Santana SANTANA - THE THIRD ALBUM 1971 UK LP 1st Press A1/B1 MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		25
	$		33

SANTANA  - THE THIRD ALBUM

MAGNIFICENT 2=3 PLAY MINT MINUS AUDIO

FIRST PRESS  -A1 / B1

NEAR MINT MINUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:CBS 69015
• MATRIX: S69015 A1  B1

  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

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 48 YEAR OLD ALBUM

A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 2-3 MINISCULE 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 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., OTHER THAN ONE SMALL NON SOUNDING SURFACE LINE ON THE FINAL TRACK OF SIDE TWO AND A COUPLE OF WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES

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 EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NOT ANY MORE THAN THE ODD SPLIT SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN ONE OR TWO OF THE LINKING GROOVES

I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH, JUST A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE STATIC TICS

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS OUTSTANDING AUDIO MINT MINUS

TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

FIRST ISSUE SHOREPAK UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THE RICH AND VIBRANT COLOURS ARE MOSTLY ALL THERE AND THERE HAS BEEN ONLY A SLIGHT LOSS OF COLOUR THROUGH RUBBING , WHERE THE GREEN UNDER CARD LIGHTLY SHOWS THROUGH IN PATCHES. VERY TYPICAL OF SLEEVES OF THIS TYPE. THE STICKER IS PERFECTLY ADHERED TO THE TOP RIGHT AREA.

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

THERE ARE ZERO!!!!  PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE TINY THUMB  NAIL NICK ON THE OUTER EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE SUPERB WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP AND A COUPLE OF TINY WHITE SCUFFS ON THE TOP EDGE.

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. THERE IS A LITTLE RUB TO THE LEADING EDGES, AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS 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 ONLY HAS A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF GREEN SHADE UNDER THE TOP EDGE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS

THE ORIGINAL CBS ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED. JUST AGED EVER SO SLIGHTLY

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE  NEAR MINT

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

GARRY