The Beach Boys FRIENDS 1968 UK LP 1st Press MONO SUPERB NM/EX+ AUDIO LISTEN

	£		38
	$		50

CUSTOMER UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2022
For the past 2 years GG_Supersounds has been listing records that in the main are in Mint or very close to it condition. We continue to track down and list the very best records that we are able to for our ever growing customer base For those that have been with us over that period of time will know that there are two business partners listing on the site. One from Horsham and the other from Bognor Regis From time to time this has been confusing for our customers as there often 2 invoices to pay where purchases are made from different locations by one customer To rectify this we have decided that the Horsham location will continue to list on GG_Supersounds, whilst the Bognor Regis location will now list on GG-Superstuff.
IT WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE TO BUY FROM BOTH LOCATIONS AND HAVE COMBINED SHIPPING, BUT THIS WILL BE RELIANT OF THE TWO OF US MEETING UP, AND WILL THEREFORE USUALLY TAKE MORE TIME, BUT IT IS DO-ABLE
Nothing Else Changes - Still the same superb selection of the best records will be available

FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING

INCREDIBLE NEAR MINT AUDIO

OUTSTANDING EX+  SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:CAPITOL T2895

• MATRIX: T1 2895-1 / T2 2895-1

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RAINBOW RIMMED LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THEY ARE RICH AND VIBRANT IN COLOUR AND THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. FINALLY I CAN'T EVEN SEE ANY MORE THAN ONE TINY SPIDER LINE AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE 

THE VINYL

THE  VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. A BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY ALBUM . IN DAYLIGHT IS LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, EVEN UNDER SPOTLIGHTS IT LOOKS UNPLAYED PART FROM A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES

THE TEST PLAY

THE LP PLAYS PERFECTLY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. 

NO GROOVE WEAR AND THUS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS RIGHT ON THE MONEY, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLES, OR LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

SILENT LINKING GROOVES WITH ONLY A LITTLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND , EVEIDENT ONLY IN THE SILENT PASSAGES OF THE LAST COUPLE OF TRACKS IN SIDE TWO

NO POPS OR TICS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO  NEAR MINT / EX+

PLEASE DO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

1ST ISSUE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SINGLE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT, NON LAMINATED BACK WITH FLIPBACKS

STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE, THIS FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE ON THE MAIN BODY 

AND THE DELICATE COLOURS ARE ABSOLUTELY PERFECT AND TOTALLY UN-RUBBED OR SHELFWORN. 

NO RINGWEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE.THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH SPECK OF RUB TO THE VERY TIP ENDS

THERE ARE ELEVEN TINY PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE . NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND TWO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES  ARE IN SUPERB UNRUBBED CONDITION. JUST A PIN PRICK OF WHITE VISIBLE ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM ANY SQUASHING. PRISTINE TEXT AND JUST A DOT OF RUB ON THE TOP TIP END

THE OPENING EDGE IS FEATHERED

THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECTLY ADHRED FLIPBACKS AND A VERY CLEAN NON LAMINATED SURFACE

THE INNER SLEEVE IS UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED. 

I AM HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THE SLEEVE EX+

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