Thelonious Monk SOLO MONK 1965 UK LP 1st Press MONO SUPERB NEAR MINT AUDIO
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THELONIOUS MONK - SOLO MONK
SUPERB NEAR MINT PLAYTHROUGH!!!
This album has Only had a couple of plays ever
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING
CATALOGUE: CBS BPG 62549
- MATRIX:62549 1A-1 / 2B-1
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE TEXTURED ORANGE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.
THEY HAVE THE NUMBER 33 PRINTED ON THEM AS THE SPEED NOT 33 1/RD
THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.
THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE 1-2 TINY SPIDERS LINE BY THE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER.
ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISC, AND IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FLAWLESS.
EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION IT LOOKS NEAR PERFECT. JUST ONE OR TWO WISPY HAIRLINES
PLAYING THE RECORD
THE RECORD PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH
THERE ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER
NEAR SILENT LINKING GROOVES, AND I DIDN'T HEAR ANY MORE THAN A FEW TINY DUST POPS OR STATIC TICS THROUGHOUT
THERE ARE A FEW OF THE TINIEST SPECKLES OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND OVER THE COMPLETE PLAYTHROUGH
THE MONO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION
A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE THAT PLAYS TO AN INCREDIBLE NEAR MINT STANDARD.
THE SLEEVE
E.J.DAY LAMINATED FRONT SINGLE SLEEVE WITH A NON LAMINATED REAR WITH FLIPBACKS
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND HAS ALL OF THE COLOURS RUB FREE
THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND ONLY HAS A MINUSCULE DOT OF LIFT IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER
THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THE FOUR CORNER TIPS ARE STILL SHARP AND SQUARE
THERE ARE NO CREASES OR BENDS AND NO HEAVY CREASE LINES EITHER.
THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE IN THE RIGHT CORNER OF THE THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE COLOURS AND LAMINATE RUNNING ACROSS THE SURFACE. NO RUBBING TO THE CORNERS
THE BOTTOM EDGE ALSO HAS PRISTINE COLOUR AND ONLY THE CORNER TIPS SHOWING A TINY SPECK OF RUB
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND SQUASH FREE. SUPERB MINT LAMINATE WITH PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TYPEFACE AND NO RUBBING TO THE EDNS
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP ALL THE WAY ALONG AND SHOWS WHY THE LP HAS NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE
THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECT FLIPBACKS AND THE WHITE SURFACE IS IN TOP CNDITION
THE PLAIN WHITE POLY LINED INNER IS IN FLAT AND 100% UNSPLIT. A COUPLE OF CORNER CREASE LINES
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
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