Paul Bley Trio TOUCHING 1965 UK LP Free Jazz Rec In Denmark 100% MINT MINUS
  £   38
  $   50

 


£ 38 Sold For
Apr 4, 2022 Sold Date
Mar 28, 2022 Start Date
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PAUL BLEY TRIO - TOUCHING

INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS PLAYTHROUGH!!!

This album has Only had one play ever

NEAR MINT SLEEVE 


FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING


 

CATALOGUE: FONTANA 688 608 ZLAA 

  • MATRIX: 688 608 1L1 670 1120 2 / 2L1 670 1120



THE RECORD

 

THE LABELS

THE BLACK AND SILVER  LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. 

THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. 

THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS ONE TINY SPIDER LINE BY THE HOLE


THE VINYL

THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. 

ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISC, AND IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FLAWLESS.

 EVEN UNDER SPOTLIGHTS IT LOOKS PERFECT. JUST A FEW NEAR INVISIBLE WISPY HAIRLINES


PLAYING THE RECORD

THE RECORD PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH

THERE ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER

TOTALLY SILENT LINKING GROOVES, AND I  DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS OR STATIC TICS THROUGHOUT

A COUPE OF TINY SPECKLES OF STATIC BUT THAT'S ALL

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION

A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE THAT PLAYS TO AN INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS STANDARD.

 

THE SLEEVE

 

LAMINATED FRONT, NON LAMINATED REAR  SINGLE SLEEVE 

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND HAS ALL OF THE COLOURS RUB FREE

THE LAMINATE GLEAMS AND IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. NO PEEL, OR FLAKE, AND ONLY A MINUSCULE SPECK OF LIFT IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THE FOUR CORNER TIPS ARE STILL SHARP AND SQUARE WITH ONLY THE TIIEST SPECK OF RUB TO THE TIP ENDS

THERE ARE NO CREASES OR BENDS AND NO HEAVY CREASE LINES EITHER. 

THERE IS ONE MICROSCOPIC PRESSURE LINE NEAR  THE SPINE. THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE COLOURS RUNNING ACROSS THE SURFACE. A SPECK OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS

THE BOTTOM EDGE  HAS PRISTINE COLOUR AND UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT . THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS ARE UNBLEMISHED

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP ALL THE WAY ALONG AND SHOWS WHY THE LP HAS NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS  PERFECT AS THE FRONT. THE WHITE PASTE ON SLICK IS STILL VERY WHITE AND MARK FREE


I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS  SLEEVE NEAR MINT


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