Jimmy Campbell HALF BAKED 1970 UK LP 1st Press Vertigo Swirl PLAYS VG+ HEAR
  £   84
  $   111

 


£ 84 Sold For
Nov 24, 2023 Sold Date
Nov 17, 2023 Start Date
8   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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  • FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com

    JIMMY CAMPBELL - HALF BAKED

    1970 UK 1ST PRESS -  NEAR MINT AUDIO

    LARGE VERTIGO SWIRL LABEL

    OUTSTANDING EX+ SLEEVE

     

    • CATALOGUE:  VERTIGO 6360 010
    • MATRIX NUMBERS: 6360 010 1Y 2 X?X?X?X?X?X? 420 1 1  / 2Y*2 1 2






    THE LABELS

    THE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. NO MARKS, STICKER RESIDUE OR WRITING, AND THE DEEP RICH COLOUR FULLY RUNS INTO THE INBLEMISHED SPINDLE HOLE

    PARTICULARLY THE WHITE SIDE WHICH IS AS CLEAN AND BRIGHT AS WHEN NEW

    THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF SPIDER LINES BY THE HOLE 

    THE RECORD

    SUPERB HEAVYWEIGHT GLOSSY VINYL THAT IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS NEAR FLAWLESS

    UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO I CAN SEE SOME FINE HANDLING LINES AND SOME WISPY HAIRLINES AND ON SIDE TWO BETWEEN TRACKS ONE AND TWO THERE IS A LIGHT SCRATCH


    PLAYING THE RECORD


    THIS ALBUM PLAYS WELL THOUGH BOTH SIDES

    A GENUINE FIRST PRESS SOUND

    SO GRADING VG+ IT IS NOT A PERFECT AUDIO BUT WHAT YOU WONT GET IS AND DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR

    NOR IS THERE ANY EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

    NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE

    NO CLICKS, SKIPS OR JUMPS OR STICKING

    WHAT YOU WILL HEAR ARE NUMEROUS LITTLE TICS AND POPS DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH

    THERE ARE MANY PASSAGES THAT ARE FREE FROM TICS AND POPS DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH

    DURING THE LOUDER PASSAGES THEY ARE NOT AUDIBLE WHATSOEVER

      I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE AUDIO VG+

    FORTUNATELY YOU DON'T HAVE TO JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

      

    THE SLEEVE 

    NON LAMINATED MATTE GATEFOLD

    THE FRONT SURFACE HAS SUPERB DEEP RICH INKS THAT SHOW NO RUBBING AT ALL. NONE OF THAT GREEN UNDERCARD SHOWING THAT IS OFTEN VISIBLE ON THESE VERTIGO SLEEVES

    THE CORNER TIPS HAVE A LITTLE RUB

    NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

    THERE ARE FOUR PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. FOUR ALONG THE TOP EDGE. TWO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES BY THE OPENING EDGE.

    THE TOP EDGES HAVE SOME SHELF RUB AS DO THE BOTTOM EDGES

    THE SPINE FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHING. THE TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS HAVE RUBBING AND THERE ARE A FEW FLECKS OF UNDERCARD SHOWING ON THE LEADING EDGES

    THE OPENING EDGE STILL  SHARP WITH JUST LIGHT FEATHERING

    THE REAR SURFACE HAS THE SAME RICH COLOURING AS THE FRONT. . SOME LIGHT WEAR TO THE TOP LEFT CORNER TIP

    OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO VERY CLEAN INNER PANELS. A LITTLE FOXING EITHER SIDE OF THE SPINE AND ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES

     I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+

     

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

    GARRY



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