Pink Floyd ANIMALS 1977 UK LP 1st Press A2 /B3 RARE PROMO PLAYSNM/EX+ HEAR
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174
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231
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MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT / EX+ AUDIO
ASTONISHING NEAR MINT SLEEVE AND INNER
PROMO COPY
THE VINYL
THE ORIGINAL SHEEN HAS BEEN RETAINED AND LOOKS FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT
AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE OTHER THAN A COUPLE OF TINY WISPY HAIRLINES
THE LABELS
CORRECT 'GRAMOPHONE CO' RIM WORDING
DEEP RICH INKS THAT FULL STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE
A CLOSE EXAMINATION REVEALS 1-2 MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE PROMO STICKER IS FIRMLY ADHERED TO SIDE TWO
THE TEST PLAY
THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, AND EVERY NOTE IS LOUD, CLEAN AND CRISP, JUST HOW IT WAS INTENDED TO BE HEARD.
THERE IS NO CRACKLE, NOR ARE THERE ANY LOUD CLICKS
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS
THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
SIDE ONE PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECT WITH ONLY A TINY SPECK OF LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN THE 1ST 15 SECONDS OF THE OPENING TRACK
SIDE TWO HAS SIMILAR AT THE START. I HEARD 2-3 LITTLE TICS IN ONE TRACK AND A FEW RANDOM TINY SPECKS OF STATIC DURING THE SIDE
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO NEAR MINT / EX+
DON'T TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE TO FIND IN ANYTHING LIKE A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. USUALLY THE COLOURS ARE BADLY RUBBED AND THE CREASE LINES AROUND THE SPINE AND PERIMETER EDGES MAKE THE WHOLE THING LOOK SHABBY
THIS SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION, WITH ALMOST NO FLAWS
STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE , THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THE COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN PERFECTLY RETAINED. THERE IS NO RUBBING OR LOSS OF COLOUR ANYWHERE, AND NO FADING
NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR FOLDS.
NO PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE.
NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND JUST ONE ON THE RIGHT SEALED EDGE
NO DENTS OR BENDS AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB SLEEVE
THE FOUR CORNER TIPS ARE STILL VERY SQUARE WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO A COUPLE
THE TOP EDGES ARE ALMOST PERFECT. DEEP RICH UNRUBBED COLOURS WITH JUST THREE PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE REAR SURFACE. THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED
THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE A LITTLE RUB ON THE CORNERS AND A FEW TINY FLECKS OF RUB ELSEWHERE
THE WIDESPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. NOT EVEN ANY FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE COLOUR IS ALL RETAINED WITH JUST A FEW TINY SPECKS OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE LEADING EDGES AND A LITTLE AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND IT IS OBVIOUS BY LOOKING AT THIS THAT THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE COVER
THE REAR SURFACE OF THIS GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE IS ALMOST IN THE SAME IMMACULATE CONDITION AS THE FRONT. NO SPINE PRESSURE LINES, JUST A LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE UNDER THE TOP EDGE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PAIR OF PRISTINE BLACK EDGES PANELS.
THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION THE INNER HAS A HISTORY OF SEVERE SEAM SPLITTING. THIS ONE HAS NO SEAM SPLITS AT ALL. AND UNUSUALLY THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES BY THE EDGES
THE FIRST ISSUE OF THIS INNER HAS ROUNDED CORNERS, A THUMB NOTCH AT THE TOP AND THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. LATER ISSUES HAD SQUARE CORNERS, NO NOTCH OR CAT NUMBER
HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
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