The Kinks LOLA VERSUS POWERMAN UK LP 1ST STEREO EX+/NM-

	£		150
	$		199

THE KINKS - LOLA VERSUS POWERMAN AND THE MONEYGOROUND

IN BARELY PLAYED CONDITION

FIRST STEREO PRESS A-1/B-3

• CATALOGUE:PYE NSPL 18359
• MATRIX: NPL18359 A-1*T / B-1*M
• SIDE 2 HAS MPL18193 B-3*T

FEATURING THE HIT SINGLES APEMAN AND LOLA, THIS IS ONE OF THE KINKS FINEST ALBUMS

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE PASTEL BLUE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THESE LABELS SHOW SPINDLE MARKS LIKE VIRTUALLY NO OTHER LABEL, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT I HAD A JOB TO MAKE OUT THE ONE TINY SPIDER LINE ON EACH SIDE. THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THESE LABELS .THE BLACK AREA AND TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED ON BOTH SIDES, AND THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS TYPICAL HEAVYWEIGHT ORIGINAL PYE VINYL, AND LOOKS REALLY SHINY AND CLEAN. IT GLEAMS LIKE A NEW DISC. THERE IS ONE LIGHT SCUFF ON THE RUN OUT OF SIDE ONE AND A COUPLE OF VERY FINE HANDLING LINES ON THE LAST TWO TRACKS OF SIDE ONE, WHICH DON'T SOUND OUT. OTHER THAN THIS THE VINYL IS FLAWLESS, WITH JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION

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 AS I AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS. I AM CONVINCED THAT BIIDERS OUT THERE WILL WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THEY ARE CONSIDERING LAYING OUT MONEY ON. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION OF THIS RECORDING IS ABSOLUTELY SUPERB, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY. THE MIX IS VERY LOUD INDEED

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION TO ANY PART OF THE RECORDING

GRADING THIS VINYL SHOULD HAVE BEEN VERY EASY BUT IT HASN'T PROVED TO BE. I WAS EXPECTING THE ALBUM TO PLAY TO A NEAR MINT OR NEAR MINT MINUS GRADE ALL THE WAY THROUGH. HOWEVER THE FIRST 6 MINUTES OR SO OF SIDE ONE HAS SOME RANDOM TICKS AND POPS THAT IF IT HAS REPLICATED ITSELF THROUGH THE ENTIRE ALBUM WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE GRADE TO EXCELLENT. HOWEVER AFTER THE FIRST 6 MINS THE REST OF THE ALBUM PLAYS HOW I EXPECTED IT TO WITH NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES, NO STATIC AND ONLY A FEW RANDOM LITTLE DUST POPS. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS THAT THERE APPEARS TO BE NO MARKS ON THE VINYL TO CAUSE THE RANDOM TICKS ON SIDE ONE, WHICH IS WHY I IMAGINED THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE NEAR MINT ALL THE WAY THROUGH

SO I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT SIDE ONE SHOULD GRADE EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT PLUS  AND SIDE 2 SHOULD GRADE NEAR MINT MINUS

BUT I REALLY THINK THAT YOU SHOULD TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

A REALLY HARD SLEEVE TO GET IN COLLECTIBLE CONDITION, DUE TO THE UNLAMINATED WHITE SURFACE. MOST YOU WILL FIND WILL BE GRUBBY BEYOND BELIEF, AND WHILST THIS SLEEVE IS NOT PERFECT I THINK IT IS FAR SUPERIOR TO MOST COPIES AROUND

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS REMAINED FLAT AND IS FREE FROM ANY PEN MARKS . THE DELICATE WHITE SURFACE HAS REMAINED VERY WHITE WITH JUST A HINT OF HANDLING

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND JUST TWO SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE

THERE HAS BEEN SOME MILD RUBBING TO THE BLACK LINES ON THE CIRCULAR DESIGH JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE FACE, AND THE BLUE KINKS LOGO HAS THE FIRST 2 LETTERS A SLIGHTLY LIGHTER SHADE OF BLUE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES BOTH HAVE MILD RUBBING

THE SPINE IS STILL NICELY SQUARE AND NO SQUASHING. THERE HAS BEEN SOME LIGHT SHELF WEAR AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS, THE TYPEFACE IS STILL VERY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP WITH JUST A TINY PATCH OF BURRING ON THE BOTTOM EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE  IS SIMILAR TO THE FRONT IN THAT THERE IS JUST MILD HANDLING AND NOT THE DIRTY CONDITION THAT MOST ARE IN. AGAIN RUBBING TO THE BLACK LINES IS ABSOLUTELY MINIMAL

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NEAR PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION WITH JUST THE PERIMETER EDGES LIGHTLY BROWNED WITH AGE

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY