Camel RAIN DANCES UK LP 1ST PRESS 1W/1W PLAYED ONCE ONLY 100% MINT MINUS

	£		113
	$		150

appologies for having to relist this item, but it was pointed out to me that I had the wrong pictures uploaded! 

CAMEL - RAIN DANCES

MAGINFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS !! CONDITION

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

COMPLETE WITH LYRIC INNER

• CATALOGUE:DECCA TXS-R 124 
• MATRIX: XZAL-15297-4 / XZAL-15298-13

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE GREY/BLUE AND SILVER STEREO LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION.THE BLUE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNBLEMISHED, WHILST THE SILVER LOGO AND TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED .THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN, AND A CLOSE INSPECTION REVEALS JUST ONE MICROSCOPIC SPIDER

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN REALLY CLEAN CONDITION AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. THE DISC SHOWS NO SCRATCHES OR SCUFFS,AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE.

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 FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS 

THE LP PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

PLEASE LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES BECAUSE THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS QUITE BRILLIANT, AND THERE ARE MANY QUIET PASSAGES ON THIS ALBUM.

I AM REALLY DELIGHTED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS VINYL AS I WAS EXPECTING A LITTLE OF THE DECCA VINYL NOISE THAT IS INHERENT IN MANY DISCS OF THIS AGE, BUT NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS.

THERE IS NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I CAN'T EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY MORE THAN 1-2 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SOUND QUALITY MINT MINUS!!!!!!

TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOURSELF THOUGH AND YOU BE THE JUDGE!!!!

THE SLEEVE

SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS ROBERT STACE UNLAMINATED SINGLE UK SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, AND THE COLOURS HAVE REMAINED TOTALLY UNRUBBED

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE.NO RING WEAR. AND ONLY THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE AT THE TOP BUT ONLY IF YOU ANGLE THE SLEEVE INTO THE LIGHT

THERE ARE JUST TWO SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE , TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE  BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE MINUSCULE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE IS IMMACULATE WITH ALL OF THE BROWN SURFACE FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND EVEN THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNRUBBED.

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS SIMILAR APART FROM A TINY NICK TO THE RIGHT CORNER. OTHER THAN THIS AGAIN ALL OF THE COLOUR IS UNRUBBED

THE SPINE IS STILL FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THIN LINES ON THE SURFACE WHERE THE TWO LINES NEAR THE SPINE ON THE FRONT HAVE CREPT ROUND, LEAVING ONE TINY DOT OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE LIGHTLY RUBBED, BUT OTHERWISE THE COLOUR IS ALL THERE. THE TYPEFACE  IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP AND IS FREE OF ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS, ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE IN FACT.

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT, AGAIN NO COLOUR LOSS AND JUST THOSE TWO TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE

NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE HEAVY CARD  PICTURE INSERT IN IN SUPERB CONDITION. NO COLOUR LOSS, NO SEAM SPLITS, NO CREASES, AND NO MARKS OR STAINS, JUST ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE TOP ON ONE SIDE

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT

GARRY