Bridget St John THANK YOU FOR... UK LP NMINT

£ 72

$ 95

£ 72 Sold For

Jun 13, 2008 Sold Date

Jun 3, 2008 Start Date

£ 19 Start price

9 Number Of Bids

Great Britain Country Of Seller

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BRIDGET ST. JOHN - THANK YOU FOR...

THE RARE UK 3RD ALBUM FROM 1972

CAT:DANDELION DANDELION SUPER 2310193
MATRIX: 2310193 A-1 / B-1

THIS IS A VERY VERY HARD TO FIND GENUINE FIRST PRESS

THE RECORD LABELS

THE NEW LOOK 1972 DANDELION LABEL WITH A WHITE BASE COLOUR ANSD THE DANDILION PIC ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LABEL AND ALL THE TYPEFACE IN BROWN. THE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. BOTH SIDES ARE VERY CLEAN WITH THE BASE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDING INTO THE SPINDLE HOLE WHICH IS UNWORN. THERE ARE JUST 2 SMALL SPIDER LINES VERY CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THE RECORD HAS BEEN ON A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS JUST STUNNING. BEAUTIFUL GLOSSY HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IN AMAZING CONDITION. CLOSE EXAMINATION REVEALS A MARK FREE DISC, NO HANDLING LINES, OR SCUFFS, JUST A GLEAMING AS NEW DISC. EVEN UNDER INTESE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A COUPLE OF LIGHT WISPY LINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

HAVE RECORDED 4 EXAMPLES OF JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM IS. I RECORDED THE RUN IN AND FIRST MINUTE AND A HALF OF EACH OPENING TRACK ON EACH SIDE, AND IN ADDITION ONE OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND A FURTHER SEGMENT FROM ANOTHER TRACK ON EACH SIDE. THEREFORE THE SILENCE THAT YOU HEAR WHEN YOU CLICK THE AUCTION PLAYER IS THE SILENCE THAT THE VINYL PRODUCES IN THE DEAD WAX! PLEASE LISTEN TO THEM ALL AND I AM CERTAIN YOU WILL AGREE WITH ME THAT THIS SET IS JUST MAGNIFICENT

THE RUN IN IS NEAR SILENT, AND AS THE RECORD STARTS TO PLAY "NICE" IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT YOU ARE LISTENING TO SOMETHING REALLY CLEAN. THE FIRST THING THAT IS CLEAR IS THAT THE SOUND IS DISTORTION FREE. ALMOST POINTLESS STATING THIS IN LIGHT OF HOW LITTLE THE ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED, BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT THE PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS HAD WAS DONE WITH A GOOD QUALITY STYLUS AND NOT ONE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE GROOVE SUCH AS A WORN, CHIPPED STYLUS, OR INDEED ONE THAT WAS TRACKING TOO HEAVILY.

EACH TRACK PLAYS THROUGH WITH UTMOST CLARITY. THE PERFORMANCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES IS JUST OUTSTANDING. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISE ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE, PERHAPS THE ODD LITTLE LIGHT POP HERE AND THERE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

THE OVERALL GRADING OF THE SLEEVE IS EXCELLENT PLUS

THIS NON LAMINATED SLEEVE HAS A VERY FLAT FRONT SURFACE WHICH HAS BEEN WELL PRESERVED. USUALLY SUFFEREING FROM LOSS OF COLOUR TO THE BASE BLACK , THIS ONE HAS JUST MARGINAL LOSS IN THE SHAPE OF A LITTLE BIT OF WHITENESS NEAR THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, BUT ACTUALLY IT'S EASY TO MISS. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS, AND NO CREASE LINES EITHER APART FROM THREE SMALL ONES NEAR THE SPINE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE VERY MINIMAL SHELF WEAR, AND THE SPINE IS VERY CLEAN, AND FLAT WITH PERFECT TYPEFACE. THE OPENING EDGE AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE FOR A 2 PLAY ALBUM IS VERY SHARP INDEED. THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS NICE AS THE FRONT, AND OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PERFECT INNER SURFACE WITH LYRICS IN WHITE TYPEFACE.

THE RECORD HAS BEEN PRESERVED IN A NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE, THE ORIGINAL IS INCLUDED AND LEFT INSIDE THE SLEEVE. THE LP WILL BE SENT VERY CAREFULLY PACKAGED AND I WILL PLACE THE LP OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION. YOUR NEW PURCHASE WILL ALSO COME HOUSED IN A NEW STIFF PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.

SO ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A VERY VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE ALBUM IN THE MOST SUPERB CONDITION IMAGINABLE, SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE, AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY

On 30-May-08 at 00:01:51 BST, seller added the following information: