Roxy Music STRANDED 1973 UK LP 1st Press FINAL UPGRADE MINT AUDIO HEAR
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com ROXY MUSIC - STRANDEDMAGNIFICENT MINT AUDIO
WITH A MINT SLEEVE
1973 FIRST PRESS A1 / B1
FINAL UPGRADE
- CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9252
- MATRIX: ILPS9252 A-1 / B-1
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 M / 2 GT
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE PALM TREE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. ALL COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND THE WHITE AREAS ARE STILL PURE WHITE. NO MARKS OR STAINS AT ALL ON ANY PART OF THE LABEL.
THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY CLEAR AND LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED.
THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN AND THERE ARE NO VISIBLE SPIDER LINES
THE VINYL
THE VINYL IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. GLEAMING LIKE NEW IT IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF ULTRA FINE HANDLING LINES VISIBLE
THE TEST PLAY
AN ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING AUDIO REPRODUCTION FROM BEGINNING TO END, AND A STEREO RECORDING THAT HAS TO BE HEARD. THERE ARE MANY QUIET PASSAGES OF MUSIC ON THIS ALBUM AND NONE OF THEM ARE DISTURBED BY ANY UNWANTED NOISES.
NO DISTORTION AT ANY POINT, MEANING THAT THE COUPLE OF PLAYS THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED SINCE 1973 WERE CONDUCTED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAS A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
THE CLARITY OF THE REPRODUCTION IS PERFECT, WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED.
THE RUN IN GROOVE IS SILENT AS ARE THE LINKING GROOVES AND THIS DESPITE THE FACT THAT ISLAND PRESSES USUALLY HAVE INHERENT VINYL NOISE. THIS IS AS GOOD AS ANY I HAVE EVER HEARD
THE MUSIC PLAYS WITHOUT ONE IOTA OF BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER. THERE ARE NO CLICKS AND NO STATIC OR EVEN VINYL NOISE.
I CAN'T SAY THAT I HEARD ANY DUST POPS EITHER
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT IN OUR MIND THIS INCREDIBLE AUDIO GRADES MINT
TAKE A LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND JUDGE IT THAT WAY!
THE SLEEVE
FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IN ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE CONDITION
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1ST ISSUE GATEFOLD THAT WAS MADE OUT OF ONE PIECE OF CARD AND HAS ONE FLIPBACK INSIDE THE BOTTOM EDGE WHERE IT IS SEALED. BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE SURFACES ARE LAMINATED
THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY PRISTINE HAVING A LAMINATED SURFACE THAT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR.
IT IS IMMACULATE WITHOUT ANY BLEMISHES. NO PEEL, FLAKE OR LIFT AT ANY POINT AND INCREDIBLY NO CREASES, CREASE LINES FOLDS OR BENDS
THERE ARE ZERO LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER
NOT ONE JOT OF RING WEAR OR EVEN ANY EVIDENCE OF RECORD SHAPE. FOUR SQUARE AND SHARP CORNERS
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE AGAIN 100% LAMINATED AND HAVE NO SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER. IT IS ABSOLUTELY CLEAR THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW.THE LAMINATE RUNS FULLY FROM TIP TO TIP
THE SPINE IS JUST SUBLIME. NO LAMINATE LOSS AND NO SQUASHING, AND NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE 100% UNRUBBED. ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS IMMACULATE
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP AND SHOWS CLEARLY THAT THE LP HAS HARDLY EVER BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE.
THE REAR SURFACE IS AS IMMACULATE AS THE FRONT. I DON'T THINK I HAVE EVER SEEN A MORE SUBLIME EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE. THE LAMINATE IS AGAIN POLISHED AND LOOKS SUPERB. NO CREASES OR LINES ANYWHERE.NO SMALL LAMINATE LINES EITHER NEAR ANY OF THE EDGES.
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A FULLY LAMINATED INTERIOR PAIR OF SURFACES, WHICH ONCE AGAIN GLEAM LIKE NEW.
AGAIN THERE IS NO BLEMISH IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM TO THE INNER SURFACES
THE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT AND SPLIT FREE
THIS SLEEVE IS JUST IMMACULATE IN EVERY WAY AND EASILY GRADES MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
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