OPO - 2 Very Rare 1977 Dutch PROG / FOLK LP 1st STOOF Outstanding MINT MINUS
  £   21
  $   28

 


£ 21 Sold For
Jan 16, 2022 Sold Date
Jan 9, 2022 Start Date
3   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description

OPO - 2

1977 1ST DUTCH PRESS ON STOOF

PLAYS TO A MINT MINUS GRADE


FULLY PLAY TESTED BEFORE LISTING

NEAR MINT  SLEEVE

OUTSTANDING FOLK RARITY


 

  • CATALOGUE:    STOOF MU 7435
  • MATRIX:               MU 7435 A 15C1 / B 125C1




 

 

THE RECORD

 

THE LABELS

THE LIGHT BROWN   LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. 

THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM AND THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. 

THE BLACK TEXT IS ALSO IN PERFECT CONDITION

THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWS ZERO SPIDER LINES, AND I HAVE EXAMINED IT USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS


THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN AND IN DAYLIGHT  LOOKS ABSOLUTELY MINT. 

EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE OTHER THAN A FEW  SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES  ON SIDE B

BEAUTIFUL LOOKING RECORD



PLAYING THE RECORD


THIS VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, 

NO DISTORTION AT ANY POINT TO THE STEREO REPRODUCTION, SO NO GROOVE WEAR

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE 

A CLEAR , AND LOUD STEREO REPRODUCTION 

THE RECORD PLAYS LIKE NEW. NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A LINKING GROOVE OR TWO AND I ONLY HEARD ONE TINY DUST POP THROUGHOUT


SO A BARELY PLAYED LP THAT HAS AN AUDIO GRADE OF MINT MINUS





  

THE SLEEVE 

NON LAMINATED MATTE SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS SUPERB UNRUBBED COLOURS

NO RING WEAR JUST A SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE TOP AND BOTTOM ON THIS VERY THIN COVER

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A TINY BIT OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP

THERE ARE ZERO PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE  ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE  ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE  , AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING ACROSS FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS

THE BOTTOM EDGE ONLY HAS THAT LITTLE BIT OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP

THE SPINE IS FLAT , HAS PERFECT TYPEFACE AND UNRUBBED ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS  RAZOR SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS CLEAN AND TIDY AS THE FRONT. ONE LIGHT CREASE LINE IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER

THE INNER SLEEVE IS THE ORIGINAL  DIE CUT ONE WHICH IS IN SPLIT FREE CONDITION. SHOWS SOME FOXING

 I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

 

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

GARRY


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