Spooky Tooth SPOOKY TWO UK LP 1ST PRESS PINK ISLAND 'EYE' LABEL PLAYS 100% MINT-

	£		206
	$		273

SPOOKY TOOTH - SPOOKY TWO

1ST PRESS PINK ISLAND 'EYE' LABEL

OUTSTANDING MINT - PLAYTHROUGH AND MINT - SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9098
• MATRIX: ILPS 9098 + A / + B (STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX)

THE FIRST PRESS OF THIS SPOOKY TWO MUST HAVE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

THE LABELS MUST BE TEXTURED, AND HAVE THE 'EYE LOGO ON THE LEFT SIDE

THE VINYL MUST BE HEAVYWEIGHT AND BARELY FLEXIBLE

THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST BE STAMPED AND NOT ETCHED

THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST END + A / +B (ANYTHING ELSE IS A REISSUE)

PORKY AND PECKO DO NOT APPEAR IN THE DEAD WAX (ONLY ON REISSSUES)

THE SLEEVE MUST BE A GATEFOLD (E.J.DAY) SINGLE SLEEVES ARE REISSUES

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE FIRST PRESS PINK ISLAND LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE PASTEL CLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE

THE ORANGE 'EYE' AND ALL OF THE REST OF THE ISLAND LOGO 'S ARE IN MINT CONDITION, UNRUBBED AND UNWORN, AS IS THE BLACK TYPEFACE WHICH IS IN MINT CONDITON

THE PASTEL PINK LABELS ARE ALSO THE CORRECT TEXTURED 1ST PRESS LABELS

THE VINYL

THIS ROCK SOLID HEAVYWEIOGHT VINYL IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN HAS BEEN COMPLETELY RETAINED, AND IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOT ONE MARK TO BE SEEN, IT'S ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE. NO MARKS OR HANDLING SIGNS, AND WISPY HAIRLINES ARE VIRTUALLY NON EXISTANT. A SIMPLY STUNNING VINYL IN THE BEST CONDITION POSSIBLE

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 WHOLE 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 THAT I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THOSE THAT COLLECT ISLAND VINYL WILL KNOW THAT MANY COPIES OF THE EARLY ISLAND LABEL HAVE INHERRANT VINYL NOISE, AND SOME ARE VIRTUALLY UNPLAYABLE DUE TO THE WHOOSHING SOUND EMBEDDED IN SOME DISCS.

THIS COPY OF SPOOKY TWO HOWEVER IS VIRTUALLY FREE FROM ANY VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER

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 FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE COUPLE OF PLAYS THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT DURING THE PLAYBACK, AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS. LOUD AND CLEAN WITH A CRISPNESS TO THE AUDIO 

THERE IS NO STATIC AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT, AND I CANNOT EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY DUST POPS AT ANY POINT.

CLEARLY THIS ALBUM HAS REMAINED UNPLAYED  FOR ALL BUT A COUPLE OF CAREFUL TRIPS ROUND THE TURNTABLE

EVEN THE INFAMOUS ISLAND VINYL NOISE IS RESTRICTED TO THE VERY OCCASIONAL AND BARELY AUDIBLE SPECK OR TWO IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES 

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

I DOUBT WHETHER THERE IS A BETTER COPY OUT THERE, BUT DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED E.J.DAY GATEFOLD SLEEVE IN SUPERB CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH OFTEN HAS COLOUR LOSS, IS JUST SUPERB. RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED.

ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE INTACT AND THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ANY BENDS OR DINGS, AND AMAZINGLY JUST ONE MINUSCULE AND NEAR INVISIBLE LITTLE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE

THE TOP EDE IS 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS  JUST SOME VERY LIGHT RUBBING TO THE RIGHT HAND THIRD

THE SPINE IS JUST FANTASTIC! IT IS PERFECTLY SQUARE, HAS NO RUBBING OR COLOUR LOSS ANYWHERE. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, WITH JUST THE BAREST SPECKS OF RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS ONLY

THE OPENING EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP AND IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THE LP HAS NOT BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE. THERE ARE JUST TWO MICROSCOPIC THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG ONE EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME INCREDIBLE CONDITION AS THE FRONT. NOT ONE BLEMISH TO BE SEEN ANYWHERE

THERE IS NO WAY THAT THIS SLEEVE COULD EVER BE BETTERED IN MY OPINION

I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT  MINUS!!!

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

GARRY