Jimi Hendrix Curtis Knight STRANGE THINGS UK LP 1ST MONO 2 PLAY MINT - / N MINT

	£		157
	$		208

JIMI HENDRIX, CURTIS KNIGHT - STRANGE THINGS

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY MINT MINUS / NEAR MINT!!! CONDITION

COMPLETE WITH NEAR MINT  !!!!  SLEEVE

THE RARE MONO PRESSING FROM 1968

OUTSTANDING CONDITION!!!!

• CATALOGUE:LONDON HA 8369 
• MATRIX: ACL 3110-1B / 3111-1B
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 B / 1 C 

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE JET BLACK LABELS ARE JUST MAGNIFICENT. PERFECT BASE COLOUR THAT IS FREE FROM ANY BLEMISHES. NO MARKS OR STAINS AND NO SIGNS OF HANDLING WHATSOEVER.

NO RUBBING TO THE SILVER TYPEFACE OR LOGO'S AND EVERYTHING IS JUST PRISTINE

THERE ARE 1-2  TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. IN DAYLIGHT IT IS FLAWLESS, AND ONLY WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE SOME SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES, COUPLE WITH A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND ONE OR TWO TINY ANGEL HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES

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. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH PERFECTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SUPERB MONO REPRODUCTION AT ANY POINT.

NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

NO DEEP EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER, AND ONLY THE ODD SPLIT SECOND OR TWO OF VERY LIGHT AND BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES

I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY MORE THAN 2-3 TINY LITTLE DUST POPS / TICS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH, OR WHICH TWO ARE ON SIDE ONE AROUND 7 MINS 30

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH MINT MINUS , NEAR MINT AT WORST

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, NON LAMINATED REAR SURFACE SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN AND THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY ADHERED

THERE ARE SIX TINY LAMINATE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE, ONE OF WHICH RUNS ACROSS THE TOP LEFT TIP LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE, ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE SMALL THUMB LINE NEXT TO THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR JUST THE BAREST TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE IF YOU ANGLE THE SLEEVE INTO THE LIGHT

THE TOP EDGE IS PRISTINE, WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER , AND EVEN THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNRUBBED.

THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS THE TWO CORNER TIPS LIGHTLY RUBBED, AND A LITTLE ROUGHNESS TO ONE TINY PATCH OF THE LAMINATE

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THE SLEEVE HAS THE CORRECT TAPERED ENDS AND THE ONLY RUBBING OCCURS AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ENDS. THERE IS ALSO ONE SMALL LINE ACROSS THE SURFACE  JUST ABOVE THE NAMES OF THE ARTISTS. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR UNLAMINATED SURFACE HAS SOME VERY MILD HANDLING TO THE WHITE AREAS, BUT THE PICTURE AND TYPEFACE ARE BOTH UNRUBBED AND PRISTINE. AGAIN THERE IS A LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE.

ONE CREASE LINE NEAR THE TOP LEFT CORNER , AND A COUPLE OD TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE

THE BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER IS THE CORRECT ONE FOR THIS SLEEVE HAVING THE DATE 9-68 PRINTED IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. THERE IS SOME CREASING TO THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER. AND SOME AGEING AND HANDLING TO THE INNER, BUT IT REMAINS UNSPLIT

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

GARRY