Israel Tolbert POPPER STOPPER U.S 1st Press STAX STS-2038 PROMO MINT AUDIO
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ISRAEL TOLBERT - POPPER STOPPER
STAX ALBUM - PROMO COPY
U.S 1st press - ONCE PLAYED
IN MAGNIFICENT MINT CONDITION
EX+++ SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE: STAX STS 2038
- MATRIX:SS 0197-1 / 0198-1
- ' MASTERCRAFT H.C ' ETCHED TO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE
I HAVE IN MY POSESSION A COLLECTION OF ALBUMS THAT CAME DIRECT FROM THE USA TO THE UK IN THE EARLY 70'S. THEY WERE AQUIRED BY A GENTLEMAN WHO WAS A DJ ON A RADIO STATION. HE WROTE TO STAX IN MEMPHIS IN THE MID 60'S AND ASKED HOW HE COULD GET HIS HANDS ON SOME SOUL MUSIC AS HE WANTED TO PLAY IT ON HIS RADIO STATION. TO HIS SURPRISE STAX ADDED HIM TO THEIR MAILING LIST AND CONTINUED TO SEND PARCELS OF LP'S AND SINGLES TO HIM WELL INTO THE 70'S. A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF THEM WERE THEREFORE DJ PROMO COPIES. THEY MAILED BOTH ALBUMS AND SINGLE, AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE ALBUMS HAVE REMAINED UNPLAYED.
THIS IS INDEED A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO CLAIM A PIECE OF HISTORY IN PRISTINE CONDITION. I CANNOT IMAGINE JUST HOW FEW UNPLAYED COPIES OF GENUINE STAX AND ASSOCIATED LABELS HAVE REMAINED IN THIS CONDITION.
TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY
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THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE WHITE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED, AND THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THIS COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLES REVEALS ONE MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED.AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS!!! THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS, UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION I CAN SEE A COUPLE OF TINY WISPY HAIRLINES,A DNA FEW EMBEDDED DULL SPECKLES
THE PLAYTHROUGH
THE VINYL PERFORMS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH. FROM THE SECOND THE STYLUS IS PLACED ON THE RECORD THERE IS NEAR SILENCE IN THE RUN IN GROOVE. THIS CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE VOLUME.
THE CLARITY OF THE FIRST PRESS IS VERY AUDIBLE AND THE RECORDING IS JUST SUPERB
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
NO STATIC AND I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS OR STATIC TICS
A STUNNING AUDIO PERFORMANCE THAT CAN ONLY GRADE MINT
BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE WHOLE ALBUM YOU WILL BE ABLE TO JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE WITH PASTE ON REAR SURFACE
THE FRONT SURFACE STILL MOST OF THE RICH COLOURS PERFECTLY FREE FROM ANY RUBBING. THERE IS A LIGHT SHADOW OF RING WEAR UNDER THE TOP EDGE ONLY
THERE ARE ZERO PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE. TWO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES BY THE OPENING EDGE
THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A SMALL PAPER TEAR ON THE LEFT CORNER TIP, A LITTLE RUB NEAR THE RIGHT CORNER, AND A TINY SPLIT TO THE CARD ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIP
THE TOP EDGE HAS A SPECK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP
THE SPINE IS ALSO FULLY COLOURED, HAS PERFECT TYPEFACE AND JUST A SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM TIP
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION. A SHADOW OF GREYING OF RECORD SHAPE ON THE TOP HALF ONLY
THE PLAIN INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM SPLITS . A COUPLE OF CORNER CREASES
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EX++++
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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