Status Quo IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT UK LP 1st Press MINT AUDIO - LISTEN
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STATUS QUO - IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT
PERFECT MINT AUDIO
MAGNIFICENT MINT SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:VERTIGO 9102 027
- MATRIX: 9102027 1Y//2 v STR 15 / 2Y//1 v STR 14
- 'STRAWBERRY' etched INTO THE DEAD WAX ON BOTH SIDES
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
ABSOLUTELY PERFECT VERTIGO SPACESHIP LABELS. HAVING MADE IN ENGLAND ON BOTH SIDES OF THE LABEL. TOTALLY BLEMISH FREE DEEP RICH COLOURS AND PRISTINE TYPEFACE
ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE IMMACULATE, NO RUBBING TO EITHER SURFACE, AND EVEN USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS I CANNOT SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND OR NEAR THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE VINYL STILL HAS ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN, AND IN DAY LIGHT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS. WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION I AM ABLE TO MAKE OUT TWO WISPY SLEEVE REMOVAL LINES, AND THATS ALL. THERE ARE NO HANDLING MARKS, OR HANDING LINES ANYWHERE.
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 IN THE FIRM BELIEF 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 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 FIRST THING TO SAY ABOUT THIS DISC IS THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, NOR IS THERE ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND THUS MEANING THE LP WAS PLAYED ON A DECENT HI-FI SYSTEM WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND TRACKED BALANCED STYLUS.
THERE ARE NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS, AND NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE EITHER.
I HEARD NO MORE THAN ONE OR TWO SEMI SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES.
THIS IS A TRULY SUPERB COPY OF THIS ALBUM, AND I AM HAPPY TO GRADE IT MINT FOR THE AUDIO REPRODUCTION
PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
THIS IS A FANTASTIC EXAMPLE OF THE HOWARD'S FIRST ISSUE NON-LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE. THE FRONT SURFACE SIMPLY STUNNING, THE RICH COLOURS ARE IMMACULATE AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED. THERE ARE NO CREASES, CREASE LINES, MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE.
AMAZINGLY THERE IS NOT ONE LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE. TWO MICROSCOPIC ONES ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR OR ANYWHERE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE TOP EDGE IS PRISTINE WITH JUST ONE TINY WHITE DOT SHOWING ON THE VERY RIGHT CORNER TIP END. THE BOTTOM END IS VERY SIMILAR WITH JUST A LITTLE WHITE SPECK ON THE RIGHT-HAND CORNER TIPS, AND JUST TWO PINPRICKS OF WHITE ELSEWHERE ON THE EDGE.
THE SPINE IS 100% FLAT AND UNSQUASHED AGAIN BEAUTIFULLY COLOURED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM WITH JUST ONE TINY WHITE PINPRICK ON THE VERY BOTTOM TO. THE WHITE TYPEFACE LIKE THE REST OF THE SLEEVE IS PRISTINE.
IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THEREFORE THAT THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS IMMACULATE AS THE REST OF THE SLEEVE. THE SAME FULL-COLOUR NO LINES NEAR ANY OF THE EDGES, AND NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE.
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PERFECT AND PRISTINE INNER PANELS.
AND FINALLY THE CARD PICTURE LYRIC IN THE SLEEVE LIKE THE REST OF THIS IS PRISTINE.
AND ON THAT BASIS I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'LL FIND A BETTER COPY ANYWHERE
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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