The Kinks MUSWELL HILLBILLIES UK LP 1971 1ST PRESS PLAYS NEAR MINT
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THE KINKS - MUSWELL HILLBILLIES
PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT !!!! CONDITION
NEAR MINT MINUS SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:RCA SF 8243
- MATRIX: APRS 5984-4E / 5985-4E
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE ORANGE RCA LABELS ARE SLIGHTLY IMPERFECT. SIDE ONE HAS A SMALL WHITE PATCH WHERE SOMEONE HAS ATTEMPTED TO RUB OUT SOME INITIALS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY HANDWRITTEN IN. SIDE TWO IS PRISTINE. THEY ARE THE GLOSSY FIRST PRESS LABELS AND EVEN USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS I CANNOT SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE VINYL IS TYPICAL HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL, AND LOOKS REALLY SHINY AND CLEAN. IT GLEAMS LIKE A NEW DISC. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS TOTALLY MINT AND FLAWLESS, AND ONLY WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE WISPY HAIRLINES AND SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES TO BE EXEMPLIFYING 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 BIDDERS 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.
THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION TO ANY PART OF THE RECORDING, MEANING THAT THE PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
THE CLARITY OF THE AUDIO REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB, AND THERE IS NOT ONE IOTA OF HEAVY OR LOUD BACKGROUND CRACKLE, NOR ARE THERE ANY LOUD CLICKS EITHER
IN FACT THIS ALBUM PLAYS WITHOUT ANY VINYL NOISE, SOME LIGHT OCCASIONAL STATIC IN SOME OF THE MORE SILENT PASSAGES, AND A ALSO SOME RANDOM LITTLE DUST POPS AND TICS HERE AND THERE
FOR ME THIS PLAYTHROUGH GRADES NEAR MINT !!!!!
YOU SHOULD TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
MAGNIFICENT HOWARDS UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD IN NEAR MINT MINUS CONDITION
THE FRONT SURFACE HAS REMAINED FLAT AND IS FREE FROM ANY CREASING. IN FACT THERE ARE NO CREASE LINES WHATSOEVER. EVEN THE SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST TWO MICROSCOPIC ONES, AND LIKEWISE THERE ARE NO LINES ON EITHER THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGE, AND DEFINITELY NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE DELICATE AND EASILY RUBBED COLOURS HAVE SUFFERED SOME LIGHT SHELF WEAR. THE GREEN UNDERCOLOUR IS SHOWING IN PATCHES ALONG THE PERIMETER EDGE, AND ONE LIGHT LINE FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE SPINE ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THE WAY INTO THE PICTURE.
THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THE TOP EDGE IS FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WITH ONLY THE TIP ENDS HAVING LIGHT RUB, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A FEW WHITE PATCHES AND THE RIGHT TIP IS LIGHTLY RUBBED
THE SPINE IS NEAR MINT . TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED AND ALL OF THE COLOURS INTACT, WITH JUST THE VERY TIP ENDS SHOWING A SPECK OF WHITE THROUGH LIGHT RUB, PLUS THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TINY CHIPS TO THE SURFACE ON THE TOP THIRD. VIRTUALLY EVERY LETTER OF THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, JUST THE 'H' FROM HILLBILLIES IS SLIGHTLY IMPAIRED
THE REAR SURFACE HAS FAR LESS GREEN PEEKING THROUGH WITH JUST THE SPINE EDGE, AND OPENING EDGE SHOWING A LIGHT SHADOW
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF THUMB NAIL NICKS NEAR THE BOTTOM
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NEAR PERFECT PAIR OF INNER PANELS. EVERYTHING IS RUB FREE BUT THERE IS A TINY PATCH OF TAPE RESIDUE ON THE LOWER RIGHT OPENING EDGE
THE ORIGINAL DIE CUT PAPER INNER IS INCLUDED AND IS IN FLAT AND UNCREASED CONDITION. NONE OF THE SEAMS HAVE SPLIT.
I AM DELIGHTED TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE AS NEAR MINT MINUS!!!
IT REALLY IS THAT GOOD
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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