Trevor Billmuss FAMILY APOLOGY RARE 1970 UK LP 1st Pink Scroll EX+ - HEAR

	£		46
	$		61

TREVOR BILLMUSS - FAMILY APOLOGY

IN MAGNIFICENT  4-5 PLAY EX+ PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION 

VERY FIRST PRESS ON THE RARE PINK SCROLL LABEL - 1G/1G MOTHERS AND STAMPERS

INCREDIBLE TEXTURED SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:CHARISMA CAS 1017
• MATRIX: CAS1050 A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 G / 1 G
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 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PRESS THE PLAY BUITTONS BELOW, AND WAIT OR THE RECORDING TO LOAD ( ONE PER SIDE OF THE LP)

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE PINK SCROLL CHARISMA LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION.  THE PINK BASE COLOUR IS UNRUBBED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY CLEAR AND LEGIBLE, AND THERE ARE JUST 2-3 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE TO DEMONSTRATE HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED 

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION, NO  LOSS OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE WHATSOEVER. IN DAYLIGHT THE RECORD LOOKS IMMACULATE AND UNBLEMISHED IN ANY WAY, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM  A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND A VERY LIGHT PAPER SCUFF

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 AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE 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.

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH CLEANLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS, WITH THE ACOUSTIC GUITARS SOUNDING ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THIS GLORIOUS SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THIS LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.

THERE IS NO VINYL NOISE AT ALL, JUST A LITTLE EMBEDDED STATIC IN A FEW SILENT SPOTS AND A LITTLE MORE IN THE OPENING TRACK TO SIDE ONE

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ALL EITHER

THERE ARE A FEW RANDOM LITTLE STATICLIKE TICS DURING THE PLAY WITH MORE IN THE FINAL TRACK ON SIDE ONE

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO IT AND YOU BE THE JUDGE OF IT'S QUALITY

I BELIEVE IT GRADES AT EX+

THE SLEEVE

INCREDIBLE TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE PRINTED BY E.J DAY AND CO LTD

MOST ANY COPIES OF THIS SLEEVE YOU WILL COME ACROSS WITH BE VERY HEAVILY WORN, AND THE TEXTURED SURFACE RINGWORN. THE SPINE AND TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES WILL MOSTLY BE WORN AWAY AND THE TYPEFACE BARELY LEGIBLE IF AT ALL

THE FRONT SURFACE ON THIS EXAMPLE HOWEVER IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNMARKED. THE TEXTURED SURFACE IS JUST IMMACULATE, AND IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC SLEEVE FOR A LONG TIME 

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASE LINES , AND AMAZINGLY NOT ONE SMALL LINE NEAR THE SPINE. NOR ARE THERE ANY OTHER LINES NEAR THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGES HAVE SOME WHITE SPECKS SHOWING THROUGH IN SMALL PATCHES OF WEAR

THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE RUBBED QUITE A LOT ALONG THE SURFACE WITH MORE WHITE THAN BROWN VISIBLE

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THERE IS RUB WEAR TO THE BOTTOM LEADING EDGE, THREE SMALL SPOTS ON THE TOP EDGE AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE ALSO LIGHTLY RUBBED

THE OPENING EDGE IS JUST RAZOR SHARP, NOT EVEN ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS EITHER

THE REAR SURFACE ALSO HAS NO LOSS OF COLOUR. THERE ARE FOUR PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE AND A SHADOW OF REECORD IMPRESSION

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO ALMOST CLEAN PANELS. TWO SMALL PATCHES OF STAINING JUST UNDER THE TOP EDGE IN THE CORNERS

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS THE CORRECT PLAIN WHITE INNER WITH 'MADE IN ENGLAND' IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. ITS UNSPLIT, AND VERY FLAT

A REALLY NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE IT EX+

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

GARRY