John Mayall / Bluesbreakers A HARD ROAD 1967 UK 1st MONO RARE SLEEVE MINT HEAR
  £   60
  $   79

 


£ 60 Sold For
May 25, 2025 Sold Date
May 18, 2025 Start Date
18   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 JOHN MAYALL AND THE BLUESBREAKERS - A HARD ROAD

     MAGNIFICENT  MINT  AUDIO

    NEAR MINT SLEEVE 
    VERY RARE MISSALIGNED FRONT COVER ARTWORK

    This sleeve has been suject to a factory ever very similar to the rare Aftermath sleeve by the Rolling Stones. The colours got misalighed when printing the sleeve which gives the sort of effect that you would see on a 3D image. Cannot find another example of this on any of the search platforms

    THE RECORD

     

    THE LABELS

    THE RED LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE IMMACULATE AND UNWORN, AND FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. .

    THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND EVERY LETTER PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

    THEREARE NO VISIBLE SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE

    THE VINYL

    THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS,AND IN DAYLIGHT IS IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS . EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THE RECORD STILL LOOKS STUNNING, JUST A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE WISPY HAIRLINES

    THE TEST PLAY

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

    THE SILENT BITS ARE  SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.

    THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THIS SUPERB SOUND WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT.

    THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS

    SILENT LINKING GROOVES.
    ALL I HEARD WERE A COUPLE OF RANDOM SPECKS OF LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND, AND THATS ONLY BECAUSE I SIT ONLY 2 FEET FROM THE SPEAKERS AS I TYPE THIS OUT

    NO TICS OR POPS

    I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL AUDIO MINT MINUS

    PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

     

     

     

     

    THE SLEEVE

     

    LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, NON LAMINATED REARR OBERT STACE SINGLE SLEEVE

    THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY CLEAN. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE. THE  SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND STILL FULLY COLOURED
    NO COLOUR LOSS AND NO FADING EITHER

    THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE WHATSOEVER ON ANY PART OF THE SLEEVE

    THE LAMINATE IS SPECTACULAR. GLOSSY AND FREE FROM ANY PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE

    THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE 

    THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES AGAINST  THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

    THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR.  BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM HAVE FULL UNBLEMISHED WHITE COLOUR RUNNING FROM TIP TO TIP WITH THE CORNER TIPS REMAINING UNBLEMISHED

    THE SPINE IS VIRTUALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. PERFECT COLOUR, TEXT AND UNBLEMISHED TAPERED ENDS

    THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP AND ONLY HAS A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS

    THE REAR SURFACE IS PURE WHITE AND UNMARKED APART FROM A TINY BIT OF AGEING ON THE TOP EDGE AND A NUMBER WRITTEN NEAR THE TOP RIGHT CORNER

    A REAL TREAT TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

     

     

     

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


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