Tempest LIVING IN FEAR 1974 UK LP 1st BRONZE ILPS 9220 PLAYS NEAR MINT HEAR
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING<
Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com /font> TEMPEST - LIVING IN FEARINCREDIBLE NEAR MINT AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH
ORIGINAL UK 1ST PRESS BRONZE LABEL WITH ISLAND MATRIX
NEAR MINT DIE CUT SLEEVE
OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE
THE LABELS
THE CREAM COLOURED BRONZE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE AND THE BROWNTYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST 1-2 MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES ON EACH SIDE
THE VINYL
SUPERB GLEAMING ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT DISC IN SPOTLESS MINT CONDITION. . THE DISC GLEAMS IS FREE FROM ANY HANDLING MARKS ON EITHER SIDE. AND EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THE RECORD ONLY SHOWS A COUPLE OF TINY WISPY HAIRLINES AND A SMALL SCUFF ON TRACK THREE, SIDE ONE
THE TEST PLAY
THE VINYL PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS BOTH LOUD AND CLEAR AS A BELL WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD AS WAS INTENDED.
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE LITTLE PLAY THAT THIS LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ALL ANYWHERE
THE SMALL SCUFF CAUSES A COUPLE OF LITTLE TICS AS TRACK THREE STARTS AND ATWO MORE AS THE TRACK ENDS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT
A COUPLE OF SPECKS OF VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES
OTHER THAN THIS JUST 2-3 RANDOM LITTLE TICS IN THE REAST OF THE ALBUM
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO NEAR MINT
DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A FULL LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
UNLAMINATED MATTE SINGLE SLEEVE FROM ROBOR
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN. THIS IS AN DIE CUT SLEEVE WITH THE LETTER 'P' IN TEMPEST AND THE MOUTH OF MEDDUSA BOTH HAVING THE DIE CUT TREATMENT
DEEP RICH VIBRANT AND UNFADED COLOURS ACROSS THE COVER
THERE ARE THREE SMALL PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE, ONE ON THE TOP EDGE. NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE.
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH JUST A TINY BIT OF RUB ON THE BOTTOM TIPS
THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER WITH ONLY A SPECK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER
THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A SPECK OF RUB ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT CORNERS
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. PERFECT TYPEFACE AND ONLY THE BOTTOM TAPRERED END HAS A LITTLE RUB
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP WITH A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT CLEAN AND AS THE FRONT . LOVELY DEEP COLOURS
THE CARD PICTURE INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT AND CLEAN. UNSPLIT AND ONLY HAS A FEWLIGHT CREASE LINES ON THE BOTTOM EDGE
THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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