The Police REGATTA DE BLANC 1979 UK 1st Press A10 / B6 PLAYS MINT HEAR
  £   21
  $   28

 


£ 21 Sold For
Sep 3, 2025 Sold Date
Aug 27, 2025 Start Date
3   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING

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THE POLICE - REGATTA DE BLANC

OUTSTANDING MINT AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH

NEAR MINT SLEEVE 


THE RECORD

 

THE LABELS

THE BROWN AND GREY LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THEY ARE RICH AND VIBRANT IN COLOUR AND THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. FINALLY I CAN'T EVEN SEE ANY MORE THAN TWO SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE 

 

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. A BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY ALBUM . IN DAYLIGHT IS LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO IT STILL LOOKS MINT


THE TEST PLAY


THE LP PLAYS PERFECTLY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. 

NO GROOVE WEAR AND THUS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLES, OR LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

SILENT  LINKING GROOVES

NO  DUST POPS OR TICS AND ONE OR TWO SPECKS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO  MINT

PLEASE DO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

NON LAMINATED MATTE SINGLE SLEEVE

STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE, THIS FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE ON THE MAIN BODY AND DELICATE COLOURS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE UNRUBBED AND UNFADED, JUST THE LIGHTEST SHADOW OF GREYING TO THE BLUE AREA TOP AND BOTTOM

NO RINGWEAR , OR RECORD SHAPE

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TIP ENDS

THERE ARE ONLY TWO TINY PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE .NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE HAS NEAR PERFECT COLOUR. JUST A PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON  THE RIGHT CORNER TIP
THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A SPECK OF RUB TO EACH CORNER 

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. PERFECTLY COLOURED WITH PRISTINE  ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP 

THE REAR SURFACE HAS A LITTLE GREYING TO THE SILVER SURFACE JUST UNDER THE TOP EDGE

I AM HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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


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