The Fireballs VAQUERO 1960 UK LP Top Rank 35-105 MONO 1st Press NEAR MINT AUDIO

	£		15
	$		20

THE FIREBALLS -VAQUERO

MAGNIFICENT LITTLE PLAYED NEAR MINT AUDIO

UK 1ST PRESS MONO

EX++++ SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE: TOP RANK 35-105
• MATRIX:SRX 1003-1N / 1004-1N
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 R / 1 R

 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE ORIGINAL RED AND WHITE ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE JBLACK BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED. THE WHITE QUADRANT IS IN THE SAME EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION.

THERE ARE JUST HALF A DOZEN  SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS BARELY SELDOM PLAYED SINCE 1960

THE VINYL

REALLY REALLY GLOSSY LP THAT LOOKS FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT. ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT FIRST PRESS IN STUNNING CONDITION. EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW TINY WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE AND A COUPLE OF NON SOUNDING SURFACE HANDLING LINES

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 ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH IN MONO BECAUSE THATS HOW IT WAS INTENDED TO BE HEARD, AND I JUST KNOW THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

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

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATES THE CRISP CLEAN MONO REPRODUCTION. JUST PURE FIRST PRESS MONO SOUND.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH, AND THIS IS RARE ON ANY ALBUM OF THIS ERA AS MOST WERE SUBJECTED TO THE OLD HEAVY MONO TONE ARMS AND WORN STYLI WHICH OVER TIME CAUSED HISS AND CRACKLE. THIS ONE PLAYS AS CLEARLY TODAY AS IT DID BACK IN 60

THERE ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS EITHER AND NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER

EVERY NOTE IS HEARD AS THE PRODUCER INTENDED AND BEARING IN MIND THIS ALBUM IS 58 YEARS OLD. IT IS QUITE STUNNING 

ALL I HEARD WAS A COUPLE OF TINY AND VERY MILD SPECKS OF STATIC LIKE NOISE IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND ALSO A COUPLE OF NEAR SILENT STATIC TICS 

A SUPERB VINYL THAT I AM HAPPY TO GRADE NEAR MINT FOR THE AUDIO PERFORMANCE

PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT LAMINATED SURFACE GLEAMS WITH A DEEP SHINE TO THE LAMINATE

THE FRONT HAS ONLY ONE MINOR BLEMISH IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER WHERE THERE ARE SOME LIGHT CREASE LINES AND A SPECK OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIP

LAMINATE LINES THAT USUALLY GATHER IN NUMBERS DOWN THE SPINE ON THIS SLEEVE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST THREE MINUSCULE ONES . THERE ARE TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND FOUR ON THE BOTTOM EDGE . NO THUMB LINES ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER

THE TOP EDGE IS MINT, WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE IN PERFECT CONDITION AND UNBLEMISHED CORNERS.

THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A LITTLE RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER, AND A SPECK ON THE LEFT CORNER

THE SPINE IS JUST IMMACULATE. TYPEFACE FULLY LEGIBLE, TOTALLY UNSQUASHED AND NO LAMINATE PEEL OR FLAKE. ONLY THE BOTTOM TIP SHOWS A PIN PRICK OF RUB

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY LITTLE SPECKS OF BURR

TURNING THE SLEEVE OVER REVEALS A FAIRLY CLEAN WHITE, REAR SURFACE. NON LAMINATED AND SO IS USUALLY FOUND YELLOWED AND GRUBBY, BUT THIS ONE ONLY SHOWS A LITTLE NATURAL RING WEAR AND SOME MILD HANDLING  THE FLIPBACKS ARE PERFECTLY ADHERED

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN NICE CONDITION. THE BOTTOM TWO CORNERS HAVE CREASE LINES, AND THERE IS A LITTLE AGEING TO THE SURFACE. NO SEAM SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+++!!!!!!

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

GARRY