THE MARVELETTES The Marvelettes ORIG UK Tamla Motown EP 1964 TOP CONDITION M-/EX

	£		77
	$		102

THE MARVELETTES – The Marvelettes

 ORIG Tamla Motown EP / TME 2003

 (UK, Mono, 1964)

Attention all connoisseur Motown collectors!!  Happy to present surely one of the very best copies of this seminal 1964 4-track extended play release!  Both sleeve and record here are in tip top state with the sleeve particularly as close to pristine as you could expect for a release about to celebrate its 50th birthday next year!  Please read on...

The front-laminated, double rear flipback sleeve is VERY special.  When I see a slleve of this age preserved in such a near-perfect state, I seriously wonder exactly where it’s been for the last 49 years.  This is almost shop fresh and will surely satisfy the most exacting of collectors.  Superb shiny front laminate, only 1 tiny crease to the front, no nicks, splits, tears, dirt.  NO edge wear and superbly defined 100% sharp corners!  There is just the faintest of centre label ring impression to both sides but not instantly noticeable.  Also one faint pen mark to the rear (see photo).  The laminate shines like it was made yesterday and the sleeve lies flat with NO bends, ripples, waviness or warping.   A sensationally well preserved example which must grade M- (Mint Minus).

The labels have the ‘Sold In The UK’ text with the ‘KT’ tax code to Side 1.  Nothing to report here just a rich, deep blackness without writing, scrapes, stickers, residue or dirt.  No damage at all and only one near invisible spindle trail to each side.  A lovely pair of these hardly touched 1960’s labels.

The vinyl is also very pleasing.  Visually it shows some light scuffs (and I mean light) and some vague ‘shading’ – possibly there from manufacture.  There are NO scratches or appreciable hairlines and no embedded dirt or dust pockets.  The disc still maintains a healthy shine and sits perfectly flat on the turntable without warping.  Visually it grades a true and proper EX (Excellent) meaning it shows some light, insignificant marking which has no effect at all on the audio.

IT HAS BEEN CAREFULLY LISTENED TO and plays perfectly.  By that I mean there is NO snap, crackle or pops.  There are NO clicks, hiss and not even any soft ticks.  Play grade is M- (Mint Minus).  The run-ins are virtually CD silent and there is NO distortion, lack of clarity or loss of definition.  I would imagine this has not had more than a couple of plays in its lifetime.  I won’t say ‘UNPLAYED’ because if you’re not the original owner, how can you be sure?  But this looks and sounds mighty fine!

An amazing example of this rare, iconic EP.  In this condition, if you miss this, you may be waiting a long time for a similar example to come along.

No reserve.

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My Grade Is True!!!  I Will Not Let You Down!

I GRADE ACCORDING TO UK RECORD COLLECTOR ALTHOUGH I AM VERY CAREFUL USING THE EX GRADE WHICH I BELIEVE IS SOMETIMES ABUSED.

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