The Beatles ABBEY ROAD 1969 UK LP 1st Press A-2/B-1 NEAR MINT AUDIO HEAR
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Description
- CATALOGUE: APPLE PMC 7088
- MATRIX:YEX 749-2 / 750-1
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 5 MRH / 9 ARR
FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.comSUPERB UPGRADE COPY
THE BEATLES - ABBEY ROAD
INCREDIBLE NEAR MINT CONDITION
MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT SLEEVE
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE APPLE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION.
THE DARK GREEN SIDE IS VERY RICH AND VIBRANT, AND HAS LOST NONE OF THE COLOUR AT ALL. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS BOLD AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE WHITE SIDE IS VERY WHITE AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS AT ALL ON EITHER SIDE.
THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN, THERE ARE JUST 2-3 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS LP HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED
THE VINYL
THE VINYL HAS RETAINED IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN AND IS SUPER CLEAN.
IN DAYLIGHT THE DISC LOOKS FLAWLESS , AND EVEN UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE IS NOTHING ON THE VINYL OTHER THAN A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES
THERE ARE ALSO A FEW NON SOUNDING EMBEDDED STREAK LINES
PLAYING THE RECORD
THE LP PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, WITHOUT ANY TRACE OF DISTORTION CAUSED THROUGH GROOVE WEAR.
A STUNNING STEREO REPRODUCTION WITH NOTES BEING HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEANLY.
THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLING AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT.
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE . THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT
NO TICS OR POPS WHATSOEVER
ALL I HEARD WERE A FEW TINY SPECKS OF BARELY ADIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A FEW OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES
THE AUDIO EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVE
FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN.AND THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS.
THIS SLEEVE HISTORICALLY SUFFERS FROM SEVERE RING WEAR DUE TO THE FLIMSINESS OF THE CARD USED. THIS COPY IS FREE FROM ANY RING WEAR AND ONLY SHOWS A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT
THERE ARE JUST FOUR MICROSCOPIC LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, NO LAMINATE LIFT. ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE OR ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE ABSOLUTELY PERFECTLY SQUARE, WITH JUST A SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP END
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT FROM TIP TO TIP ON BOTH EDGES. THERE IS NO RUBBING OTHER THAN A PIN PRICK ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP END
THE WAFER THIN SPINE IS IN TOP CONDITION. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, ALL OF THE LAMINATE PERFECT AND UNBLEMISHED. THE TAPERED ENDS HAVE A SPECK OF RUB AT THE BOTTOM END ONLY
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP WITH A FEW TINY SPECKS OF FEATHERING
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS SUPERB AS THE FRONT, JUST FOUR TINY LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, NONE ON THE TOP EDGE , ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND JUST NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE APPLE INNER SLEEVE HAS NO SEAM SPLITS JUST A FEW LIGHT CREASE LINES
THIS SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT IT IS THAT GOOD!!!!
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