The Smiths THE SMITHS 1984 UK DEBUT LP 1st Press STUNNING MINT AUDIO HEAR
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com
THE SMITHS - THE SMITHS
MAGNIFICENT MINT AUDIO
1ST PRESS WITH GREY LABELS AND BLOOD RED TEXT
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE: ROUGH TRADE 61
- MATRIX NUMBERS: ROUGH 61 A2 / B2
- TIMTOM
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE GREY LABELS ARE IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE UNFADED OR UNRUBBED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE COLOURS STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.
I CAN'T EVEN SEE ANY MORE THAN ONE TINY SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE, PLUS SOME RESIDUAL VINYL INSIDE THE HOLE, SHOWING JUST WHY THIS ALBUM IS IN THE SUPERB CONDITION THAT IT IS
THE VINYL
THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW WITH AN ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS SHEEN, AND LOOKS TOTALLY MINT
AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER AN LED MAGNIFYING HALO THE RECORD STILL LOOKS PERFECT
THE TEST PLAY
A TRUE FIRST PRESS PERFORMANCE WITH A STEREO REPRODUCTION THAT IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. SILENT RUN IN'S AND LINKING GROOVES LEADING TO PERFECT SOUND PLAYED WITHOUT DISTORTION THUS NO GROOVE WEAR.
THE RECORD PLAYS TO PERFECTION
THE FIRST THING TO MENTION IS THE TOTAL LACK OF EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, NO CLICKS OR STICK OR JUMPS
NO AUDIBLE STATIC HEARD EVEN IN THE LINKING GROOVES
NO TICS OR POPS EITHER
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT
TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN
THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND THERE IS NO RUB OR FADE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE STILL SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A DOT OF RUB TO THE LEFT ONES, AND THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THERE IS ONE PRESSURE LINE 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 IS PRISTINE WITH ALL OF THE COLOURED SURFACE RUNNING FULLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THE CORNER TIPS HAVE A PIN PRICK OF RUB
. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A FEW SPECKS OF LIGHT RUB AND A LITTLE ON THE CORNER TIPS
THE SPINE IS FLAT , WITH PERFECT TYPEFACE AND UNBLEMISHED ENDS
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT. THERE IS ONE LIGHT CREASE LINE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE OVER THE LEFT CORNER
THE PAPER LYRIC / PICTURE INNER SLEEVE IS PRISTINE. NO CREASES OR SEAM SPLITS
THIS SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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