Smokie THE VERY BEST OF SMOKIE 1980 UK LP 1st Press MINT MINUS AUDIO
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SMOKIE - THE VERY BEST OF SMOKIE
IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS!!! CONDITION
NEAR MINT!!!! SLEEVE
1ST PRESSING WITH THE LAMINATED SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:RAK SRAK540
- MATRIX: SRAK 540 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
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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 AUDIBLE STATIC IN THE LINKING GROOVES EITHER
I DIDN'T HEAR ANY MORE THAN TWO DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH 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 FRAGILE 1ST PRESS SINGLE SLEEVE.
ONLY THE FIRST PRESSES WERE EVER ISSUED WITH THE FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE.
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 FOUR MINUSCULE LAMINATE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND TWO TINY THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE
THERE IS NO RING WEAR , JUST A SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE UNDER THE TOP EDGE, AND ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH PERFECT, WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE FULLY INTACT AND FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON THE RIGHT TIP ENDS
THE SPINE HAS A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB IMRESSIONS AT THE TOP, THERE ARE THRE TINY SHITE SPECKS ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE, PLUS THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS WHICH HAVE A TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE VERY ENDS . THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND TOTALLY AS NEW.
THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION, PERFECT GLOSSY SURFACE, AND LIKE THE FRONT THERE IS NO RUBBING AT ALL, AND NO RING WEAR JUST THE FOUR TINY LAMINATE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE
THE ORIGINAL EMI WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION . NO STAINS OR CREASES.
HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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