THE IVY LEAGUE - 1965 PICCADILLY THIS IS THE IVY LEAGUE NPL 38015 VG/VG LP
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Description
The Ivy League
THIS IS THE IVY LEAGUE
CAT. NO. NPL 38015
Master Matrices NPL 38015 A1*H / NPL 38015 B1*H
Sleeve: Very Good condition. Firm and holds LP well but all edges intact. Storage scuffs to the corners and section on bottom where it has split, and a few scuffs to top edge although this is only to the laminate. Lamination completely intact over the iconic front pictorial which has kept a full bright colour. Spine is intact and readable. The three fold-over over flaps are intact and clean which with some creasing. There are no marks, and no rips or repairs.
There are no stickers or sticker residue or handwriting, or handwriting imprints.
All internal seams are complete and intact.
Printed and Made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
Inner Sleeve: Good Condition original blue advertising PYE inner sleeve, has a split on bottom edge that has a repair.
The Vinyl Disc: Very Good to Very Good Plus
The vinyl surfaces have retained a bright glossy sheen on both sides with the most of the surface area being marks free. The surfaces are smooth with no groove wear and very near VG Plus.
There are no feelable marks or scratches, no dinks in the surfaces and no warps.
The record does show a couple of stylus hairline marks on each side, but they are not feel-able, they are some wispy sleeve lines, but the vast majority of the surface is unblemished.
The disc lays completely flat on the turntable on both sides, and sits perfectly on the spindle point.
Pressed on very heavy early sixties vinyl, this record weighs 165 grams.
The labels are Very Good Plus, having retained the dark black background and contrasting red print. The spindle location point has only extremely minor signs of play label paper around its perimeter with spindle line traces but they are very light and don't reach outside of the centre groove ring.
All label text is clear and readable.
No sticker or sticker residue or writing.
Mother/ Stamps combination:
Side 1 - 1 K
Side 2 - 1 C
The Audio: Very Good Plus
The record plays with crisp vocal clarity and full original mono bass definition throughout.
The playback grades as Very Good Plus, very near Excellent. Track changes and interludes are smooth and noise free and this LP is thoroughly playable and it's audio playback is its best asset. There are no noises such as pops, loud ticks or background crackle which overcomes any of the audio.
There are light ticks on the lead-in's to some of the tracks and quieter parts as to be expected commensurate with age.
The robust early sixties vinyl presses ensures that the audio quality tends to be better than the appearance of a played surface may suggest, and this is no exception.
There are no major detractions such as jumps/ skips or sticks and plays with an acceptable amount of lessening from the original audio quality.
This is not an excellent example in terms of sleeve condition, and the vinyl blemishes don't detract from the audio in any obtrusive noises, and considering the rarity of this LP this could be considered a very respectable example.
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The item will be delivered in a professional LP mailer with one or two cardboard stiffeners inserted.
The cover will be protected in a 180gsm plastic sleeve and the LP will be placed in a new generic anti-static inner sleeve inside the cover, with the original inner sleeve placed separately.
The item will be marked as fragile and sent recorded delivery.
To grade LP's I use the official Grading System for Rare records from
The Record Collector Magazine with +/- to indicate borderline.
Happy to refund on return if not satisfied.
If any further info. required please ask.
Ex+ = Near Mint: In almost new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. Cover and contents near perfect.
Ex = Excellent: Shows some signs of being played but there is very little lessening in sound quality. Cover and contents might have slight wear and/or creasing.
VG+ = Better than Very Good: Obviously been played but no significant deterioration in sound quality despite light surface marks. Very little wear and tear on cover and contents, without any major defects.
VG = Very Good: Obviously been played many times but no major deterioration in sound quality despite noticeable surface marks and occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on cover or contents, without any major defects.
Gd+ = Better than Good: Sound quality has deteriorated but with no distortion. Light scratches and occasional mild scratch. Cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges but not spine splits or discoloration.
Gd = Good: Sound quality has noticably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion. Mild scratches. Cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration etc.
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