Santana MOONFLOWER 1977 UK Double LP 1st Pres A1/B1/C1/D1 PLAYS MINT HEAR
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SANTANA - MOONFLOWER
MAGNIFICENT MINT AUDIO
FIRST PRESS
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:CBS 88272
- MATRIX: 88272 A-1 / B-1 / C-1 / D-1
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
CBS PICTURE 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 48 YEAR OLD ALBUM
A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 2-3 SPIDER LINES SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS MARVELLOUS VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED
THE VINYL
THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW IN DAYLIGHT. IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THESE DISCS STILL LOOK MINT
THE TEST PLAY
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 EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE
SILENT LINKING GROOVES
NO STATIC ANYWHERE AND NO DUST POPS OR EVEN STATIC TICS
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS AUDIO MINT
TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE GATEFOLS SLEEVE FROM SHROEWOOD
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THE BLUE SURFACE IS STILL IN SUPERB CONDITION NO RUBBING OR LOSS OF COLOUR ANYWHERE APART FOR THE TINIEST SPECK ON THE CORNER TIPS
THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN A HINT OF RECORD SHAPE
THE HYPE STICKER SITS FIRMLY IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER
THERE IS ONE MINUTE 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 EDGES ARE FULLY COLOURED APART FROM A SMALL SPECK OF RUB ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS
THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE SIMILAR
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. NO LOSS OF COLOUR EITHER THROUGH RUBBING OR FADING TO THE MAIN BODY, JUST A PIN PRICK OF WHITE TO THE BOTTOM TIP, THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE OPENING EDGES ARE RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS THE FRONT
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS
THE ORIGINAL CBS CARD PICTURE SLEEVES ARE IN UNSPLITT CONDITION. TOTALLY FLAT WITH UNDAMAGED THUMB NOTCHES . A TINY BIT OF RECORD SHAPE AND A LITTLE EDGE RUB
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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