Slim Harpo TIP ON IN RARE UK LP ON PRESIDENT PTL 1017 BARELY PLAYED EXCELLENT +

	£		59
	$		78

SLIM HARPO - TIP ON IN

IS SUPERB EXCELLENT PLUS PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:PRESIDENT PTL 1017
• MATRIX:PTL1017 + A / B

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE ROUGH TEXTURED LABELS ARE STILL VERY RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY RUNS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED

THERE ARE 5-6 TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS HEAVYWEIGHT AND IN GLEAMING CONDITION. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS  NEAR FLAWLESS AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION IS THERE SOME DULLING AND DULL STREAKS TO BE SEEN. A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF REALLY ANGEL HAIRLINE FINE HANDLING LINES

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, BECAUSE I 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 FIRST THING TO NOTE IS THAT THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE FEW PLAYS THE ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WERE COMPLETED ON SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.

SECONDLY THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE

THE MONO REPRODUCTION IS AS CLEAR AS A BELL WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED

NO EMBEDDED SHUSHING VINYL NOISE AT ALL EITHER WHICH IS UNUSUAL ON EARLY ISLAND PRESSES (PRESIDENT IS A SUBSIDIARY OF ISLAND)

THE VINYL PLAYS JUST SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, WITH A LITTLE VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN SOME PLACES

THERE ARE SOME RANDOM  VERY LIGHT TICS AND POPS BUT ONLY ON A  COUPLE OF OCCASIONS

THE DISC GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO IT, AND YOU BE THE JUDGE AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

THIS IS A LAMINATED FRONT , UNLAMINATED FLIPBACKED REAR GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND  FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES , BENDS OR FOLDS

THE LAMINATE STILL GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR 

THERE ARE TWO SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. ONE SMALL THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER HAS A VERY FINE LINE RUNNING ACROSS THE TIP, WHILST THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER HAS A SLIGHTLY HEAVIER ONE THAT HAS CRINKLED THE LAMINATE ALONG THE SMALL LINE

THE TOP EDGE IS STILL FULLY LAMINATED AND THIS RUNS UNINTERRUPTED FROM CORNER TO CORNER.ONLY THE RIGHT TIP SHOWS A SPECK OF WHITE ON IT. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A VERY SIMILAR APPEARANCE. AGAIN THE LAMINATE IS NEAR PERFECT WITH JUST THE RIGHT CORNER TIP LIGHTLY RUBBED

THE TAPERED ENDED SPINE IS FLAT AND IN FLAT AND UNSQUASHED CONDITION. THE LAMINATE RUNS PERFECTLY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM WITH A TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS ALSO STILL VERY SHARP CONDITION, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF  ROUGH AREAS TOWARD'S THE BOTTOM

THE UNLAMINATED REAR SURFACE IS STILL INCREDIBLY WHITE UNUSUALLY SO, BECAUSE MOST HAVE SOILED BADLY OF HEAVILY AGED. THIS ONE ONLY HAVE THE BAREST TRACE OF HANDLING TO THE EDGES. THE FLIPBACKS ARE ALL PERFECTLY ADHERED

THE ORIGINAL DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND  HAS A COUPLE OF LIGHT CORNER CREASE LINES BUT IS UNSPLIT. SOME LIGHT AGEING TO THE EDGES

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!

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

GARRY