Kevin Ayers WHATEVERSHEBRINGSWESING 1972 UK LP 1st Boxed Gramophone Co EX+ HEAR
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OUTSTANDING AUDIO EX+
EX TEXTURED SLEEVE
THE VERY FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM HAS THE SAME LABELS AS THIS ONE BUT WITHOUT THE BOXED EMI LOGO. THIS WAS ISSUES AT THE SAME TIME AS EMI WERE ADDING THE EMI BOX TO THE LABELS. SO THE TWO VARIANTS WERE ISSUES ALMOST TOGETHER. OF THE BOXED LABELS THERE ARE THREE ISSUES. THIS ONE IS THE FIRST ISSUE AND HAS 'THE GRAMOHONE CO' RIM WORDING AND WIDER TEXT FOR THE TRACKLISTING. THE SECOND ISSUE ALSO HAD THE GRAM CO WORDING BUT THE TEXT WAS NARROWER FOR THE TRACKLISTING. THE THIRD ISSUE HAD 'EMI RECORDS' AS THE START OF THE RIM WORDING.
THIS ONE IS THEREFORE THE FIRST ISSUE WITH THE BOXED EMI LOGO, THE GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING AND THE WIDER TEXT
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE HARVEST LABELS ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITON.
NO LOSS OF COLOUR AND THE TYEFACE IS UNRUBBED. THERE ARE 6-7 SMALL SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE ULTRA HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. THE DISC GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND HAS LOST NONE OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE
THERE ARE NO MARKS TO BE SEEN IN DAYLIGHT, AND ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO A MAGNIFYING LED HALO ARE THERE A FEW LIGHT AND WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN.
THE TEST PLAY
THIS FIRST PRESS ALBUM PERFORMS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. THE MOST OBVIOUS THING WHEN HEARING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME IS THE CLARITY AND LOUDNESS OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION. IT IS JUST SUPERB. EVERY NOTE HEARD AS IT WAS INTENDED
THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER MEANING THAT THE PLAYS THAT THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
NO HEAVY CRACKLING OR LOUD CLICKS EITHER
AT THE START OF SIDE ONE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF TTRACK ONE THERE IS A LITTLE VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND WAY BEHIND THE MUSIC. TO A LESSER EXTENT THIS REAPPEARS ON OCCASION IN SOME OF THE MORE SILENT PASSAGES, AND IS ALMOST NO EXISTANT BY HALFWAY THROUGH AND ALMOST ELIMINETD COMPLETELY ON SIDE TWO
PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THE ALBUM AND JUDGE THE QUALITY FOR YOURSELF
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO AS EX+
THE SLEEVE
UNLAMINATED , TEXTURED GATEFOLD FROM GARRO AND LOFTHOUSE
USUALLY THIS SLEEVE IS FOUND WITH SEVERE RING WEAR AND SEVERE LOSS OF COLOUR THROUGH RUBBING, AND WHILST NOT PERFECT IS CERTAINLY BETTER THAN MOST
THE FRONT SURFACE HAS DEEP RICH COLOURS AND HAS ESCAPED RING WEAR. THERE IS A LITTLE GREYING AT THE EDGES BUT THIS IS QUITE MINOR
THERE ARE FOUR SMALL PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE AND JUST ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE RUBBED AT THE TIPS
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE A QUITE A LOT OF RUBBING AND LOSS OF COLOUR
THE SPINE HAS THE TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS RUBBED AND SOME FLECKS OF RUBBING ALONG THE LEADING EDGES
THE OPENING EDGEHAS SOME FEATHERING TO THE FRONT SURFACE
THE REAR SURFACE IS ANOTHER OFTEN RING WORN AREA BUT THIS COPY IS NOT. AGAIN A LITTLE GREYING AT THE EDGES AND ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE, AND THE NAME 'PETE' WRITTEN IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PERFECT INNER PANELS
THE ORIGINAL ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS PRESENT,NO SPLITS OR CREASES, SOME EDGE AGEING AND THE POLY INNER IS MISSING
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE EX
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
CA
I BARELY MAKE OUT 2-3 SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE
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