Jimi Hendrix SMASH HITS UK LP 1st Press TRACK 613004 *STEREO* NEAR MINT
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JIMI HENDRIX - SMASH HITS
IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION
A STUNNING COLLECTIBLE SET WITH A TOP CONDITION SLEEVE
CATALOGUE: TRACK 613004
MATRIX NUMBERS :613004 A v 1 (B CROSSED OUT) 1 1 2 / 613004 B //3(CROSSED OUT) 6 1 1 1
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
Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.comTHE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE MATT BLACK LABEL IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLES.THERE IS JUST A SMALL SCUFF ON SIDE TWO IN THE TOP RIGHT QUARTER
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 3-4 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE, SHOWING THAT THIS INCREDIBLE ALBUM HAS HAD JUST A FEW PLAYS FROM NEW
THE VINYL
THE VINYL IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. IT GLEAMS LIKE IT WAS JUST PRESSED AND THERE IS NO FOGGING OR ANY MARKS EITHER . IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES THAT ARE OTHERWISE INVISIBLE. A SUPREME 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 RECORDED THE WHOLE LP FROM START TO FINISH, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECROD THAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
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 AND JUMPS. I DON'T KNOW WHY HAVE MENTIONED THAT AS I WOULD NEVER LIST ANY ALBUM THAT DID THAT ANYWAY, BUT JUST IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING.
I SAID NEAR FAULTLESS IN MY DESCRIPTION, BUT I AM BEING VERY PICKY HERE. THERE IS THE ODD BIT OF WHAT I CAN ONLY DESCRIBE AS LIGHT STATIC OR VINYL NOISE IN SOME OF THE QUIETEST SPOTS ( JUST A FEW EXAMPLES)
I HAVE ONLY MENTIONED THIS BECAUSE WHERE I SIT TYPING THIS OUT I AM NO MORE THAN 12 INCHES AWAY FROM MY SPEAKERS, AND AS I MOVE AWAY TO NORMAL LISTENING DISTANCE I CAN'T HEAR ANY OF IT. BUT ANYWAY IT IS BARELY AUDIBLE EVEN AT THE SHORT DISTANCE.
I ALSO HEARD ABOUT TWO SMALL DUST POPS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PLAY OF THE LP. BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS SUPERB LP AND BE THE JUDGE
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS BEAUTIFUL VINYL NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVE
TO FIND A HALF DECENT SLEEVE IS RARE, BUT TO FIND ONE THAT HAS BEEN PRESERVED IN A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW IS JUST INCREDIBLE. THE SLEEVE IS A GENUINE MCNEILL FIRST PRESS SLEEVE.
THE SLEEVE USUALLY SUFFERS BADLY FROM CREASING AND RING WEAR, BUT THIS COPY JUST BEGGARS BELIEF
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 A SHADOW OF MILD RECORD SHAPE AT THE BOTTOM. . THE ONLY MINISCULE LAMINATE LINES ARE FOUR TINY ONES CLOSE TO THE SPINE .NONE ON THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
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 JUST PERFECT. 100% OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY INTACT. NO PEEL OR FLAKE. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING SPINE.
THE OPENING EDGE ARE IS SHARP AS IT POSSIBLY COULD BE. 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 IS JUST MAGNIFICENT, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF HANDLING TO THE EDGES. THE BLACK AREA ALSO USUALLY SUFFERS FROM RUBBING AND RING WEAR, BUT AGAIN THIS ONE IS PERFECT.
THE POLY LINED 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!! WITH JUST THE EDGES LIGHTLY AGED
THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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