Bachman Turner Overdrive NOT FRAGILE UK LP 1st Bilbo Press MINT MINUS - LISTEN
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BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE -NOT FRAGILE
PLAYS TO A MINT MINUS!!!! GRADE
SUPERB NEAR MINT SLEEVE
Magnificent Example
- CATALOGUE: MERCURY 9100 007
- MATRIX:9100 007 1Y//2 v 420 05 13 / 2Y//1 v 420 05 12
- ' bilbo ' etched into dead wax side one
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE BLUE MERCURY LABELS ARE IN MINT!!! CONDITION.
THE BASE COLOUR IS PRISTINE AND RUNS FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHERE THERE ARE ONLY 4-5 TINY SPIDER LINES VISIBLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED
THE VINYL
THE VINYL HAS RETAINED IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN AND IS SPOTLESS. IN DAYLIGHT THE DISC LOOKS FLAWLESS , AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS JUST NOTHING TO SEE OTHER THAN 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 WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I KNOW THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY 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 ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES
ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION CAUSED THROUGH GROOVE WEAR. A STUNNING STEREO REPRODUCTION WITH NOTES BEING HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEANLY.
THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLING AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT
THERE IS NO VINYL NOISE AND ONLY THE BAREST TRACE OF OCCASIONAL STATIC HEARD IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES
I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH, JUST 1-2 MINUSCULE STATIC TICS
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE PLAYTHROUGH OF THIS VINYL MINT MINUS
PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
UNLAMINATED HOWARDS GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, AND THERE IS NOT ONE SPECK OF COLOUR LOSS. NOR IS THERE ANY HEAVY CREASING OR DEEP LONG CREASE LINES. THERE IS ONE LIGHT IMPRESSION LINE IN THE WOODEN CRATE AREA, VISIBLE ONLY WHEN THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO A STRONG LIGHT
THE COLOUR IS ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE. NO RUBBING, NO RING WEAR AND NO RECORD SHAPE. ONE LITTLE WHITE SLIVER ON THE BOTTOM EDGE
THERE ARE JUST THREE MINUSCULE AND BARELY VISIBLE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE PALE BLUE SURFACE RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, WITH JUST THE RIGHT TIP END SHOWING A PIN PRICK OF RUB. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS SIMILAR WITH A BIT OF RUB TO THE REAR RIGHT CORNER
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND 100% UN-SQUASHED. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE THE COLOUR IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION ALL THE WAY ALONG, AND EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE UNRUBBED
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITHA COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS VISIBLE AND SHOWS WHY THIS VINYL HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE ALL THESE YEARS
THE THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT. ZERO LINES NEAR THE SPINE. A TINY DING TO THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER TIP
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS
THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN UN-SPLIT, AND UNCREASED
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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