Mike Oldfield TUBULAR BELLS II 1992 EU LP 1st Press PLAYS NEAR MINT LISTEN
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  •  MIKE OLDFIELD - TUBULAR BELLS II

    PLAYS VERY CLOSE TO NEAR MINT

    1ST ISSUE 1992

    OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT SLEEVE 



    THE RECORDS

     

    THE LABELS

    THE BLUE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ON THEM AT ALL. THE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS ONE TINY SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE 

    THE VINYL

    THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THIS IS A FIRST PRESS  DISC IN SUBLIME CONDITION. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL IS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE OTHER THAN A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES

     

    THE TEST PLAY


    THE LP PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC IT SOUNDS.

    THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS WITH EVERY NOTE BEING CRISP AND CLEAR. CERTAINLY NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS

    NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE 

    SILENT OR NEAR SILENT LINKING GROOVES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PLAY

    ALL I HEARD DURING THE PLAY WERE 2-3 SMALL SPECKS OF VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND, OF WHICH THERE WAS SOME AT THE START OF SIDE TWO

    I HEARD JUST ONE TINY TIC

    I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT

    PLEASE LISTEN TO IT AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

     

    THE SLEEVE

     

    NON LAMINATED GLOSSY SINGLE SLEEVE

    THE FRONT SURFACE IS SUPER CLEAN. WITH NO LOSS OF THE DELICATE  COLOUR, AND A PERFECT SURFACE THAT HAS SUFFERED NO SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER

    THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND PERFECTLY SQUARE.

     NO RING WEAR AND NO RECORD SHAPE

    THERE ARE TWO PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE . TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

    THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH MINT. FULLY COLOURED FROM CORNER TO CORNER AND EVEN THE CORNER TIPS REMAIN UNRUBBED

    THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. AGAIN ALL OF THE COLOUR IS PRESENT AND EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE PERFECT. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECT AND LEGIBLE.

    THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP , SHOWING WHY THIS LP HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE ALL THESE YEARS

    THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS MAGNIFICENT THE FRONT,

    THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB UNSPLIT CONDITION. FLAT AND UNCREASED. 

    THIS IS A REAL RARITY AND A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  NEAR MINT

     

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


    GARRY



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