Martha And The Vandellas HEAT WAVE UK 1964 LP 1ST PRESS 2-3 PLAY MINT MINUS

	£		22
	$		29

MARTHA AND THE VANDELLAS- HEAT WAVE

IN MAGNIFICENT  MINT MINUS!!!! PLAY!!!!!! CONDITION

STUNNING NEAR MINT SLEEVE!!

• CATALOGUE:TAMLA MOTOWN STML 11005
• MATRIX:STML 11005 A-1N / B-1N
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 L / 1 L

A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN AN INCREDIBLE COPY OF THIS 1964 CLASSIC ALBUM FROM MARTHA AND THE VANDELLAS. PART OF A SMALL RARE MOTOWN COLLECTION THAT I WILL BE LISTING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAS BARELY PLAYED THESE DISCS AND THIS ONE IS JUST SUPERB. SO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE WHOLE LP AND DECIDE IF IT IS FOR YOU!

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE BLACK AND SILVER LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE AND THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST 2-3 TINY SPIDER LINES NEXT TO THE SPINDLE HOLE 

THE VINYL

SUPERB GLEAMING ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT DISC IN SPOTLESS  CONDITION. . THE DISC GLEAMS IS FREE FROM ANY HANDLING MARKS ON EITHER SIDE, AND LOOKS FLAWLESS. AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, APART FROM A FEW WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL 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, AS I JUST KNOW THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID, THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

WHAT YOU WILL HEAR IS A DISTORTION FREE REPRODUCTION THAT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR, AND CRISP.

THERE IS NO  BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS WHATSOEVER.

A CRISP AND CLEAR MONO REPRODUCTION WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD TO PERFECTION

THE ONLY MINOR NOISE CAN BE HEARD AS EXTREMELY NEAR INAUDIBLE EMBEDDED STATIC IN THE LINKING GROOVES, NEVER DURING THE MUSIC AND WHAT THERE IS, IS VERY MINIMAL

THERE ARE NO DUST POPS OR TICS WHATSOEVER DURING THE PLAYBACK

SO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST THE STANDARDS YOU PERSONALLY SET

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL 100% MINT MINUS!!

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT, NON LAMINATED FLIPBACK REAR, GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY  FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES WHATSOEVER, AND THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR

THERE IS JUST ONE MINUSCULE LAMINATE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE. ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP HAS A TINY SPECK OF RUB

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IN IMMACULATE CONDITION, WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, JUST THE RIGHT TIPS SLIGHTLY RUBBED

THE LAMINATED SPINE IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION. TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. THE TAPERED ENDS ARE MINT AND THE TIPS HAVE REMAINED UNRUBBED. THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TOP BOTTOM AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY OF THOSE THUMB NAIL NICKS, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THE LP HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE. THERE IS A LITTLE NATURAL ROUGHNESS TO THE SURFACE

THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECTLY ADHERED AND UNDAMAGED FLIPBACKS. THERE IS SOME NATURAL AGEING TO THE WHITE SURFACE AND A LITTLE HANDLING TO THE EDGES. THERE ARE ALSO A COUPLE OF SMALL STAINS NEAR THE BOTTOM

THE GREASEPROOF PAPER LINED ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNCREASED, AND UNSPLIT,AGAIN SOME LIGHT NATURAL AGEING 

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE AS NEAR MINT!!!!

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

GARRY