Bob Dylan NASHVILLE SKYLINE 1968 UK LP 1st STEREO Press PLAYS NEAR MINT HEAR
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Description
NEAR MINT PLAY CONDITION
EX+ SLEEVE
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE ORANGE BASE COLOUR HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED, AND THERE IS NO COLOUR LOSS ANYWHERE. THIS COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE SPINDLE HOLE, A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLES REVEALS JUST 1-2 SPIDER LINES CLOSE BY INDICATING A BARELY PLAYED DISC
THE VINYL
THE LP SHINES LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. IN DAYLIGHT THE RECORD LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO I CAN ON SEE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES
THE TEST PLAY
THE DISC PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY , AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS RECORD SOUNDS.
THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. I CANNOT BE CRITICAL OF THIS REPRODUCTION IN ANY WAY AT ALL.
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO ANY PART OF THE PLAYTHROUGH, MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLI.
THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS
ONE OR TWO LIGHT AND BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND SPECKS HEARD ONLY IN THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES,AND ONE OR TWO LINKING GROOVES
I HEARD NO MORE THAN 4-5 MINUSCULE LITTLE DUST TICS
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO NEAR MINT
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO IT AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH, AND JUDGE IT BY YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE FROM JAMES UPTON
THE FRONT SURFACE HAS A GLOSSY LAMINATED SURFACE FREE FROM CREASES OR BENDS, AND A TINY BIT OF FLAKE ON THE TOP EDGE IN THE LEFT CORNER
THERE IS SOME YELLOWING UNDER THE LAMINATE BY THE SPINE
THERE ARE TWO TINY PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE
NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE VERY SMALL THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
NO RECORD SHAPE OR ANY RING WEAR
THE CORNERS HAVE A TINY DOT OF RUB TO COUPLE OF THE TIPS
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAS THE LAMINATE FULLY RUNNING FROM SIDE TO SIDE WITH ALL FOUR CORNER TIPS UNRUBBED
THE SPINE HAS SOME FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS AND HAS AGED UNDER THE LAMINATE. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE, AND THERE IS NO LOSS OF COLOUR ANYWHERE, THE ENDS HAVE A DOT OF RUB
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE HAS A PAPER PULL IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER AND AGEING TO THE EDGES
THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAS NEATLY WRITTEN THE DATE OF PURCHASE INSIDE THE OPENING EDGE, HIDDEN FROM VIEW. THE DATE 30/10/1969
THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAS ALSO ADORNED THE INNER SLEEVE WITH PRESS CUTTINGS FROM THE ERA
THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES EX
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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