Manfred Mann UP THE JUNCTION 1968 UK LP 1st MONO Press PLAYS EX+ LISTEN
  £   26
  $   34

 


£ 26 Sold For
Oct 6, 2021 Sold Date
Sep 29, 2021 Start Date
3   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description

MANFRED MANN - UP THE JUNCTION

UK 1ST MONO PRESS ON FONTANA

PLAYS EX+




 

  • CATALOGUE:  FONTANA TL 5260
  • MATRIX:              687983 1L 1 ?420  / 2L ? 2 //420 




 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

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THE LABELS

THE SILBER AND BLACK LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE BLACK FULLY RUNS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE

THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS UNRUBBED

THERE ARE JUST TWO TINY SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE


THE RECORD

SUPERB HEAVYWEIGHT GLOSSY VINYL THAT IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS FLAWLESS

UNDER SPOTLIGHTS   THERE ARE JUST SOME VERY FINE WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE


PLAYING THE RECORD


THIS ALBUM PLAYS CLEANLY THOUGH BOTH SIDES

OUTSTANDING MONO SOUND THAT IS LOUD AND POWERFUL

WHAT YOU WILL NOT HEAR IS

ANY  BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO SKIPS OR STICKS OR JUMPS

90% OF THE RECORDING HAS ABSOLUTELU SILENT BACKGROUND

THERE IS SOME OCCASIONAL LIGHT AND VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD IN SOME LINKING GROOVES AND SOME SILENT PASSAGES

NO DUST POPS

  I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE AUDIO EX+

BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

  

THE SLEEVE 

NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE WITH FLIPBACKS

THE FRONT SURFACE IS CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY MAJOR CREASES

VERY LIGHT TRACES OF HANDLING TO THE WHITE SURFACE AROUND THE EDGES

THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT

NO RING WEAR JUST A LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM

THERE ARE THREE SMALL PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE. ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE SMALL THUMB LINE BY THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS A SMALL SPLIT ON THE SPINE LEADING EDGE IN THE MIDDLE. IT IS 2 INCHES LONG

THE TOP EDGE IHAS A SMALL SCUFF IN THE MIDDLE AND HAS A LITTLE RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION, JUST A TINY DOT OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE HAS THAT SMALL SPLIT ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE. PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TEXT AND JUST A TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE IS SHARP  WITH VERY LIGHT SPECKS OF FEATHERING

THE REAR SURFACE IS  CLEAN AND HAS PERFECTLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS

SOME LIGHT HANDLING ON THE EDGES MOSTLY THE OPENING EDGE

 I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE VG

 

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

GARRY


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