Alan Parsons Project Eve Japan Press Arista 25RS-59 1979 Gatefold LP Audiophile

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The Alan Parsons Project
Eve
Arista 25RS-59
Gatefold 1979 Japanese Pressing With OBI
Japanese Lyric Sheet Insert
Audiophile Quality Virgin Vinyl

  Item Details
Manufactured in: Japan by Nippon Phonogram Co. Ltd, Tokyo
Recorded: December 1978 - June 1979 at Super Bear Studios
Original Issue: August 27, 1979
This Issue: 1979
Label: Arista 25RS-59
Runout Deadwax Matrix Numbers: ( "?" indicates an undecipherable character)
Side 1: (Stamp:) G SPART 1100SA 111 ? ? (etch:) LM (Stamp:) ? 0
Side 2: (Stamp:) G SPART 1100SB 11 ? ? ?
Was bought new by this seller many years ago and now offered from his private collection (you have absolutely known provenance). Has had very few plays only on an expertly setup high-end audiophile turntable, arm, and cartridge. Has never been exposed to heat or tobacco smoke and always stored vertically in a specially designed record cabinet (Rackit) to prevent warpage.
Was cleaned on a VPI HW 16 with Audio Intelligent solutions and ultra-pure water rinse (50X purer than distilled water) before my pre-sale sound check. I wear nitrile surgical gloves while cleaning and play testing to avoid any chance of transferring finger oils to the vinyl.
Very sensitive play testing was performed straight off my Ayre P-5xe fully balanced phono preamp over Sennheiser HD 600 headphones using a Schiit Audio Valhalla 2 tube headphone amp fitted with Voskhod Soviet matched tubes (see last photo).
Track list
1: Lucifer, You Lie Down With Dogs, I'd Rather Be A Man, You Won't Be There, Winding Me Up.

2: Damned If I Do, Don't Hold Back, Secret Garden, If I Could Change Your Mind.

I never take "distant" photos nor the so-prevalent type with the LP sticking halfway out of the jacket. I take close-ups under photo lamps so you can see nearly everything I describe in the jacket grading. It is virtually impossible to know the true vinyl condition from any photograph. That takes very bright and close visual inspection PLUS play testing with thorough coverage on high resolution equipment.
Grading Details
Note: Record grading by text characters is subjective and does not fully describe quality levels. Please see photos and my detailed descriptions below.

Outer Jacket Inspection:
VG++
98% of the jacket is NM but for two minor flaws: 1) a cut-out "notch and "poke" on the upper left spine edge, and 2) a small bump-crease on the lower left corner. Both are easily visible in my photographs. Everything else about the jacket is absolute solid NM and indistinguishable from brand new.

Vinyl visual inspection:
After cleaning, surface visuals were inspected under high intensity halogen light. I rotated and tilted the record in multiple angles with my eyes a few inches away from the vinyl. Both sides are as visually perfect as the best LPs I have previously inspected for sales. NM visuals all the way.

Play Testing:
NM/NM
Extensive play testing was performed after visual inspection. I listened to the beginning, middle, and end of each track for a few minutes on each needle drop. I also listened to all lead-in, lead-out and transition grooves between each track. I heard some light crackle on the Side 1 lead-in groove that disappeared once Track 1 got up to full volume. From then on I was really impressed with how clean, clear, and quiet the whole album was. When I say quiet, I'm talking dead quiet, almost eerily like a CD, even on all transition grooves between tracks. Except for that Side 1 lead-in groove, I didn't hear a single "tick" on any of my needle drops. The analog sound has a natural purity and ease with fast transients and a lot of detail. The fanatical Japanese quality control and pure vinyl formulation is at the highest level compared to any other Japan pressing in my collection. It sounds just like a virgin previously unplayed LP. The best tracks in my estimation for sound and performance were S2:T1, S2:T3, and S2:T4.

Packaging

• Record will be placed outside the jacket to protect against seam splitting.
• Original inner sleeve is included separately.
• Record has been placed into a new "rice paper" sleeve, as the original, even if plastic lined, may be holding onto some dust. This will keep vinyl surfaces clean during shipping and ultimate buyer usage.
• Outer jacket is contained in a new clear polyethylene protective sleeve.
• Sent in good quality record mailer with cardboard stiffeners.

• Shipping will be via USPS Media Mail for a flat charge of $3.98 per single album sale.
• A combined shipping discount is available on multiple sales completed within 5 business days($3.98 plus $0.50 for each additional LP).
• If you intend to buy more than one LP do not pay immediately but wait for my all-combined invoice. A discount for the combined items will show on that invoice. Then, once payment is received, the items will ship.