Rick Wakeman JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH 1974 UK LP 1st Textured NEAR MIN
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RICK WAKEMAN - JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH
IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY NEAR MINT !!! CONDITION
COMPLETE WITH A MINT MINUS SLEEVE
RARE TEXTURED LABEL 1ST ISSUE WITH +A/B MATRIX NUMBERS
- CATALOGUE:A & M AMLH63621
- MATRIX:AMLH+63621 + A / + B (THESE ARE FIRST ISSUE MATRIX NUMBERS ETCHED NOT STAMPED) STAMPED NUMBERS WILL HAVE A NUMBER AFTER THE A OR B, AND NO PLUS SIGN)
- ' NORMAL N'TROG ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE
THE LABELS
FIRST ISSUE TEXTURED LABELS IN MINT CONDITION
NO RUBBING TO THE COLOURS AND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWS NO SPIDER LINES
THE VINYL
THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A BRAND NEW DISC. IT HAS NO MARKS OF ANY KIND AT ALL ON ANY PART OF THE SURFACE AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE ARE JUST A SMALL SPATTERING OF DULL SPECKLES
THE TEST PLAY
THIS VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER
NO DISTORTION AT ANY POINT TO THE STEREO REPRODUCTION
IN FACT THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO MORE THAN THE ODD SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND EITHER. EVEN THE SILENT PASSAGES
I HEARD NO MORE THAN TWO MINUSCULE DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
I CAN ONLY GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS NEAR MINT!!!
BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
SUPERB GOTHIC PRINT FINISHERS GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH ' STAPLED ' BOOKLET. THIS IS UNIQUE TO FIRST ISSUES ONLY AS LATER PRESSES HAD LOOSE BOOKS
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT, CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. LIGHT PASTEL COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED. BASE COLOUR IS CLEAN AND UNMARKED. NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE WHATSOEVER. THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THERE IS JUST ONE MINUSCULE PRESSURE LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE , NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND THERE IS ONLY ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE TWO RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS
THE SPINE IS 100% FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE STAPLES ARE PERFECTLY IN PLACE NOT RUSTY OR LOOSE. THE COLOUR IS ALL THERE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM WITH ONE OR TWO PIN PRICKS OF WHITE VISIBLEAT THE TOP
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED AND PUT TOGETHER, SHOWING EXACTLY HOW LITTLE THE RECORD HAS BEEN HANDLED.NOT EVEN ONE THUMB NAIL NICK. THE RECORD HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE!!!
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITION AS THE FRONT
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT CONDITION INNER PANELS AND A PRISTINE CONDITION PERFECTLY AFFIXED BOOKLET
THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT CLEAN AND UNSPLIT,FLAT AND UNMARKED. NO CREASES OR WRINKLES
A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE IT MINT MINUS!!!
FINAL UPGRADE EXAMPLE
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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