Camel THE SNOW GOOSE 1975 UK LP 1st Press 1W/1W W/Insert MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		22
	$		29

CAMEL - THE SNOW GOOSE

MAGINFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS!! AUDIO

1975 1W/1W 1ST PRESSING

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

COMPLETE WITH INSERT SHEET

• CATALOGUE:DECCA SKL-R 5207 
• MATRIX: XZAL-13718P-1W / XZAL-13719P-1W
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2B UB /2B BA

 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE 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 PRSITINE AND UNRUBBED .THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN, AND A CLOSE INSPECTION REVEALS JUST ONE SPIDER LINE NEAR THE SPINDLE HOLE

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 FEW 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 A LITTLE ODD AND BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A FEW OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, BUT EXTREMELY HARD TO DETECT. ALSO NO MORE THAN A FEW TINY LITTLE DUST POPS / /STATIC TICS 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 LAMINATED SINGLE UK SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, AND THE LAMINATE STILL SHINES LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE.

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

THERE ARE JUST FOUR REALLY SMALL LAMINATE PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE , NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE PERFECT LAMINATE WHICH RUNS UNBROKEN FROM CORNER TO CORNER ,SMOOTH TO THE TOUCH ALL THE WAY ALONG, AND NO RUBBING EVEN TO ANY OF THE CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS STILL FLAT AND FREE FROM ANY SQUASHING AT ALL. THE LAMINATE IS ALL PERFECT, AND THE BLUE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND ALL LEGIBLE. THE ENDS HAVE NO RUBBING TO THEM WHATSOEVER

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 GLEAMING LAMINATE, AND JUST TWO SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE.

ALSO WORTH POINTING OUT THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS NO EVIDENCE OF RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE BLACK PICTURE INSERT SHEET IS ABSOLUTELY MINT!!!

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND UNSPLIT . NO CREASES WHATSOEVER. HAS THE DATE 5-75 PRINTED IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, WHICH WAS THE RELEASE MONTH

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY