Savoy Brown RAW SIENNA UK LP 1ST PRESS 1970 STEREO 1-2 PLAYS 100% MINT MINUS
  £   65
  $   86

 


£ 65 Sold For
Nov 21, 2013 Sold Date
Nov 14, 2013 Start Date
£   19 Start price
6   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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SAVOY BROWN - RAW SIENNA

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY NEAR MINT CONDITION

VERY 1ST PRESS 1970 BOXED DECCA

***STEREO****

EXCELLENT PLUS SLEEVE!!!

 

  • CATALOGUE:DECCA SKL 5043
  • MATRIX: XZAL-9575P-1W / 9576P-1W
  • MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 BU / 1 M

 

 

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE DARK BLUE AND SILVER BOXED LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. NO STAINS OR HANDLING MARKS. THE COLOUR STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF TINY BARELY VISIBLE SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE.

THE VINYL

THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, REALLY GLOSSY AND NOT DULL LIKE MOST WORN OUT COPIES.

IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS SUPERB , FLAWLESS IN FACT

UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES VISIBLE, AND SOME WISPY HAIRLINES AND ONE NON SOUNDING TINY LITTLE HANDLING MARK

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 AM DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WILL 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

THIS STEREO RECORDING IS JUST ASTOUNDING, LOUD AND CLEAR AS A BELL

THE RECORD PLAYS WITHOUT DISTORTION WHATSOEVER AND IT  PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLES, OR CLICKS,

THERE IS THE ODD BIT OF VERY MILD  VINYL NOISE (STATIC LIKE), BUT IT IS THE LOUD CLARITY OF THIS STEREO REPRODUCTION AND THE SILENCE WHERE IT SHOULD BE THAT STANDS OUT AND MAKES THIS ALBUM VERY SPECIAL

I HEARD PERHAPS HALF A DOZEN TINY  LITTLE DUST TICS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH NEAR MINT

BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS, AFTER ALL THAT'S WHAT THE RECORDING IS THERE FOR, TO ALLOW YOU TO MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND AS TO THE QUALITY AND GRADE

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

UNLAMINATED MACNEILL GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS SURPRISINGLY RETAINED 99% OF ALL OF THE ORIGINAL EASILY RUBBED COLOUR. THE ONLY SPECK OF VERY LIGHT RUB IS VISIBLE IN A COUPLE OF TINY PATCHES JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES WHATSOEVER, AND NO BENDS DINGS OR FOLDS EITHER.

THERE ARE THREE MINUSCULE LINES CLOSE TO 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 MINIMAL SHELF WEAR, AND THE CORNER TIPS ARE LIGHTLY RUBBED

 THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE BLACK SURFACE HAS SOME LIGHT RUBBING MAINLY TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS, WITH A FEW RANDOM WHITE SPECKS ALONG THE SURFACE. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE DOES SHOW SOME LIGHT WEAR WITH A VERY LIGHT OUTLINE OF RING WEAR AND SOME LIGHT PATCHY LOSS OF COLOUR WHERE THE RING SHOWS

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS.

THE BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER IS FLAT AND UNSPLIT. ONE NICK TO THE PARE ON ONE SIDE OF THE DIE CUT HOLE, AND A FEW LIGHT CREASE LINES

COMPARED TO MOST SLEEVES OF IT'S TYPE THIS GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS

 

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

GARRY

 

 





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