Bob Dylan NASHVILLE SKYLINE 1969 UK LP 1st Press A1/B1 STEREO MINT MINUS AUDIO
  £   22
  $   29

 


£ 22 Sold For
Feb 18, 2022 Sold Date
Feb 11, 2022 Start Date
2   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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I have come across a collection of records that defy time.

They belonged to a collector who was buying in the mid to late 60's through the 70's and 80's

However his family have said that he didn't own a record player until the mid 80's.

Very strange I know, but what it means is that the early records have in most cases never been played or at the most one play.

Naturally people's tastes in music change and that's why the 80's albums have had more play than the 60's

There are some incredible records in this collection

I aim to release one per day and will list them at 8pm UK time so that they don't get confused with my other listings

I will also be test playing each record prior to listing . My very very careful test play will go undetected however


BOB DYLAN - NASHVILLE SKYLINE

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS !!CONDITION

1ST PRESS STEREO FROM 1969

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING

 

  • CATALOGUE: CBS 63601
  • MATRIX NUMBERS: S63601 A1 / B1

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE ORANGE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE UNFADED OR UNRUBBED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE COLOURS STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.

I CAN'T EVEN SEE ANY MORE THAN 3-4 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST WHY THIS ALBUM IS IN THE SUPERB CONDITION THAT IT IS


THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW WITH AN ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS SHEEN, AND LOOKS TOTALLY MINT

AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING VISIBLE OTHER THAN A COUPLE OF TINY WISPY HAIRLINES AND SOME DULL EMBEDDED STREAKS IN THE RUN OUT DEAD WAX



PLAYING THE RECORD


A TRUE FIRST PRESS PERFORMANCE WITH A STEREO REPRODUCTION THAT IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. SILENT RUN IN'S AND LINKING GROOVES LEADING TO PERFECT SOUND PLAYED WITHOUT DISTORTION THUS NO GROOVE WEAR. 

THE RECORD PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION

THE FIRST THING TO MENTION IS THE TOTAL LACK OF EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, NO CLICKS OR STICK OR JUMPS

A SPECK OF STATIC IN A LINKING GROOVE OR TWO

NO DUST POPS OR TICS  OVER THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AND VINYL CONDITION AS MINT MINUS


 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

 LAMINATED FRONT ONLY SINGLE SLEEVE 

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND CREASE AND RUB FREE. THE LAMINATE IS HIGHLY GLOSSY AND FREE FROM ANY LIFT, PEEL OR FLAKE

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE STILL SHARP AND SQUARE AND THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE FOUR PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE, THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE IS PRISTINE WITH ALL OF THE COLOURED LAMINATED SURFACE RUNNING FULLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED

. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS AS PERFECT. 

THE SPINE IS FLAT , WITH PERFECT TYPEFACE AND UNBLEMISHED ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT. THERE ARE TWO TINY BROWN MARKS IN TYHE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

THE PAPER LYRIC /  PICTURE INNER SLEEVE IS AS PRISTINE AS THE REST OF THE SLEEVE


THIS SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT

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

GARRY


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