Manfred Mann SOUL OF MANN UK LP VERY 1ST HMV 1G / 1G PLAYS 100% EXCELLENT PLUS

	£		60
	$		80

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MANFRED MANN - SOUL OF MANN

IN MAGNIFICENT EXCELLENT PLUS!!!! CONDITION

FIRST mono PRESS  - HMV LABEL

VERY FIRST 1G/1G PRESSING

• CATALOGUE:CLP 3594 
• MATRIX: 2XEA 3116-1 / 3117-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:  1 G / 1 G
• PLAYED 2-3 TIMES

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

SUPERB RED AND BLACK HMV MONO LABELS. THE JET BLACK BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND IS UNRUBBED, UNFADED, UNMARKED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE RED LOGO IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION, AND FINALLY THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE 2-3 REALLY MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES WHICH CAN REALLY ONLY BE SEEN UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT. THESE ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE AND SHOW JUST EXACTLY HOW LITTLE THIS SUPERB ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

GLEAMING HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL THAT LOOKS PRISTINE IN DAYLIGHT. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SWIRLY WISPY HAIRLINES AND SOME FINE HANDLING LINES

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 AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS OUTSTANDING VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY IT HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THE CLARITY OF THE MONO PRESSING JUST HAS TO BE HEARD TO BE APPRECIATED. CRISP AND CLEAR AS A BELL WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

THE OCCASIONAL SPECK OR TWO OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES AND A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES, PLUS SOME RANDOM  AUDIBLE LITTLE TICS OR POPS

A RARE CHANCE TO GET A GREAT PRESSING OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM FROM 1967

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS EXCELLENT PLUS, BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE AND NOn LAMINATED FLIPBACK REAR SURFACE. THE FRONT IS PERFECTLY FLAT AND CLEAN, WITH NO HEAVY CREASES , CREASE LINES OR BENDS. THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY ADHERED, AND GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR.

THERE ARE THREE SMALL LAMINATE LINES DOWN THE SPINE, TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. THERE IS ALSO ONE SMALL THUMB LINE JUST BELOW THE LEFT EYE OF THE SKULL

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FULLY LAMINATED FROM CORNER TO CORNER AND THERE IS ONLY ONE SMALL PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE TWO RIGHT CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PRISTINE AND INTACT AND THIS EVEN INCLUDES THE TAPERED ENDS AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS. ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECTLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS ON THIS GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING SLEEVE. THE WHITE SURFACE ONLY SHOWS VERY MILD HANDLING, MAINLY TO THE PERIMETER EDGES

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP WITH JUST TWO TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS WHERE THE LP HAS BEEN PLUCKED FROM THE SLEEVE.

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. VERY FLAT, AND UNCREASED. TOTALLY UNSPLIT. A PRISTINE SPECIMEN

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

GARRY