Kiss MUSIC FROM THE ELDER UK LP 1st Press A2/B2 1981 NEAR MINT AUDIO

	£		19
	$		25

KISS - THE ELDER

 MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY NEAR MINT AUDIO

COMPLETE WITH A NEAR MINT !!!!  SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:CASABLANCA  6302 163
• MATRIX: 6302163 A//2 v E 420 11 / B//2 E 420 11
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  TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE PICTURE CASABLANCA LABELS ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. A SOLID BASE COLOUR THAT IS FREE FROM ANY MARKS JUST A COUPLE OF LIGHT FOXING MOTTLES. THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND LOGO'S ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND THERE ARE JUST ONE  SPIDER LINE AROUND THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL ABSOLUTELY GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THE SHEEN IS FLAWLESS AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY MINT. WHEN PLACED UNDER A SPOTLIGHT THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

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

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND BARELY A SPLIT SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A FEW OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND DURING THE RUN IN. SIDE TWO HAS A LITTLE MORE DURING THE RUN IN

I CAN'T EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY  DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH, JUST A FEW TINY STATIC TICS RANDOMLY, AND A FEW DURING THE RUN IN TO SIDE TWO

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS NEAR MINT / EX+

PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES.ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR IS THERE AND THERE IS NO RUBBING OR COLOUR LOSS. THERE IS A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THERE ARE FIVE SMALL PRESSURE LINES NEXT THE  SPINE, ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THERE IS NO RING WEAR 

THE TOP EDGES ARE  PRISTINE WITH ALL OF THE COLOURED SURFACE FULLY RUNNING FROM TIP TO TIP. JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS

THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE IDENTICAL, JUST SUPERB. 

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHING. NO RUBBING TO THE COLOUR. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. 

THE OPENING EDGE IS SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE HAS A LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE, VISIBLE ONLY WHEN THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT. THERE ARE THREE MINUSCULE PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE AND A SMALL LINE RUNNING ACROSS THE TOP RIGHT CORNER

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS

THE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS IN MINT MINUS CONDITION NO SEAM SPLITS AND NO CREASES.

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS  SLEEVE  NEAR MINT  !!!

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

GARRY