Scrapper Blackwell MR. SCRAPPERS BLUES 1966 UK LP White Label Test Press MINT -
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SCRAPPER BLACKWELL - MR. SCRAPPER'S BLUES
STUNNING 2-3 PLAY MINT MINUS AUDIO
SUPERB NEAR MINT SLEEVE
MONO U.K 1ST PRESS - WHITE LABEL TEST PRESS
CALLING ALL SERIOUS BLUES COLLECTORS!!
- CATALOGUE:XTRA 5011
- MATRIX:XTRA5011-A1 / B1
THE ORIGINAL U.S PRESSING OF THIS ALBUM CAME OUT IN 1962 IN THE U.S, IN THE UK IT DIDN'T GET ISSUED UNTIL 1966 I HAVE LOOKED ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND I CANNOT FIND ANOTHER WHITE LABEL TEST PRESS OF THIS AT ALL. NOT ON DISCOGS, POPSIKE OR EBAY
THIS ALBUM IS ALSO IN THE MOST AMAZING 2-3,PLAY 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 SWHITE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR IS JUST PERFECT. NO MARKS OR STAINS, OR SIGNS OF HANDLING, JUST WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT ON A RECORD THAT HAS ONLY BEEN ON A TURNTABLE JUST ONCE OR TWICE
THE TITLE IS HANDWRITTEN ON SIDE A AS YOU WOULD EXPECT FOR A TEST PRESS
THE VINYL
A HEAVYWEIGHT RECORD THAT IS IN AMAZING ORIGINAL CONDITION.
ABSOLUTELY GLEAMING PRISTINE VINYL. HAS A MIRROR LIKE FINISH TO IT, AND LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED. THERE ARE NO MARKS AT ALL ON THE DISC, AND EVEN WHEN PRESENTED TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE IS ONLY SOME SMALL WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN AND SOME INSIGNIFICANT EMBEDDED DULL SPECKLES
PLAYING THE RECORD
I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTABLE 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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE 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 LP PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ALL
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE ** THERE IS A LIGHT WHAT APPEARS TO BE VINYL NOISE IN QUIET PASSAGES. THIS IS IN FACT PART OF THE ORIGINAL RECORDING, AND NOT AN ISSUE WITH THE DISC. PROVEN BY THE FACT THAT EVERY TIME A LINKING GROOVE IS REACHED THERE IS DEATHLY SILENCE**
THERE IS A LITTLE OCCASIONAL SPECK OF STATIC AND A FEW TINY STATIC TICS HERE AND THERE, BUT REALLY FEW AND FAR BETWEEN
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS FOR THE AUDIO
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN PERSONAL STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS NEAR PERFECT
THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES
THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE. THERE IS A SPECK OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIP ENDS
THERE ARE SEVEN SMALL PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE , AND TWO ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THERE IS ALSO A LIGHT LAMINATE LINE ACROSS THE TOP LEFT CORNER
THE TOP EDGE HAS A SMALL SCUFF IN THE MIDDLE WHERE THE PAPER HAS SPLIT, BUT NOT THE UNDER CARD
THE BOTTOM EDGE ONLY HAS A LITTLE RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP
THE WAFER THIN LAMINATED SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UN-SQUASHED. SMOOTH ALL THE WAY ALONG AND ONLY A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS
THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE
THE OPENING EDGE IS SHARP AND DOESN'T HAVE ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS, WHICH IS FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT THE LP HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE FROM NEW
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION AND HAS REMAINED VERY WHITE. THERE IS THE BAREST SHADOW OF AGEING AT THE VERY EDGES, AND THERE IS A NUMBER CIRCLED IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER WRITTEN BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER
THE TEXTURED WHITE DIE CUT INNER HAS NO SEAM SPLITS, A COUPLE OF LIGHT CREASE LINES AND ONLY A LITTLE AGEING.
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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