Steely Dan THE ROYAL SCAM 1976 UK LP 1st Press Black Labels PLAYS MINT MINUS
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I have come across a collection of records that defy time.
They belonged to a collector who was buying in the mid to late 60's through the 70's and 80's
However his family have said that he didn't own a record player until the mid 80's.
Very strange I know, but what it means is that the early records have in most cases never been played or at the most one play.
Naturally people's tastes in music change and that's why the 80's albums have had more play than the 60's
There are some incredible records in this collection
I aim to release one per day and will list them at 8pm UK time so that they don't get confused with my other listings
I will also be playing each record and recording IT. My very very careful test play will go undetected however
STEELY DAN - THE ROYAL SCAM
MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT AUDIO
1-2 PLAY RECORD
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:ABC 5161
- MATRIX: ABCL 5161 A1 / B1
FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE BLACK LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION.
THE BASE COLOUR STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, AND IS ALSO UNRUBBED, AND UNMARKED,
THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND UNWORN
EVEN USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS I CAN'T SEE ANY MORE THAN ONE TINY SPIDER LINE AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE WHATSOEVER
THE VINYL
THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A BRAND NEW DISC.
IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF TINY AND NEAR INVISIBLE WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE
PLUS A FEW NON SOUNDING EMBEDDED DULL SPECKLES
THE TEST PLAY
THIS RECORD PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION
NO DISTORTION TO THE SUPERB STEREO RECORDING AND A CRISP AND CLEAR REPRODUCTION
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ALL
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER, AND NOT EVEN ANY MORE THAN THE ODD SEMI SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES AND A SILENT PASSAGE OR TWO
I AM CERTAIN THAT IS DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY MORE THAN A COUPLE OF THE TINIEST DUST TICS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH.
I AM PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THE AUDIO AS NEAR MINT
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT, AND SUPERBLY CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THE COLOURS ARE ALL IMMACULATE AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED.
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THERE ARE THREE MINUSCULE PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE. TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGE IS FULLY COLOURED . THE CORNER TIPS HAVE A MINUSCULE SPECK OF RUB
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS VERY SIMILAR WITH JUST A SPECK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER.
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHING, ALL OF THE COLOUR IS PRESENT AND AGAIN THERE IS NO SHELF WEAR, AND EVEN THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE PRISTINE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT
THE ANGLE CORNERED LYRIC INNER SLEEVE HAS NO SEAM SPLITS OR CREASES
THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
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