U2 THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE 1984 UK LP 1st Press SUPERB MINT MINUS AUDIO HEAR
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25
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U2 - THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE
MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS AUDIO
1ST PRESS WITH LOW MATRIX NUMBERS
COMPLETE WITH A MINT SLEEVE
CATALOGUE:ISLAND U25
MATRIX:U25 A-6U-1 / B-8U-1
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE PICTURE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. A SOLID BLACK BASE COLOUR THAT IS FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS. THE WHITE TYPEFACE AND LOGO'S ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND THERE ARE 1-2 VISIBLE SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM SET HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE.
THE VINYL
THE VINYL ABSOLUTELY GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THE SHEEN IS FLAWLESS AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY MINT, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO ALL I SEE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALL WISPY HAIRLINES AND A FEW EMBEDDED DULL FLECKS
THE TEST PLAY
ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT RECORD FROM START TO FINISH
THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, AND NO MORE THAN THE ODD SPECK OF VERY VERY MILD STATIC HEARD ONLY IN A COUPLE OF SILENT PASSAGES
I HEARD NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF THE TINIEST STATIC TICS WHATSOEVER THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT MINUS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE TEXTURED SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES.
ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR IS THERE AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED. A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE, HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW AND THUS HAS ENSURED THAT THE MAROON COLOUR HAS REMAINED FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS
THERE ARE ZERO PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE ,NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THERE IS NO RING WEAR AND NO RECORD SHAPE . THE FOUR CORNERS ARE PERFECT WITH JUST A DOT OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM LEFT TIP END
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH MINT WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER AND ONLY THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAVING A SLIVER OF RUB ON THE TIP
THE SPINE IS IN FLAT AND UNSQUASHED CONDITION, AGAIN ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY RUNS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM . BOTH TIPS ARE MINT AND UNBLEMISHED. , THE GOLD TYPEFACE IS IMMACULATE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP, WITH A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF FEATHERING
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT.
THE PICTURE / LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO CREASES AND NO SPLITS
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE MINT
GARRY
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