Jackson Heights KING PROGRESS UK LP 1ST CHARISMA SCROLL PLAY NEAR MINT MINUS

	£		112
	$		148

JACKSON HEIGHTS - KING PROGRESS

IN MAGNIFICENT  NEAR MINT MINUS PLAYTHROUGH !!!! CONDITION 

FIRST PRESS ON THE RARE PINK SCROLL LABEL

WIDESPINE NEAR MINT MINUS SLEEVE!!!

• CATALOGUE:CHARISMA CAS 1018
• MATRIX: CAS1018 A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 H / 1 GR

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE PINK SCROLL CHARISMA LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION, A THE PINK BASE COLOUR IS UNRUBBED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY CLEAR AND LEGIBLE, AND THERE ARE JUST 5-6 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE TO DEMONSTRATE HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED 

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION, NO  LOSS OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. OFFERING THE VINYL UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES, AND A COUPLE OF HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES TO BE SEEN

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, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE 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 ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS, AND THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. THE CLARITY IS MAGNIFICENT, AND THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER.

NO LOUD CLICKS AND NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER

THERE IS A LITTLE RANDOM BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC HEARD ONLY DURING A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND A FEW OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, BUT WHEN YOU CONSIDER THERE ARE MANY NEAR SILENT PASSAGES, THIS IS VERY MINOR INDEED

I HEARD NO MORE THAN 3-4 TINY LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS REPRODUCTION NEAR MINT MINUS

DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE PRINTED BY E.J DAY AND CO LTD

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNMARKED. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND IS FREE FROM ANY LIFT OR PEEL, JUST A SMALL PATCH OF LIFT IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER

THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH A SLIGHT FAULT. THE RIGHT EDGE HAS BEEN CUT SLIGHTLY AT AN ANGLE AT THE FACTORY INSTEAD OF DEAD STRAIGHT. THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE BOTTOM SECTION OVERLAPPING THE REAR GATEFOLD EDGE BY A FEW MILLIMETRES, AND THE TOP SECTION UNDERLAPPING THE REAR EDGE BY THE SAME AMOUNT. I HAVE TO SAY I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY SLEEVE LIKE THIS BEFORE. YOU CAN TELL IT WAS CUT LIKE THIS AT THE FACTOR BY THE EDGE OF THE LAMINATE BEING A PERFECTLY STRAIGHT LINE ALL THE WAY DOWN THE  EDGE ITSELF

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASE LINES ,FOLDS OR BENDS, AND JUST TWO LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND JUST TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE.

NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH FULLY LAMINATED AND THE ONLY SPECK OF RUBBING APPEARS ON THE RIGHT TIP ENDS.

THE SPINE IS WIDE AND PERFECTLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT AND RUNS FULLY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. NO RUBBING TO THE TIPS EITHER

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP WITH JUST A TINY BIT OF BURRING AT THE VERY TOP WHERE THE FRONT DOESN'T LINE UP (SEE ABOVE)

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALMOST AS GOODAS THE FRONT, AGAIN JUST A COUPLE OF TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE, BUT THERE IS ONE LARGER ONE THAT CROSSES THE TOP LEFT CORNER

WHAT IS ALSO WORTH NOTING IS THAT THERE IS NO RINGWEAR,

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE UNRUBBED PAIR OF INNER PANELS. INCREDIBLE BECAUSE THE SURFACE IS BLACK AND THIS USUALLY WEARS BADLY.

THERE IS A LITTLE FLEXING OF THE INNER SURFACE WHERE DUE TO THE MANUFACTURE FAULT ALREADY MENTIONED CAUSES IT TO SLIGHTLY FLEX. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF LIGHT CREASE LINES ON THE RIGHT PANEL

THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS IN UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED CONDITION. A LIGHT IMPRESSION OF RECORD SHAPE AND JUST A COUPLE OF WRINKLES

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS!!!

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

GARRY