Simon & Garfunkel WEDNESDAY MORNING 3 A.M UK LP 1ST STEREO 3-4 PLAYS NEAR MINT
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SIMON AND GARFUNKEL - WEDNESDAY MORNING 3 A.M
IN MAGNIFICENT 3-4 PLAY NEAR MINT!!!! CONDITION
& NEAR MINT LAMINATED SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:CBS 63370
- MATRIX: S63370 A1 B1
- FIRST PRESS LAMINATED SLEEVE
- BARELY PLAYED
I HAVE ACQUIRED A COLLECTION OF STUNNING VINYLS THAT BELONGED TO A COLLECTOR WHO HANDLED BOTH VINYL AND SLEEVE METICULOUSLY. INCREDIBLE ALBUMS THAT I WILL BE LISTING OVER THE COMING WEEKS. THIS IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO COLLECT VINTAGE VINYL IN THE SORT OF CONDITION THAT YOU COULD ONLY DREAM ABOUT..LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE LP BEFORE LAYING A BID, AS I HAVE RECORDED EVERY SINGLE SECOND
MY LONG STANDING SERIOUS COLLECTOR CUSTOMERS WILL APPRECIATE THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A PRISTINE MUSEUM GRADE ALBUM. NEW CUSTOMERS AS WELL, IF YOU ARE SERIOUSLY INTO COLLECTING THEN THIS MUST NOT BE PASSED UP
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 A WELL CARED FOR 52 YEAR OLD ALBUM
A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 3-4 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 INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW WISPY 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 ONLY A FEW SPLIT SECONDS OF VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND MOST SILENT PASSAGES
THERE ARE A FEW RANDOM TINY LITTLE STATIC TICS THROUGH THE PAY
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS OUTSTANDING DISC NEAR MINT!!!!
TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
E.J DAY LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, UNLAMINATED REAR SURFACE SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES TO THE LAMINATE OR ANY BENDS. THE FOUR CORNERS ARE IN GREAT CONDITION WITH ONLY A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT ONE
THERE ARE ZERO!! LAMINATE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. SIX ALONG THE TOP EDGE, TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE WHATSOEVER.
THE LAMINATE ITSELF IS FREE FROM ANY PEELING OR FLAKING
THE TOP EDGE HAS A TINY LITTLE LAMINATE SCUFF IN THE MIDDLE BUT IS OTHERWISE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS TOTALLY PRISTINE WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER AND UNRUBBED CORNER TIPS
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNLAMINATED. THERE ARE NO SQUASHED OR FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS AND THE BLACK TYPEFACE HAS A LITTLE WEAR ON THE ARTISTS NAMES
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE HAS THE FRAGILE POROUS WHITE CARD SURFACE WHICH USUALLY WEARS BADLY AND STAINS EASILY, BUT HERE WE HAVE ONE THAT HAS RETAINED VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE ORIGINAL WHITE SURFACE WITH JUST AN ALMOST INVISIBLE SPECK OF HANDLING TO THE EDGES AND A SLIVER OF AGEING ON THE SPINE EDGE
THE STEREO STICKER IS FIRMLY ADHERED ON THE TOP EDGE
THE ORIGINAL CBS INNER SLEEVE IS IN PRISTINE UNSPLIT, UNCREASED CONDITION
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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