Moody Blues IN SEARCH OF THE LOST CHORD UK LP 2nd DERAM PLAYS 100% MINT MINUS

	£		19
	$		25

THE MOODY BLUES - IN SEARCH OF THE LOST CHORD

IN 1-2 PLAY MINT MINUS CONDITION!!!

BEAUTIFUL MINT!!! SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:DERAM SML 711
• MATRIX:ZAL-8270-4W / 8271-3W
• MOTHERS/ STAMPERS: 1 KB / 1 KK 

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RED AND WHITE LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION. THE WHITE AREA IS VERY WHITE WITH JUST  NO DISCOLOURING AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE. THE RED AREA IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND CLEAR. THERE ARE JUST 1-2 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE INDICATING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY ALBUM HAVING RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE SURFACE, AND IN DAYLIGHT THIS LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE

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 WHOLE LP FROM START TO FINISH. I HAVE DECIDED THAT THIS EXTRA EFFORT AND TIME IS WORTH IT TO BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THE QUALITY OF THE VINYLS I OFFER. A VERY VALID ARGUMENT IS MADE  ABOUT BUYING FROM EBAY, WITH SELLERS MISDESCRIBING THE RECORDS THAT THEY OFFER. WELL HERE YOU CAN SEE, READ ABOUT, AND NOW HEAR WHAT YOU ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO OFF MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES

THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUBLIME, WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THIS HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

THERE IS THE ODD SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND A TINY BIT AT THE START OF EACH SIDE DURING THE RUN IN

I DIDN'T HEAR ANY MORE THAN 2-3 MINUSCULE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS VINYL MINT MINUS!!!

THE SLEEVE

ROBERT STACE LAMINATED GATEFOLD.

INCREDIBLE MINT SLEEVE, AND THE REASON IS SIMPLY THAT THE ALBUM HAS BEEN PROTECTED FROM NEW INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE

THIS IS THE FIRST PRESS LAMINATED SLEEVE, AND IF YOU LOOK ON THE REAR SURFACE YOU WILL SEE THE DSS LOGO NEXT TO THE DERAM LOGO IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER. THIS WAS NOT PRESENT ON LATER PRESSES

THE FRONT SURFACE IS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING, NOT A MARK ON IT. IT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND JUST LOOKS IMMACULATE. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE.

THERE ARE ZERO!! LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND EVEN THE TIP ENDS REMAIN UNRUBBED

THE LAMINATED SPINE IS 100% FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. AGAIN ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECT. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE IMMACULATE AND THE TYPEFACE ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP. AND SHOWS CLEARLY WHY THIS ALBUM HAS VIRTUALLY NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE ALSO GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND IS IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITION AS THE FRONT.

NO RING WEAR OR EVEN A HINT OF RECORD SHAPE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A SUPERB PAIR OF PURE WHITE PANELS. MOST OF THESE YOU WILL COME ACROSS WILL BE HEAVILY STAINED OR MOTTLED, OR AT LEAST BADLY FINGERMARKED. THIS ONE IS JUST SUPERB

THE ORIGINAL DECCA POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT AND UNCREASED AND FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT THIS RECORD HAS JUST NOT BEEN ANYWHERE NEAR A TURNTABLE. UNSPLIT AND JUST PRISTINE

THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES MINT !!!!!

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

GARRY