Jimi Hendrix SMASH HITS UK LP 1ST TRACK STEREO 68 NMINT
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JIMI HENDRIX - SMASH HITS
IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION
RARE TRACK FIRST PRESS
CATALOGUE: TRACK 613004
MATRIX NUMBERS :613004 A 1 (B CROSSED OUT) 1 1 3 / 613004 B 1 1 1 1
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE SLIGHTLY ROUGH TEXTURED MATT BLACK LABEL IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLES.
THE SILVER LOGO AND TYPEFACE WHICH IS OFTEN FOUND RUBBED AWAY IS IN PERFECT CONDITION , WITH EACH LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED THIS IS THE EARLIEST PRESS , LATER REISSUED ON THE POLYDOR LABEL AFTER HENDRIX BECAME COLLECTIBLE FOLLOWING THE ELECTRIC LADYLAND ALBUM RELEASED LATER IN 1968.
THERE ARE JUST THREE SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE ON SIDE ONE, AND HALF A DOZEN ON SIDE 2 SHOWING THAT SIDE ONE WAS PLAYED A FEW MORE TIMES, BUT EVEN SO 6 PLAY MAXIMUMUM SINCE 1968. INCREDIBLE.
THE VINYL
THE VINYL IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. IT GLEAMS LIKE IT WAS JUST PRESSED AND THERE IS NO FOGGING OR ANY MARKS EITHER . EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A FEW LIGHT WISPY HAIRLINES. A LOVELY FIRST PRESS
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 RECENTLY DECIDED TO RECORD ALL OF THE LP'S THAT I LIST FROM START TO FINISH. I AM CONVINCED THAT POTENTIAL BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR ALL OF THE ANY LP THAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, AND WHILST THIS TAKES ME FAR LONGER I AM CERTAIN THIS IS THE WAY FORWARD FOR EBAY VINYL SALES.
I HOPE YOU AGREE THAT THE REPRODUCTION FROM THIS ALBUM IS JUST BRILLIANT. PURE FIRST PRESS AND THE DISC PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH. TRYING TO FIND A GREAT COPY OF THIS ALBUM IS VERY HARD AND MOST COPIES ARE TRASHED WITH SLEEVES TO MATCH. HERE WE HAVE WHAT I CAN ONLY DESCRIBE AS A NEAR FAULTLESS PERFORMANCE.
THE FIRST THING TO NOTE IS THAT THE SOUND IS DISTORTION FREE APART FROM THE GUITAR WORK THAT SHOULD SOUND DISTORTED OF COURSE. THIS SHOWS THAT THE LP WAS PLAYED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY TRACKED STYLUS, AND ONE THAT WASN'T DAMAGED EITHER.
SECONDLY THERE IS NO FRYING BACON OR LOUD CLICKS
THE VINYL PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, AND HAS A STUNNING STEREO REPRODUCTION. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPS A MINT MINUS GRADE IS THAT THERE ARE A FEW TINY LITTLE RANDOM POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY. SIDE ONE HAS ABOUT 5 AND SIDE 2 NO MORE THAN 2. I AM OF THE OPINION THAT THEY DO NOT DETRACT FROM THE LISTENTING PLEASURE AND I URGE YOU TO TAKE A LISTEN AND BE THE JUDGE
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS BEAUTIFUL VINYL NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVE
THE SLEEVE IS A GENUINE MCNEILL FIRST PRESS SLEEVE.
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND JUST GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, NO CREASE LINES, NO BENDS, AND ABSOLOUTELY NO RING WEAR JUST SOME MILD RECORD SHAPE. . THE ONLY MINISCULE LAMINATE LINES ARE HAL A DOZEN TINY ONES CLOSE TO THE SPINE .NONE OF THE THUMB LINES THAT YOU SOMETIMES GET NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER, AND THIS IS DUE TO THE SLEEVE RESIDING INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SINCE 1968.
THE SPINE IS NEAR PERFECT. 100% OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY INTACT. NO PEEL OR FLAKE. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. JUST ONE THUMB TO FINGER SQUASH.
THE OPENING EDGE ARE IS SHARP AS IT POSSIBLY COULD BE,WITH JUST TWO SMALL THUMB NAIL NICKS ON ONE EDGE. THE LP HAS VERY CLEARLY BEEN HANDLED WITH EXTREME CARE WHEN REMOVING IT FROM THE SLEEVE.
THE REAR SURFACE USUALLY SUFFERS FROM SERIOUS GRUBBINESS TO THE WHITE SURFACE , BUT AGAIN DUE TO THE PROTECTION AFFORDED IT, THIS SURFACE NEAR PERFECT WITH JUST THE LIGHTEST TOUCH OF HANDLING. THE BLACK AREA ALSO USUALLY SUFFERS FROM RUBBING AND RING WEAR, BUT AGAIN THIS ONE IS PERFECT.
THE POLYLINED INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND BARELY HAVE A CREASE LINE ON IT. THERE IS A SHADE OF RECORD SHAPE, BUT TOTALLY UNSPLIT AND STILL WHITE!!
THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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