The Cramps FLAME JOB 1994 UK 1st Pres LP Psychobilly / Garage Rock Creation MINT

	£		20
	$		27

THE CRAMPS - FLAME JOB

STUNNING UNPLAYED VINYL - MINT MINUS AUDIO

(APART FROM MY TEST PLAY)

MINT MINUS SLEEVE

RARE 1994 UK PRESS ON CREATION

• CATALOGUE:CREATION CRELP170
• MATRIX: CRELP 107 A1 / B1
• ' SHE'S GOT A HOT ARSE' ETCHED IN DEAD WAX SIDE 1
• ' BIG BEAT FROM BIGVILLE' ETCHED IN DEAD WAX SIDE 2

THE LABELS

THE JET BLACK LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE RICH AND VIBRANT BASE COLOURS FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, AND ALL OF THE RED TYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND CLEAR AND LEGIBLE. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS THAT THERE ARE ZERO SPIDER LINES , SHOWING WHY THIS LP HAS NOT HAD PLAY

THE VINYL

RARE  MID 90'S VINYL IN NEAR IMMACULATE CONDITION. THERE IS ONE TINY PATCH OF WHAT LOOKS TO BE HANDLING MARKS ON TRACK ONE SIDE ONE ( NON SOUNDING) AND OTHER THAN THAT A COUPLE OF DULL STREAKS AGAIN NON SOUNDING, BUT ITS CLEAR THAT THE RECORD HADN'T BEEN ON A TURNTABLE UNTIL TODAY. SUPER GLOSSY SHINE WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WISPY HAIRLINES OR ANY PLAY SIGNES WHATSOEVER, EVEN UNDER SPOTLIGHT

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORDS BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC IT SOUNDS.

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND NOISE WHATSOEVER ANYWHERE ON THE ALBUM.  AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS.

NO CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND BARELY ANY STATIC AT ALL, OTHER THAN A COUPLE OF RANDOM INSIGNIFICANT SPECKS IN 1-2 LINKING GROOVES 

I HEARD A COUPLE OF TINY STATIC TICS HERE AND THERE DURING THE PLAY

THIS IS A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM AND I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING IT MINT MINUS  FOR THE AUDIO PERFORMANCE

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOURSELF THOUGH AND YOU BE THE JUDGE

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED  SINGLE SLEEVE 

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IMMACULATE. SUPERB DEEP RICH AND VIBRANT COLOURS THAT HAVE REMAINED TOTALLY FREE FROM AND WEAR OR RUB

NOT ONE JOT OR RING WEAR OR ANY RECORD SHAPE, AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THERE ARE ZERO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE IS 100% FREE FROM SHELF WEAR WITH A PRISTINE LAMINATE WITH UNRUBBED CORNER TIPS.

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS SIMILAR WITH A LITTLE RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP END

THE SPINE IS PRISTINE. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNRUBBED AND EVER LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. ONE TINY SPECK OF WHITE SHOWING IN THE MIDDLE, AND ANOTHER NEAR THE TOP

THE OPENING EDGE IS  STILL RAZOR SHARP 

THE REAR SURFACE, IS ALMOST AS PERFECT AS THE FRONT, JUST 3 SMALL PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE

THE  PLAIN WHITE DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. FLAT CLEAN, AND MOST OF ALL UNSPLIT

I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS

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

GARRY

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