The Boomtown Rats THE FINE ART OF SURFACING 1979 UK LP 1st Press PLAYS MINT HEAR
  £   72
  $   95

 


£ 72 Sold For
Dec 4, 2025 Sold Date
Nov 27, 2025 Start Date
4   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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  • FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com THE BOOMTOWN RATS - THE FINE ART OF SURFACING

    OUTSTANDING MINT AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH

    MINT MINUS SLEEVE 

    THE RECORD

     

    THE LABELS

    THE WHITELABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THEY ARE RICH AND VIBRANT IN COLOUR AND THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. FINALLY I CAN'T EVEN SEE ANY SPIDER LINES BY 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 A MAGNIFYING LED HALO IT STILL LOOKS PERFECT


    THE TEST PLAY


    THE LP PLAYS PERFECTLY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. 

    NO GROOVE WEAR AND THUS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND.

    THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLES, OR LOUD CLICKS

    NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

    SILENT  LINKING GROOVES

    NO MORE DUST POPS OR TICS AND NO STATIC

    I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO  MINT

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

     

     

    THE SLEEVE

     

    FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE

    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 DELICATE COLOURS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE UNRUBBED AND UNFADED

    NO RINGWEAR , JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE

    THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

    THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT. NO PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE

    THERE IS ONE MINUSCULE PRESSURE LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE . NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

    THE TOP EDGE HAS PERFECT LAMINATE. UNBLEMISHED CORNERS
    THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL

    THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. PRISTINE COLOUR AND PERFECT TYPEFACE

    THE OPENING EDGE HAS A COUPLE OF THUMB NAIL NICKS

    THE REAR SURFACE IS AS MARVELLOUS AS THE FRONT

    THE CARD INNER SLEEVEHAS NO SPLITS OR CREASE, THERE IS SOME PALE FOXING ON BOTH SIDES

    I AM HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT MINUS

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



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