISP.MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE VINYL HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS
WHAT YOU WILL HEAR IF YOU SIT AS CLOSE AS I DO TO MY SPEAKERS (18 INCHES) IS THE SLIGHTEST BIT OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN SOME OF THE QUIETER PASSAGES AND OCCASIONALLY IN A LINKING GROOVE. THE FINAL TRACK ON SIDE 2 HAS A LITTLE MORE WHICH IS A MILD IRRITANT, BUT THIS HAS TO BE EMBEDDED IN THE VINYL BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING ON THE SURFACE THAT WOULD CAUSE IT.
THERE ARE ALSO A FEW LITTLE BARELY AUDIBLE DUST POPS HERE AND THERE
SO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT MINUS
THE SLEEVE
FULLY LAMINATED E.J DAY GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND DOES NOT HAVE ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. NO BENDS OR FOLDS EITHER. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALL LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. ABSOLUTELY NONE ALONG EITHER THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE SPINE EITHER.
THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR
THREE OF THE FOUR TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IMMACULATE. THE TOP TWO ARE BOTH 100% FULLY LAMINATED AND UNBLEMISHED IN ANY WAY. THE FRONT BOTTOM ONE IS ALSO IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE REAR BOTTOM EDGE HOWEVER LOOKS LIKE IT HAS MISSED THE LAMINATING PROCESS, AND HAS LIGHT SCUFFING MOST OF THE WAY ALONG IT.
THE SPINE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION. ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, AND EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS ARE UNRUBBED
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY OF THOSE THUMB NAIL NICKS
THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN TOP UNMOLESTED CONDITION. NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE, AND NOT ONE LAMINATE LINE ANYWHERE, EVEN BY THE SPINE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS AN UNMARKED PAIR OF INNER PANELS, WITH AN ABSOLUTELY GLEAMING SURFACE
THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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