The John Coltrane Quartet AFRICA / BRASS IMPULSE MONO A6 PLAYS EX / EX+ LISTEN
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THE JOHN COLTRANE QUINTET - AFRICA BRASS
MAGNIFICENT EX / EX+ AUDIO
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
RVG STAMPED INTO THE DEAD WAX
A6 A / B 7 LW ARE BOTH ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX
THE WHITE TEXT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LABEL READS 'A PRODUCT OF ABC-PARAMOUNT RECORDS INC', AND UNDERNEATH IT READS MADE IN USA
THE INSIDE OF THE COVER READS - THE NEW WAVE IN JAZZ... FEEL IT ON IMPULSE
IMPULSE RECORDS, A PRODUCT OF AM-PAR RECORD CORP 1501 BROADWAY N Y 36
I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A 1963 EXAMPLE
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS 1-2 VISIBLE SPIDER LINESTHE VINYL
THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW IN DAYLIGHT. IT LOOKS SUPERB.
UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THE RECORD SHOWS SOME NON SOUNDING TINY DULL EMBEDDED FLECKS AND A FEW SMALL WISPY HAIRLINES
THE TEST PLAY
THE CLARITY OF THIS PRESS IS JUST INCREDIBLE. EVERY NOTE IS CRISP AND CLEAN, AND THE WHOLE ALBUM SOUNDS SUPERB ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT TO THIS REPRODUCTION
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE
ALL I HEARD DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH WERE SOME RANDOM SPECKS OF LIGHT STATIC IKE BACKGROUND AND IN ADDITION A SMALL NUMBER OF LITTLE TICS AND POPS
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS AUDIO EX / EX+
TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED HEAVY CARD GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FREE FROM ANY RUB OR FADE.NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THE LAMINATE IS GLORIOUS, VERY GLOSSY AND NO PEEL OR FLAKE AND ONLY ONE MINUSCLE DOT OF LIFT ON THE OPENING EDGE IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER
THERE IS ONE TINY PRESSURE LINE ON THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE THE TOP EDGES ARE IMMACULATE. FULLY COLOURED AND THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED
THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE IDENTICAL
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS ARE UNBLEMISHED
THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS SIMILAR TO THE FRONTOPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT INNER PANELS
THE INNER SLEEVE IS PRISTINE AS WELL
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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