Manfred Mann's Earth Band MESSIN UK LP 1ST VERTIGO GIMMIX COVER PLAYS NEAR MINT

	£		46
	$		61

MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND - MESSIN'

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY NEAR MINT CONDITION

NEAR MINT GIMMIX  SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:VERTIGO 6360 087
• MATRIX: 6360087 1Y//2 v 420 1 1 4 / 2Y//2 v 420 1 1 6 

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE VERTIGO SPACESHIP  LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE BASE COLOURS ARE UNMARKED AND UNSTAINED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THERE ARE JUST TWO SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED.

THE VINYL

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 LP 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 WHAT THEY MAY WELL BE THINKING OF BIDDING ON.

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

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION ON THIS ALBUM IS JUST BRILLIANT, WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD CLEARLY AND CRISPLY. THE SUPERB ORCHESTRAL POP ROCK SOUND OF THE MANFREDS COMES THROUGH LOUD AND CLEAR WITH NO UNWANTED EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER

THERE IS JUST THE VERY OCCASIONAL SPLIT SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC WHICH CERTAINLY DOESN'T MAR THE OUTSTANDING AUDIO PERFORMANCE OF THIS DISC.

 I HEARD NO  DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT!!!

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

THE SLEEVE

THIS IS ONE OF THE HARDEST SLEEVES EVER TO COLLECT IN ANYTHING RESEMBLING THE SORT OF CONDITION MOST COLLECTORS WOULD WANT TO OW,

MOST SLEEVES ARE FOUND SEVERELY RINGWORN, WITH SEVERE COLOUR RUB AND OFTEN WITH THE DIE CUT HOLE ON THE FRONT BADLY WORN OR EVEN DAMAGED. THIS SLEEVE IS AS GOOD AS THE BEST OUT THERE I BELIEVE

THIS COPY HAS REMAINED IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION FROM NEW, AND HAS CLEARLY BEEN KEPT IN A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FOR A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF IT'S LIFE.

FLAT AND CLEAN WITH NO CREASES AND NO BENDS,THIS IS A VERY VULNERABLE SLEEVE AND EVERY COPY THAT I HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS I HAVE REJECTED BECAUSE OF HOW POOR THE SLEEVE LOOKED.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. INCREDIBLY NO RINGWEAR AT ALL AND NOT EVEN ANY EVIDENCE OF RECORD SHAPE.THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND THERE IS NO RUB WHATSOEVER

THE CORNERS ARE VERY SHARP AND SQUARE.

THE DIE CUT HOLE IS PERFECT IN EVERY WAY. NO NICKS OR BURRS TO THE CIRCLE WHATSOEVER

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO!!! LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE , NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP EDGE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. WHERE ALL OF THE EASILY RUBBED COLOUR IS INTACT AND STRETCHES RIGHT ACROSS FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THERE ARE JUST TWO PIN PRICKS OF WHITE VISIBLE ONE ON EACH OF THE RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS. THE BOTTOM EDGE  IS ALMOST AS PERFECT WITH A LITTLE MORE RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNERS AND A COUPLE OF WHITE SPECKS IN THE MIDDLE.

THE SPINE IS 100% FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THERE ARE NO FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS AND ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE A SOME VERY TINY WHITE SPECKS MOSTLY ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE, AND A LITTLE RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS.

THE OPENING EDGE IS IN MINT RAZOR SHARP CONDITION AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG EITHER EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT, AGAIN NO CREASES OR BENDS, AND NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER ON THIS SIDE, A COUPLE OF TINY WHITE SPECKS VISIBLE NEAR THE SPINE, AND ONE TINY LINE ON THE TOP EDGE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT INNER PANELS

THE POLY LINED INNER  SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED. VERY LIGHT AGEING NEAR THE EDGES

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY