Supertramp CRIME OF THE CENTURY UK LP 1st 1974 EXCELLENT ++ AUDIO - LISTEN

	£		30
	$		40

SUPERTRAMP - CRIME OF THE CENTURY

IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED EXCELLENT PLUS !!! CONDITION

COMPLETE WITH MINT MINUS !!!!  SLEEVE

1ST PRESS WITH THE FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE AND INSERT SHEET

• CATALOGUE:A & M 68258
• MATRIX: AMLS 68258 A5 / B5

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE GREY AND BROWN  LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. A SOLID BASE COLOUR THAT IS FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS. THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND LOGO'S ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND THERE IS ONLY ONE TINY SPIDER LINE AROUND THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE.

THE VINYL

THE VINYL ABSOLUTELY GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THE SHEEN IS FLAWLESS AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY MINT, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST SOME WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES, AND SOME ULTRA FINE HANDLING LINES 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 ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

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

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.

THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE OR HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE

THERE ARE SO MANY QUIET PASSAGES ON THIS ALBUM THAT TO FIND ONE THAT DOESN'T PLAY WITH CRACKLE, CLICKS AND POPS IS A REAL RARITY

YOU WILL HERE THE VERY OCCASIONAL BUT BARELY AUDBLE SPECKS OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A FEW SILENT PASSAGES, AND THE OCCASIONAL TINY STATIC TIC

THERE ARE A FEW TINY LITTLE DULL THUDS ON THE RUN IN TO SIDE ONE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS EXCELLENT PLUS

PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED MACNEILL PRESS SINGLE SLEEVE

ONLY THE VERY FIRST ISSUES OF THIS LP HAD THE LAMINATED SLEEVE . ALL LATER PRESSES WERE A FLAT MATT FINISH

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES.ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR IS THERE AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND IS QUITE SUPERB

THERE ARE JUST THREE TINY LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

LIKE MOST COPIES OF THIS ALBUM THERE IS A LIGHT SLIVER OF LAMINATE LIFT RUNNING ALONG PARTS OF THE SPINE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE, FRONT OR BACK

BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IN MINT CONDITION WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER WITH EVEN THE CORNER TIPS UNBLEMISHED

THE SPINE IS IN FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE LAMINATE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE BOTTOM TIP HAS ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING 

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE AND EVERY BIT AS SPECIAL AS THE FRONT.JUST ONE TINY LINE ON THE TOP EDGE AND A TINY SLIVER OF LAMINATE LIFT AGAINST THE SPINE AT THE VERY TOP

THE OFTEN MISSING INSERT SHEET IS IN MINT CONDITION

THE PLAIN WHITE  INNER SLEEVE IS IN   MINT  CONDITION. NO MARKS, STAINS, SPLITS OR HEAVY CREASES.

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS  SLEEVE  MINT MINUS  !!!

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

GARRY