Paul McCartney TUG OF WAR 1982 UK LP 1st Press ONE PLAY EVER 100% MINT AUDIO
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PAUL McCARTNEY - TUG OF WAR
IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT!!!!! CONDITION
PUSHIN' AND PULLIN' ETCHED IN DEAD WAX
(CUTTERS SIGNATURE ) RESERVED FOR FIRST PRESSES MINT MINUS SLEEVE!!
HERE WE HAVE A VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED 'TUG OF WAR ' ALBUM THAT HAS REMAINED IN MINT CONDITION FROM 1982
- CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PCTC 259
- MATRIX:PCTC259 A-7U / B-10U
- PUSHING AND PULLING ETCHED IN DEAD BOTH SIDES
- LAMINATED INNER SLEEVE
TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY
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THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE LABELS ARE IN ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE IS NOT A MARK ON EITHER SIDE, AND NO COLOUR LOSS.BOTH SETS OF COLOURS ARE IN MINT CONDITION AND FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE
THERE IS ONE MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE LABEL
THE VINYL
FIRST PRESS VINYL IN GLEAMING AS NEW CONDITION. TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT AND UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS STILL NOTHING TO SEE . A TRULY MINT DISC!!
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 ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.
THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.
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 CRISP AND CLEAN THE DISC SOUNDS.
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD HOW IT WAS INTENDED. THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND LOUD POPS, JUST A PURE CLEAN SOUND.
NOT ONE JOT OF STATIC OR VINYL NOISE, AND I AM DELIGHTED TO SAY THAT THE VINYL PERFORMS TO THE HIGHEST GRADE POSSIBLE
I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY DUST POPS JUST A COUPLE OF STATIC TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH MINT!
PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED SINGLE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN. THERE HAS BEEN NO RUBBING TO THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER. THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES OR BENDS .
THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE. THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THERE ARE TWO MICROSCOPIC STRESS LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGE IS PRISTINE WITH ALL OF THE REDS AND BLUES FULLY RETAINED AND RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER WITH JUST ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE VERY TIP OF THE RIGHT CORNER. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. THE COLOURS FULLY RUN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, AND THERE IS NO COLOUR LOSS APART FROM A SPECK ON THE TO TIP, AND A PIN PRICK ON THE BOTTOM LEADING EDGE THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE OPENING EDGE IS ' AS NEW' RAZOR SHARP, AND IT'S CLEAR THAT THE LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS SLEEVE .
INCIDENTALLY THE SLEEVE IS MADE OF WHITE CARD VISIBLE FROM THE INSIDE AND IS MADE FROM TWO SEPARATE PIECES OF CARD
THE REAR SURFACE IS AS PRISTINE AS THE FRONT IN EVERY WAY. JUST ONE SMALL LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE
THE LAMINATED LYRIC INNER SLEEVE WITH THE ROUNDED CORNERS IS IN MINT CONDITION. PERFECTLY FLAT, NO CREASES, AND NO SEAM SPLITS. IT IS ALSO THE FIRST ISSUE LAMINATED INNER SLEEVE THAT HAS THE THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP EDGE FOR EASY REMOVAL OF THE LP
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS
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