John Mayall BLUES FROM LAUREL CANYON 1968 UK LP 1st Press Stereo PLAYS EX+ HEAR
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1ST PRESSING UNBOXED DECCA * STEREO *
EX+ AUDIO
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:DECCA SKL 4972
- MATRIX: ZAL 8532 1W / 8533-1W
- VERY FIRST PRESS
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS 1 B / 1 K
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE DEEP BLUE AND SILVER UNBOXED STEREO LABELS ARE IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED. THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE IS JUST ONE SMALL SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE HOLE
THE VINYL
THIS VINYL STILL RETAINS THE ORIGINAL SHEEN AND IS MAGNIFICENT AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS FLAWLESS UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO I SEE SOME EMBEDDED DULL SPECKLING AND SOME VERY FINE WISPY HAIRLINES
THE TEST PLAY
THE INCREDIBLE STEREO SOUND COMES THROUGH CRISP AND CLEAR ON ALL TRACKS, WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF GROOVE WEAR, MEANING THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.
NO HEAVY CRACKLES AND CLICKS WHATSOEVER.
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER.
SILENT LINKING GROOVES
ALL I HEARD DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH WAS A LITTLE OCCASIONAL LIGHT AND VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN SOME RANDOM SPOTS
PLUS A FEW TINY LITTLE DUST LIKE TICS
A REALLY NICE COPY OF THIS ALBUM THAT PLAYS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL AS YOU WILL HEAR AND I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE AUDIO AS EX+
BUT PLEASE JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
FULLY LAMINATED ROBERT STACE GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN. THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND THERE IS NO SCUFFING TO THE LAMINATED SURFACE WHATSOEVER. THE LAMINATE IS VERY GLOSSY AND ONLY HAS SOM E LIFT ALONG THE SPINE, PLUS ONE STRETCH LINE OVER THE RIGHT CORNER
THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NO LINES ON THE TOP EDGE NONE EITHER ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES BY THE OPENING EDGE
NO RING WEAR AND NO RECORD SHAPE
THE TOP EDGES ARE BOTH FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WITH THE JET BLACK MATT COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER.
THE CARD EDGES AT THE BOTTOM OVERLAP THE SLEEVE EDGES . THE BLACK SURFACE HAS A SPECK OF RUB AT THE RIGHT CORNER
THE SPINE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED.THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT ACROSS THE SURFACE .THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, BOTH ENDS ARE UNBLEMISHED
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS
THE REAR SURFACE WHICH IS ALSO LAMINATED HAS REMAINED IN SUPERB CONDITION, A COUPLE OF STRETCH LINES IN THE TOP CORNERS
OPENING THE GATE-FOLD REVEALS TWO PERFECT INNER PANELS.
HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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