Smokie THE MONTREUX ALBUM UK 1st Press 1-2 PLAYS EVER MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		19
	$		25

SMOKIE - THE MONTREAUX ALBUM

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS!!!  CONDITION

MINT MINUS!!!!  SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:RAK SRAK6757
• MATRIX: SRAK 6757 A-1 / B-2
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:

 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 SAILING BOAT LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS AND THE  BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS ONE SPIDER LINE NEAR THE SPINDLE HOLE.

THE VINYL

ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE DISC.NOT A FINGERMARK ANYWHERE, AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING OTHER THAN A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE 

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 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 THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PERFECT WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD CLEARLY AND CLEANLY AS WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE EITHER.

NO MORE THAN THE ODD SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES EITHER

I DIDN'T HEAR ANY MORE THAN TWO TINY STATIC TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT MINUS!!!   

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

A TRULY EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF THIS LAMINATED GATEFOLD

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE IS NO RUBBING TO THE COLOUR AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, OR BENDS .STUNNING GLOSSY FINISH  

THERE ARE TWO MINUSCULE LAMINATE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR , OR EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP EDGES ARE BOTH PERFECT, WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE FULLY INTACT AND FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, SMOOTH ALL TH WAY ALONG AND NO RUBBING TO THE CORNER TIPS

THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL. THERE IS JUST A TINY SPECK OF WHITE VISIBLE ON THE TOP EDGE NEAR THE LEFT CORNER

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHING. PERFECT TYPEFACDE, PERFECT LAMINATE AND NO BLEMISHES TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND TOTALLY AS NEW.

THE REAR SURFACE  IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION, PERFECT GLOSSY SURFACE, AND LIKE THE FRONT THERE IS NO RUBBING AT ALL, AND NO RING WEAR.

THE GATEFOLD CANNOT BE FULLY OPENED THE SPINE IS SO TIGHT IT WILL NOT LIE FLAT. PERFECT EVIDENCE OF A SLEEVE THTA HAS NOT BEEN OPENED AND A RECORD THAT HAS NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES

THE ORIGINAL EMI WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION .  NO STAINS OR CREASES. 

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT MINUS

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

GARRY