Kevin Ayers RAINBOW TAKEAWAY 1978 UK LP 1st Press DEMO COPY 1G/1G Near Mint HEAR
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- FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com KEVIN AYERS - RAINBOW TAKEAWAY
- CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHSP 4085
- MATRIX: SHSP 4085 A - 2 / B-1
- MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 G / 1 G
NEAR MINT AUDIO
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
GOLD STAMP DEMO COPY
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE GREEN LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.
THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE.
THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.
THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THERE ARE 1-2 SMALL SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER.
ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED.
IN DAYLIGHT THE RECORD IS FLAWLESS
WHEN PLACED UNDER AN LED HALO I CAN SEE A SINGLE TINY NON SOUNDING SURFACE HAIRLINE ON SIDE TWO
THE TEST PLAY
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS.
THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AT ANY POINT.
NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT
ALL I HEARD DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH WERE A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AT THE START OF EACH SIDE
THE AUDIO GRADES NEAR MINT
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY CLEAN AND IMPORTANTLY ALL OF THE COLOUR IS DEEP RICH AND VIBRANT
THE LAMINATE IS EXTREEMLY GLOSSY AND THERE IS NO LIFT, PEEL OR FLAKE
THERE ARE FOUR TINY PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND THREE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THREE OF THE THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE, WITH THE BOTTOM LEFT HAVING THE TINIEST DING
THE TOP EDGE IS FULLY LAMINATED AND HAS UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THE TYPEFACE IS 100% PERFECTLY LEGIBLE .
THE ENDS ARE UNBLEMISHED
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE HAS THE GOLD STAMP DEMO INFORMATION IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
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