The Sweet SWEET FANNY ADAMS 1974 UK LP 1st Press A-1 / B-1 NEAR MINT AUDIO

	£		46
	$		61

THE SWEET - SWEET FANNY ADAMS

OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT AUDIO

EX+++ SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:RCA LPL 15038
• MATRIX: LPL15038 A-1E (THE 'E' IS CROSSED OUT) / LPL15038 B-1
• CORRECT 1ST PRESS GLOSSY LABELS

  TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE ORANGE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE JET BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE SPIDER LINES AT ALL AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE.

THE VINYL

THE RECORD HAS STILL RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN, AND IT LOOKS  FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION I CAN SEE VERY FINE WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF VERY FINE HANDLING HAIRLINES (ALL SURFACE ONLY)

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. I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE ALBUM WHERE THE RECORDING HAS BEEN DONE LOUDLY, AND THE ENERGY THAT THE VINYL OUTPUTS IN PHENOMINAL. THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO ANY PART OF THE SOUND. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS FIRST CLASS, AND THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLES ETC AND NO CLICKS EITHER

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AT ALL

THERE IS THE ODD LITTLE BIT OF VERY VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND IN THE QUIETEST OF MOMENTS LIKE BETWEEN A COUPLE OF THE TRACKS IN THE LINKING GROOVES, WHICH AMOUNT TO NOTHING MORE THAN A TINY BIT OF STATIC LIKE SOUND .I ALSO HEARD A COUPLE OF RANDOM LITTLE STATIC TICS DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE VINYL EASILY PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT GRADE, VISUALLY EX+

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE FROM ROBERT STACE AND CO

THIS SLEEVE IS AN ABSOLUTE PIG TO GET IN COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. VIRTUALLY EVERY COPY I HAVE SEEN HAS AN INHERRANT FLAW NAMELY THAT THE LAMINATE LIFTS ALL THE WAY DOWN THE SPINE EDGE ON BOTH THE FRONT AND THE BACK SURFACE. I THINK I HAVE ONLY EVER HAD ONE COPY THAT DIDN'T HAVE ANY WHATSOEVER.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY FLAT AND THE LAMINATE ABSOLUTELY SPARKLES. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR FOLDS AND EVEN THE LAMINATE LIFT I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED IS LIMITED TO JUST A TINY SPECK IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER, AND ONE TINY FLAKE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE JUST BELOW THE MIDDLE

THERE ARE FIVE SMALL LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. IN ADDITION THERE ARE TWO REALLY SMALL AND BARELY VISIBLE ONES NEAR THE TOP EDGE, TWO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NONE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS A LITTLE RECORD SHAPE WHEN THE COVER IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AT ALL.ALL THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY INTACT HERE AND ALL FOUR CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHING. THE LAMINATE FULLY RUNS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM AND ONLY THE BOTTOM TIP END HAS A TINY SPECK OF RUB. THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS TO SHOW WHERE THE LP HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM THE SLEEVE A FEW TIMES

THE REAR SURFACE LIKE THE FRONT HAS A SUPERB SHEEN TO THE SURFACE. HERE THERE IS SOME LAMINATE DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE SPINE. JUST THREE TINY LAMINATE LINES. 

THE ORIGINAL RCA DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED. IT IS FREE FROM SEAM SPLITS, BUT HAS AGED AT THE EDGES

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY