Smokie CHANGING ALL THE TIME 1975 UK LP 1st Press SUPERB NEAR MINT AUDIO

	£		23
	$		30

SMOKIE - CHANGING ALL THE TIME

INCREDIBLE 2-3 PLAY MINT MINUS!! PLAYTHROUGH!!!

1975 1ST PRESS

      CATALOGUE:RAK SRAK 517

• MATRIX: SRAK517 A-1 / B-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 MH / 1 MH

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

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE PICTURE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND BLUE LOGOS ARE CLEAR AND UN-RUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE 2-3 SPIDER LINES AROUND 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, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THE ONLY THING VISIBLE ARE A FEW WISPY NON SOUNDING 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. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS. IN PARTICULAR THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT

THERE ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER

THERE IS THE OCCASIONAL BARELY AUDIBLE BIT OF STATIC LIKE STUFF IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES. I HEARD JUST A COUPLE OF TINY STATIC TICS DURING THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF AGAINST THE STANDARDS YOU PERSONALLY SET

A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE THAT PLAYS TO AN INCREDIBLE NEAR MINT !!!! STANDARD.

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM ANY SERIOUS CREASES. HOWEVER THERE IS A SMALL PAPER SNAG IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, WHERE I ASSUME THAT A STICKER WAS REMOVED. TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND YOU WILL SEE THIS. IT IS QUITE WELL HIDDEN IN THE CLOUDS, BUT NON THE LESS IT IS THERE. THE REST OF THIS SLEEVE IF I HAD BEEN GRADING IT AND IT HADN'T HAD THIS SNAG WOULD HAVE BEEN NEAR MINT

THERE ARE EIGHT REALLY SMALL PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE, NONE OF WHICH ARE DEEP ENOUGH TO EXPOSE THE UNDER-CARD.FOUR ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. THERE IS A THIN SLIVER OF WHITE VISIBLE JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE

THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE BLACK SURFACE PRESENT PLUS THE SPINE WORDING ALSO APPEARS HERE AND IS UN-RUBBED. THE CORNERS ARE ALSO UNBLEMISHED. THE BOTTOM EDGE ONLY HAS A COUPLE OF TINY PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHOWING

THE SPINE IS THIN AND FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHING OR COLOUR LOSS, PLUS PRISTINE TYPEFACE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, WITH A COUPLE OF SMALL THUMB NAIL NICKS VISIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE ONLY HAS SIX SMALL LINES AGAINST THE SPINE

THE CARD LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IS IN MINT CONDITION. NO SPLITS TO THE SEAMS AND NO CREASES

IF YOU WIN AN LP AUCTION OF MINE THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL GET IN TERMS OF PACKING AND DELIVERY.

I TREAT EVERY ALBUM WITH THE RESPECT IT DESERVES. THE FIRST THING IS THAT I REMOVE THE LP FROM THE SLEEVE AND PLACE IT INTO A BRAND NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE TO PROTECT NOT ONLY THE LP BUT THE SLEEVE AS WELL. THE LP IS PLACED BEHIND THE SLEEVE AND THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE LOCATED BACK INSIDE THE SLEEVE.

THE ALBUM IS PLACED INSIDE A BRAND NEW THICK PVC OUTER SLEEVE. NOT SOME FLIMSY POLY THING, A PROPER COLLECTORS PVC SLEEVE.

I USE THE TOUGHEST CRUCIFORM BOXES TO PLACE THE LP INTO AND INCLUDE ONE VERY HEAVY DUTY STIFFENER INSIDE THE BOX AS WELL. THE OUTSIDE OF THE BOX WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL STIFFENERS PLACED ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK SURFACES OR AS MANY AS NEEDED TO ENSURE THE CORNERS CANNOT GET DAMAGED OR THE BOX BENT.

FINALLY THE LP IS SENT EITHER SIGNED FOR, TRACKED AND SIGNED FOR DEPENDING ON WHICH SERVICE IS AVAILABLE FOR EACH COUNTRY.

FINALLY THE TRACKING NUMBER IS UPDATED ON EBAY UPON MY RETURN FROM THE POST OFFICE

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

GARRY