Trevor Rabin (Yes) TEVOR RABIN UK DEBUT LP 1ST PRESS A1/B1 PLAYS MINT MINUS
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TREVOR RABIN - TREVOR RABIN
IN MAGNIFICENT 3-4 PLAY MINT MINUS !!!! CONDITION
BLUE CHRYSALIS FIRST PRESS
OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:CHRYSALIS CHR 1196
- MATRIX: CHR1196 A//2 P 11 / B//2 P 11
- THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE BLUE AND WHITE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION, THE COLOURS ARE UNBLEMISHED AND FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO CLEAR AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS THAT THERE ARE JUST 3-4 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE.
THE VINYL
THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND IN DAY LIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES,
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 DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE 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 FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE CLARITY OF REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB. THE CRYSTAL CLEAR INSTRUMENTATION AND VOCALS ARE PURE FIRST PRESS. THERE IS CERTAINLY NO GROOVE WEAR TO THIS RECORDING WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN SOME DISTORTION TO THE SOUND. THERE IS NONE. ISLAND/CHRYSALIS RECORDINGS HAVE LONG BEEN LAMBASTED FOR THE POOR QUALITY OF VINYL USED IN THEIR LP'S WHICH HAVE OFTEN RESULTED IN UNWANTED VINYL NOISE EVEN WHERE THERE ARE NO MARKS. HERE HOWEVER THE VINYL PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITH JUST THE ODD SPECK OF LIGHT STATIC HERE AND THERE
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST FANTASTIC, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION.
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS
I HEARD NO MORE THAN A SECOND OR TWO OF STATIC A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND NOT ONE DUST POP THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH MINT MINUS!!!
PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS CLEAN AND FLAT AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS ON IT WHATSOEVER. IMPORTANT AS THIS IS A WHITE SLEEVE AND WOULD LOOK POOR IF GRUBBY, BUT THE WHITE HAS REMAINED PURE WHITE!.
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES NOR ARE THERE ANY DEEP CREASE LINES EITHER, FOUR SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE THREE OF WHICH ARE AT THE TOP IN THE CORNER. FIVE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AGAIN FOUR OF THOSE ARE IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. ONE SMALL ONE ON THE LEFT SHOULDER
THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT, AND ARE PERFECT AND UNRUBBED
ALSO NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% UNRUBBED, AND THIS INCLUDES ALL FOUR CORNERS WHICH ARE SHARP AND SQUARE.
THE SPINE IS 100% FLAT, WITH A LIGHT SQUASH AT THE TOP OF THE SPINE. PLUS NO COLOUR LOSS AT ALL AND EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE UNRUBBED
THE OPENING EDGE IS SHARP WITH A LITTLE BURRING IN THE MIDDLE
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME CLEAN CONDITION AS THE FRONT . TOTALLY PRISTINE AND UNBLEMISHED, AND JUST TWO FOUR LINES NEAR THE SPINE
THE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION, HAVING HARDLY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE, IT SHOWS JUST LIGHT GLUE AGEING AT THE EDGES. PLUS SOME MILD FOXING MOTTLES. OTHER THAN THIS IT REMAINS UNCREASED AND UNSPLIT
THIS SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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