Vinegar Joe SIX STAR GENERAL 1973 UK LP 1st press Pink Rim MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		28
	$		37

VINEGAR JOE - SIX STAR GENERAL

MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO

FIRST PRESS  - PINK RIM ISLAND LABEL

NEAR MINT SLEEVE AND INNER

• CATALOGUE:ILPS 9262
• MATRIX: ILPS9262 A-3U / B-2U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:  1 M/ 1 M

  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 LABELS

THE ISLAND LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT MINT CONDITION. THE WHITE AREAS ARE PURE WHITE AND THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE . I SPOTTED PERHAPS TWO TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND LOOKS LIKE IT WAS FRESHLY PRESSED. THERE IS ONE LIGHT SURFACE SCUFF ON SIDE ONE WHICH HAS NO IMPACT ON THE PLAY WHATSOEVER. OTHER THAN THIS UNDER IN TENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW TINY SURFACE WISPY HAIRLINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTABLE 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 WHOLE LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS ASERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS ISLAND PRESS PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, SHOWING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS

A SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION THAT HAS JUST A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF STATIC IN A FEW OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, AND ALSO TWO TINY TICS JUST AS THE MUSIC STARTS ON SIDE ONE, AND I HEARD ONE MORE DURING THE WHOLE PLAY THROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS FOR THE AUDIO, EX+ VISUALLY

TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE AND THEREFORE PRONE TO ALL SORTS OF ABUSE.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND THE WHITE SURFACE HAS REMAINED VERY WHITE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PERIMETER EDGES WHICH HAS SOME MILD HANDLING, WHICH IS POSSIBLY WHERE THE WHITE HAS AGED MARGINALLY.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR FOLDS AND AMAZINGLY NONE OF THE SMALL LINES THAT USUALLY GATHER ALONG THE SPINE OTHER THAN A SMALL CLUSTER RIGHT AT THE TOP.

THERE ARE THREE ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, BUT NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE THE BAREST TRACES OF SHELF WEAR. REALLY INSIGNIFICANT AND VERY SMALL PIN PRICKS OF SHELF WEAR.

THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY FLAT AND ONLY THE TOP LEADING EDGE SHOWS A REALLY TINY SPECK OF RUB. THERE HAS BEEN LIGHT AGEING TO THE WHITENESS. ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND THERE ARE NO AREAS THAT ARE SQUASHED

THE OPENING EDGE IS IN MINT RAZOR SHARP CONDITION AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG EITHER EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION , AGAIN NO CREASES OR BENDS, AND NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER ON THIS SIDE, AND ALL OF THE COLOURS REMAIN UNRUBBED. ONE TINY DING TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP

THE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IS MADE FROM STIFF PAPER STILL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS AND IT IS TOTALLY UNCREASED 

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT 

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

GARRY