Santana ABRAXAS UK LP 1ST PRESS HEAVY VINYL A1/B1 100% UNPLAYED AND 100% MINT

	£		60
	$		80

SANTANA  - ABRAXAS

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED MINT!!!! CONDITION

FIRST PRESS  - ULTRA HEAVY VINYL

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:CBS 64087
• MATRIX: S64087 A1  B1

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

CBS ORANGE LABELS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. CLEARLY AN IMMACULATELY CARED FOR 43 YEAR OLD ALBUM

A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS ZERO!!!  SPIDER LINES SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS MARVELLOUS VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW IN DAYLIGHT AND IS MADE OF THE VERY HEAVY VINYL THAT MOST LATE 60'S RECORDINGS WERE PRESSED ON.IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE IS NOTHING TO SEE. SPOTLESS!!!

PLAYING THE RECORD

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 RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH, AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST INCREDIBLE. EVERY NOTE IS CRISP AND CLEAN, AND THE WHOLE ALBUM SOUNDS SUPERB ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT TO THIS CRYSTAL CLEAR REPRODUCTION

I AM JUST BLOWN AWAY BY THE INCREDIBLE STEREO SOUND THIS RECORDING PRODUCES AND ALL OF THIS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

NO VINYL NOISE AND ONLY A COUPLE OF TOTALLY RANDOM SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC.

I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS OUTSTANDING DISC MINT!!!!

TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

FIRST ISSUE SHOREPAK UNLAMINATED SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THE RICH AND VIBRANT COLOURS ARE ALL THERE AND THERE HAS BEEN NO LOSS OF COLOUR THROUGH RUBBING OR SHELF WEAR. THE TOP LEFT CORNER TIP HAS A TINY DING, AND THE OTHER THREE HAVE TINY SPECKS OF RUBBING.

THERE IS NO RING WEAR WHATSOEVER OR EVEN A HINT OF RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE TWO MICROSCOPIC LINES NEAR THE TOP OF 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 HAVE VERY LIGHT RUBBING TO SMALL SECTIONS OF THE DELICATE BROWN SURFACE

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. THERE IS ONE VERY LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSION. THE COLOURS ARE STILL VERY RICH AND UNRUBBED WITH THE SURFACE  ONLY SHOWING A PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON EACH TIP END

THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND AS NEW, AND IT'S CLEAR THAT THE LP HAS HARDLY EVER BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE AND WHEN IT WAS IT WAS HANDLED WITH EXTREME CARE.

THE REAR SURFACE IS IMMACULATE EXCEPT FOR A SMALL SLIVER OF A SCUFF JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE IN THE BROWN SECTION. NO LINES AT ALL EVEN AROUND THE PERIMETER EDGES

THE ORIGINAL CBS ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED. JUST SOME LIGHT AGEING TO THE TOP AND ONE SIDE.

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE  NEAR MINT !!!

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY