Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark THE BEST OF 1988 UK LP 1st Press PLAYS MINT
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ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVERS IN THE DARK - THE BEST OF OMD
MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO
EX+ SLEEVE
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS ONE VISIBLE SPIDER LINETHE VINYL
THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW IN DAYLIGHT. IT LOOKSPRISTINE IN DAYLIGHT, AND EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THE RECORD ONLY SHOWS A FEW TINY WISPY HAIRLINES
THE TEST PLAY
THE CLARITY OF THIS PRESS IS JUST INCREDIBLE. EVERY NOTE IS CRISP AND CLEAN, AND THE WHOLE ALBUM SOUNDS SUPERB ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT TO THIS CRYSTAL CLEAR REPRODUCTION
I AM JUST BLOWN AWAY BY THE INCREDIBLE STEREO SOUND THIS RECORDING PRODUCES AND ALL OF THIS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE OTHER THAN 3 TINY ROTATIONAL SINGLE SPOT SPECKS AS SIDE ONE STARTS AND NO STATIC , NO OTHER BACKGROUND WHATSOEVER
SILENT LINKING GROOVES
NO TICS OR POPS
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS OUTSTANDING DISC MINT MINUS
TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED GLOSSY GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FREE FROM ANY RUB OR FADE.THERE IS A VERY FEINT STICKER REMOVAL TRACE IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER
NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THERE ARE THREE TINY PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE. FOUR ON THE TOP EDGE, FOUR ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE THE TOP EDGES ARE FULLY COLOURED AND NO CORNER TIP RUB
THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE IDENTICAL APART FROM A PIN PRICK OF RUB ON THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER TIP END
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS ARE UNBLEMISHED
THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP WITH A VERY SMALL BIT OF FEATHERING
THE REAR SURFACE HAS A VERY MILD BEND AT THE TOP EDGE. NO SPINE PRESSURE LINES. FIVE ON THE TOP EDGE. NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND TWO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGEOPENING THE GATEFGOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EX+
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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