Quiet Sun MAINSTREAM UK LP 1ST ISLAND HELP19 UNPLAYED & 100% MINT
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QUIET SUN - MAINSTREAM
IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED!! MINT!!! CONDITION
FIRST BLACK LABEL PRESS A-1 / B-1
OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS!!! SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:ISLAND HELP 19
- MATRIX: HELP19 A-1 / B-1
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 GD/ 2 P
- REALLY EARLY MOTHERS AND STAMPERS
THIS UNKNOWN AND SHORT LIVED BAND FEATURED PHIL MANZANERA AND BRIAN ENO OF ROXY MUSIC FAME!!!
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE BLACK AND PINK LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. ALL COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND THE BLACK AREAS ARE STILL PURE BLACK. NO MARKS OR STAINS AT ALL ON ANY PART OF THE LABEL.THE PINK i LOGO IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION
THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY CLEAR AND LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED.
THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN AND STILL HAS SMALL SHARDS OF RESIDUE VINYL LEFT OVER FROM THE PRESSING, STILL INSIDE AND CAN BE HEARD WHEN PLACING THE RECORD ONTO A SPINDLE.THERE IS NOT ONE SPIDER LINE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. YOU CAN TELL THAT IT UNPLAYED JUST BY LOOKING AT HOW THE RECORD STILL GLEAMS. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE SURFACE EITHER, AND IT IS FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT,AND ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO THE SPOTLIGHT ARE THERE SOME NEAR INVISIBLE WISPY HAIRLINES AND A SMALL DULL PATCH ON A SMALL PORTION OF TRACK ONE SIDE TWO
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 TAKEN THE DECISION TO RECORD THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. IT HAS LONG BEEN A VALID POINT THAT BUYING ON EBAY CAN BE A LOTTERY AND THAT AN ITEM DESCRIBED AS MINT WILL OFTEN TURN UP AND PLAY VERY POORLY, GIVING SELLERS A BAD NAME AND WORSE STILL A TOTAL MISTRUST OF BUYING. WELL I HOPE TO ADDRESS THIS BY ALLOWING POTENTIAL BIDDERS TO HEAR THE WHOLE LP, INCLUDING ALL THE LINKING GROOVES AND RUN INS. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THIS VINYL PLAYS ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. THERE IS NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER.
AS USUAL I DECIDED TO PLAY THIS PREVIOUSLY UNPLAYED ALBUM, PURELY BECAUSE UNPLAYED DOESN'T MEAN MINT, AND I GUARANTEE THAT MY ONE CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL GO UNDETECTED
THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR ANY LOUD CLICKS, AND INCREDIBLY FOR AN ISLAND PRESSING OF THIS YEAR, NO VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER
A COUPLE OF SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN ONE OR TWO SPOTS ONLY, AND I AM CERTAIN THAT I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS AT ANY POINT DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SUPERB VINYL MINT!!!
I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS A BETTER COPY OUT THERE
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE ROBOR SINGLE UNLAMINATED SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE ON THIS SLEEVE HAS REMAINED IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION ALL OVER. IT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR THAT IT HAS BEEN HOUSED FROM NEW INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE. EVEN THE SMALL LINES THAT FORM NEAR THE SPINE 100% MISSING, IN ADDITION THERE ARE NO LINES ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER
NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE, AND EVERY SPECK OF THE ORIGINAL COLOURING HAS BEEN RETAINED
INCREDIBLY THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE OF ANY RUBBING WHATSOEVER
THE SPINE ITSELF IS ALSO IN FIRST CLASS CONDITION WITH ALL OF THE TYPEFACE BEING INTACT AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. ALL OF THE WHITE SURFACE IS THERE AND UNRUBBED, AND THIS EVEN INCLUDES THE TIP ENDS
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP, AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED.
THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN SUPERB CONDITION, WITH ONLY A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF AGEING TO THE WHITENESS JUST UNDER THE TOP EDGE AND ALONG THE SPINE
THE ORIGINAL CARD PICTURE INNER SLEEVE IS THE CORRECT 1ST ISSUE WITH THE ANGLED CORNERS AND THE SMALL THUMB NOTCH. THIS IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSPLIT. NO CREASE LINES AND JUST A LITTLE AGE FOXING TO THE SURFACE
I AM VERY PLEASED TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
