Shelagh McDonald STARGAZER 1971 Rare UK Folk Rock LP W/Inner B&C SUPERB AUDIO
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SHELAGH McDONALD - STARGAZER
CRYSTAL CLEAR AUDIO THROUGHOUT
EX+ SLEEVE
SCARCE 1971 ALBUM ON THE B&C LABEL
FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING
CATALOGUE: B&C CAS 1043
- MATRIX: CAS 1043 A-1U / B-2U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 A / 1 O
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE JET BLACK LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.
THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.
THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST 1-2 TINY SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER.
ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISC, AND IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FLAWLESS
UNDER A BANK OF SPOTLIGHTS I CAN SEE A FEW TINY WISPY HAIRLINES AND A FEW ULTRA FINE HANDLING LINES
PLAYING THE RECORD
THE RECORD PLAYS SUPERBLY THROUGH THE ENTIRE ALBUM
THIS IS A HIGH QUALITY ALBUM, WITH OUTSTANDING AUDIO
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR
A CLEAN AND CLEAR SOUND THROUGH OUT
THE INSTRUMENTATION IS HEARD CLEARLY AND AS WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER. AND NO LOUD CLICKS
THE SILENT PASSAGES OF MUSIC ARE OUTSTANDING
THERE IS A SMALL PASSAGE OF MUSIC (TRACK THREE - SIDE ONE) WHERE THERE ARE SOME TINY AND I DO MEAN TINY LITTLE STATIC LIKE TICS AND A SINGLE SPLIT SECOND SCUFF NOISE)
I HAVE RECORDED SOME OF THAT TRACK TO INCLUDE THESE BARELY AUDIBLE TICS . THEY ARE ABOUT 2MINS 40SECS INTO THE RECORDING AND LASTS FOR 10-15 SECONDS
AS YOU WILL HEAR THEY ARE BARLEY NOTICABLE
Powered by eCommercePlayer.comTHE REST OF THE RECORD PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION
I ALSO HEARD JUST A COUPLE OF SPECKS OF VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN JUST 2-3 PLACES
AND ONE OR TWO RANDOM LITTLE STATIC TICS
A SUPERB VERY CLOSE TO NEAR MINT AUDIO
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED E.J.DAY SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE HAS RETAINED MOST OF THE DEEP BLUE COLOUR WITH JUST A LITTLE RING WEAR AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM
THE CENTRE PICTURE IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION
THE FOUR CORNER TIPS HAVE A BIT OF RUB TO THE ENDS
THERE IS A SMALL SCRATCH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TOP EDGE
THERE ARE THREE TINY PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE TOP EDGE HAS JUST A COUPLE OF PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHOWING AND A LITTLE RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS
THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS SLIGHTLY MORE OF EACH
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND VIRTUALLY FULLY COLOURED. JUST A LITTLE RUB ON THE TIPS OF THE TAPERED ENDS AND A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM LEADING EDGES
THE OPENING EDGE HAS JUST A LITTLE THIN FEATHERING IN PATCHES
THE REAR SURFACE IS SIMILAR TO THE FRONT
THE BLUE AND WHITE 'STARS' INNER SLEEVE HAS A SMALL SPLIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND IS FLAT AND CREASE FREE
THE SLEEVE GRADES AROUNF THE EX+ MARK
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