Sam And Dave DOUBLE DYNAMITE U.S 1st Press MONO 1-2 PLAY INCREDIBLE MINT AUDIO
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SAM AND DAVE - DOUBLE DYNAMITE
STAX ALBUM -1966 MONO PRESS
U.S 1st press
MINT AUDIO
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
I HAVE RECORDED THIS IN MONO SO YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR IT AS IT WAS INTENDED TO BE HEARD
- CATALOGUE: STAX 712
- MATRIX:STX 12471-A / 12472-A
I HAVE IN MY POSESSION A COLLECTION OF ALBUMS THAT CAME DIRECT FROM THE USA TO THE UK IN THE EARLY 70'S. THEY WERE AQUIRED BY A GENTLEMAN WHO WAS A DJ ON A RADIO STATION. HE WROTE TO STAX IN MEMPHIS IN THE MID 60'S AND ASKED HOW HE COULD GET HIS HANDS ON SOME SOUL MUSIC AS HE WANTED TO PLAY IT ON HIS RADIO STATION. TO HIS SURPRISE STAX ADDED HIM TO THEIR MAILING LIST AND CONTINUED TO SEND PARCELS OF LP'S AND SINGLES TO HIM WELL INTO THE 70'S. A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF THEM WERE THEREFORE DJ PROMO COPIES. THEY MAILED BOTH ALBUMS AND SINGLE, AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE ALBUMS HAVE REMAINED UNPLAYED.
THIS IS INDEED A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO CLAIM A PIECE OF HISTORY IN PRISTINE CONDITION. I CANNOT IMAGINE JUST HOW FEW UNPLAYED COPIES OF GENUINE STAX AND ASSOCIATED LABELS HAVE REMAINED IN THIS CONDITION.
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 PASTEL BLUE LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED, THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLES REVEALS ZERO SMALL SPIDER LINES
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED.AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS!!! THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS, UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION I CAN SEE A FEW DULL EMBEDDED AND NON SOUNDING PATCHES
THE PLAYTHROUGH
THE VINYL PERFORMS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH. FROM THE SECOND THE STYLUS IS PLACED ON THE RECORD THERE IS SILENCE IN THE RUN IN GROOVE. THIS CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE VOLUME.
THE CLARITY OF THE FIRST PRESS IS VERY AUDIBLE AND THE RECORDING IS JUST SUPERB
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
I HEARD NO STATIC IN THE LINKING GROOVES, AND NO DUST POPS OR TICS
A STUNNING AUDIO PERFORMANCE THAT CAN ONLY GRADE MINT
BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE WHOLE ALBUM YOU WILL BE ABLE TO JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE WITH PASTE ON REAR SURFACE
THE FRONT SURFACE STILL HAS MOST OF THE RICH COLOURS . THERE IS A LIGHT FLECKING OF WHITE JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE. AND ONE SMALL SCUFF
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THERE ARE ZERO PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE. NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES BY THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGE HAS A FEW FLECKS OF UNDERCARD VISIBLE ALONG THE SURFACE, AND A SPECK OF RUB TO THE CORNE TIPS
THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A COUPLE OF FLECKS OF UNDERCARD VISIBLE AND A LITTLE RUB TO EACH CORNER TIP
THE SPINE IS IN FLAT UNSQUASHED CONDTIION. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND ONLY THE BOTTOM TIP END HAS A PIN PRICK OF RUB
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION. A LITTLE HANDLING EVIDENCE TO THE WHITE SURFACE
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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