Manfred Mann THE FIVE FACES OF UK LP MINT- UNPLAYED??
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MANFRED MANN - THE FIVE FACE OF
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- LABEL: HMV
- CAT:CLP1731
- MATRIX:2XEA2575-1N / 2576-1N
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 MP / 1 MD
THE MAGNIFICENT 1964 DEBUT LP FROM MANFRED MANN. IT IS RARE TO COME ACROSS A DISC THAT IS SO PERFECT AS THIS ONE, AND I AM CONVINCED THE RECORD HAS HAD AT BEST 2 PLAYS SINCE 64, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE MY TEST PLAY
THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, AND FLIPBACK NON LAMINATED REAR SURFACE, MADE BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE. THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN, AND DOES NOT HAVE ANY HEAVY CREASES, FOLDS OR BENDS, NEITHER IS THERE ANY RINGWEAR THIS IS A QUITE STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE. NO LAMINATE LINES EITHER. THERE IS NO WEAR TO EITHER THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, THE OPENING EDGE IS IN VERY SHARP CONDITION, UNFEATHERED, AND ONLY HAS MINUTE SIGNS OF RECORD REMOVAL. FINALLY THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY FLAT AND COMPLETELY LEGIBLE.
THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECTLY FORMED FLIPBACKS, AND A NEAR WHITE SURFACE WHICH IS TOTALLY FREE OF ANY PEN MARKS OR WRITING. THE ORIGINAL HMV ADVERTISING SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION AND UNSPLIT, JUST A COUPLE OF CORNER CREASES.
THE LABELS
THE ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS LABELS, WITH THE "GRAMOPHONE CO" RIM WORDING, PLUS THE "SOLD IN THE UK" STATEMENT ACROSS THE MIDDLE,ALSO THE KT TAX CODE ACROSS THE SPINDLE HOLE. THE LABELS ARE IN SUPER CONDITION. THERE IS NO SPINDLE HOLE WEAR, WHICH MEANS FOR SURE THAT THE RECORD HAS BEEN KEPT CLEAR OF THOSE AUTOMATIC TURNTABLES OF THE 60'S WHICH WOULD DESTROY A SPINDLE HOLE WITHIN WEEKS. SO A TIP FOR THOSE THAT ARE UNAWARE IF YOU SEE ANY LP WITH A HEAVY WHITE RING AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE WHICH STARTS TO SPREAD OUTWARDS, THEN THIS HAS FOR SURE BEEN ON ONE OF THOSE AUTOCHANGER ARMS
I CANNOT SEE ANY SPIDER LINES WHATSOEVER, EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION. YOU CAN BE CERTAIN THIS LP HAS NOT ONLY HARDLY BEEN PLAYED IF AT ALL, BUT THAT THE CARE TAKEN WHEN HANDLING IT WAS EXTREME.
THE VINYL
ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE I HAVE HAD MANY COPIES OF THIS RECORD OVER THE YEARS, BUT I RECKON THIS IS THE BEST ONE EVER. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON THE VINYL, AND IT GLEAMS LIKE A BRAND NEW DISC. HOW IT HAS SURVIVED LIKE THIS FOR 42 YEARS IS BEYOND BELIEF. IT MAY VERY WELL BE THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER TAPED IT, OR MAYBE DIDN'T LIKE IT AND IT NEVER GOT PLAYED AGAIN. EITHER WAY IT IS JUST A SUPERB EXAMPLE
GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO SIDE ONE, THE RUN IN GROOVE IS VIRTUALLY SILENT, THE SUPERB SMOKESTACK LIGHTENING OPENS THE ORDER OF PLAY AND IS CRISP WITH THE BEST PRODUCTION YOU COULD MANAGE IN THE EARLY 60'S. EACH LINKING GROOVE IS AS SILENT AS THE LAST, AND THE ENTIRE LP PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION, WITHOUT ANY UNWANTED NOISES. AN ABSOLUTE JOY TO LISTEN TO, AND IF THERE IS ANYTHING T REPORT THEN THE ODD BIT OF STATIC IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS, AN D THE VERY OCCASIONAL LIGHT POP, BUT REALLY THESE ARE NO MORE THAN ANY VINTAGE MINT VINYL WILL GIVE YOU AS NO DISC EVER IS TOTALLY SILENT. BUT THIS IS AS PREVIOUSLY STATED A NEAR MINT , AND MAYBE SOME WOULD GRADE MINT EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM.THE SLEEVE GRADES A LITTLE LOWER AT EX
A SUPERB ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION, IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO UPGRADE YOUR OWN COPY, BUT THIS VINYL WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING IN MY OPINION.
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