Marc Bolan T.Rex ZINC ALLOY AND THE HIDDEN RIDERS OF TOMORROW UK LP 1st MINT
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T. REX - ZINC ALLOY AND THE HIDDEN RIDERS OF TOMORROW
MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED (APART FROM MY TEST PLAY) MINT AUDIO
MINT MINUS SLEEVE AND PRINTED INNER
- CATALOGUE:EMI BLN 7751
- MATRIX: BLN7551 A-1 /BLN7551 B-3
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS:2 AR / 2 RM
- INCREDIBLY EARLY FIRST PRESS
A TRULY INCREDIBLE UNPLAYED ORIGINAL 1974 1ST PRESS OF THIS ICONIC T.REX ALBUM, WITH A SLEEVE TO MATCH. CAME FROM A COLLECTOR WHO HAD TWO COPIES OF THIS ALBUM. ONE WAY PLAYED AND THIS ONE JUST STORED
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
Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.comTHE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE BLUE AND RED LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. NOT ONE JOT OF COLOUR LOSS OR ANY MARKS WHATSOEVER. THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, AND THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES AT ALL SURROUNDING THIS HOLE
THE VINYL
THE VINYL IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND GLEAMS WITH A DEEP RICH LUSTRE. EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TINY WISPY LINES ON THE SURFACE WHICH WERE MADE WHEN THE VINYL WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE PAPER INNER SLEEVE FOR EXAMINATION OVER THE YEARS. THESE COUPLE OF LINES ARE BARELY VISIBLE AT ALL
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 ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS 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 ALBUM PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERECFTION AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY CLEAR THAT THE AUDIO IS MINT ALL THE WAY THROUGH. NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD WITH PERFECT CLARITY ON THIS OUTSTANDING STEREO REPRODUCTION
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AT ALL, NO LOUD CLICKS AND NO STATIC EITHER, NOR AMAZINGLY ARE THERE ANY DUST POPS THAT I HEARD
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE RESULTING IN CLEAN NOISE FREE LINKING GROOVES AND MORE SILENT PASSAGES
THERE IS NO BETTER PRESSING QUALITY THAN THE GRADE I AM GIVING THIS UNTIL TODAY UNPLAYED DISC
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT FOR THE AUDIO
SO PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, HAVE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE RECORDINGS AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
THIS UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE HAS ON VIRTUALLY EVERY COPY I HAVE SEEN ONE OF THREE MAJOR FAULTS
- DIRTY GRUBBY SURFACE
- SEVERE RING WEAR
- WORN SPINE AND EDGES
THIS COPY IS ABOUT AS MINT AS I HAVE EVER SEEN ONE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND VERY CLEAN. THERE IS NO GRUBBINES OR HANDLING TO THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER. THERE ARE NO CREASES, CREASE LINES, FOLD, BENDS OR DINGS, AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE.
THE COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN PERFECTLY RETAINED AND THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE.
AMAZINGLY THERE ARE NONE OF THE SMALL LINES THAT YOU WOULD USUALLY FIND NEAR THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE TOP EDGES ARE FULLY COLOURED ALL THE WAY ALONG HAVING NO SCUFFING OR RUBBING. THERE IS ONE TINY PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON THE FRONT EDGE IN THE MIDDLE, AND A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE REAR RIGHT CORNER TIP END.
THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF SHELF RUB TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT CORNERS.
THE SPINE IS IMMACULATE AND FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT THE SLEEVE HAS JUST NOT BEEN HANDLED. IT IS TOTALLY FLAT AND PERFECTLY WHITE. NO SQUASHING WHATSOEVER, AND EVERY SINGLE LETTER OF THE USUALLY RUBBED LETTERING IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T HAVE ANY OF THE SMALL THUMB NAIL NICKS THAT YOU GET BY REMOVING THE VINYL. I AM CERTAIN THIS DISC HAS ONLY EVER BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE A COUPLE OF TIMES EVER!!
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT. AGAIN NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS, AND JUST THREE OF THE TINIEST LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE.
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER RPANELS
THE OFTEN MISSING INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. FLAT AND FREE FROM SEAM SPLITS. NO PEN MARKS AND NO CREASE LINES, PLUS THE TOP THUMB NOTCH IS FREE FROM ANY DAMAGE. THE SURFACE HAS VERY LIGHT WRINKLES
VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS
THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE VAULT COPY OF THIS ALBUM AND SLEEVE, AND WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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