Carla Thomas CARLA 1966 STAX MONO 1st Press 1-2 PLAYS EVER NEAR MINT AUDIO
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CARLA THOMAS - CARLA
STAX ALBUM -1966 MONO PRESS
U.S 1st press -
NEAR MINT AUDIO
EX++ SLEEVE
I HAVE RECORDED THIS IN MONO SO YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR IT AS IT WAS INTENDED TO BE HEARD
- CATALOGUE: STAX 709
- MATRIX:STX 12431-A / 12432-A
I HAVE IN MY POSESSION A COLLECTION OF ALBUMS THAT CAME DIRECT FROM THE USA TO THE UK IN THE EARLY 70'S. THEY WERE AQUIRED BY A GENTLEMAN WHO WAS A DJ ON A RADIO STATION. HE WROTE TO STAX IN MEMPHIS IN THE MID 60'S AND ASKED HOW HE COULD GET HIS HANDS ON SOME SOUL MUSIC AS HE WANTED TO PLAY IT ON HIS RADIO STATION. TO HIS SURPRISE STAX ADDED HIM TO THEIR MAILING LIST AND CONTINUED TO SEND PARCELS OF LP'S AND SINGLES TO HIM WELL INTO THE 70'S. A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF THEM WERE THEREFORE DJ PROMO COPIES. THEY MAILED BOTH ALBUMS AND SINGLE, AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE ALBUMS HAVE REMAINED UNPLAYED.
THIS IS INDEED A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO CLAIM A PIECE OF HISTORY IN PRISTINE CONDITION. I CANNOT IMAGINE JUST HOW FEW UNPLAYED COPIES OF GENUINE STAX AND ASSOCIATED LABELS HAVE REMAINED IN THIS CONDITION.
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
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THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE PASTEL BLUE LABELS ARE IN FOXED CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED, BUT THERE ARE SOME MOTTLES ON THE SURFACE. THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLES REVEALS 41-2 SMALL SPIDER LINES
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED.AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS!!! THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS, UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION I CAN SEE A FEW TINY WISPY HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES.
THE PLAYTHROUGH
THE VINYL PERFORMS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH. FROM THE SECOND THE STYLUS IS PLACED ON THE RECORD THERE IS SILENCE IN THE RUN IN GROOVE. THIS CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE VOLUME.
THE CLARITY OF THE FIRST PRESS IS VERY AUDIBLE AND THE RECORDING IS JUST SUPERB
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
I HEARD NO MORE THAN THE ODD SPECK OF STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES, AND A COUPLE OF TINY STATIC TICS
A STUNNING AUDIO PERFORMANCE THAT CAN ONLY GRADE NEAR MINT
BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE WHOLE ALBUM YOU WILL BE ABLE TO JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE WITH PASTE ON REAR SURFACE
THE FRONT SURFACE STILL HAS MOST OF THE RICH COLOURS . THERE IS A LIGHT SHADOW OF RING WEAR JUST BELOW THE TOP EDGE, BUT THIS IS VERY MINOR. THERE IS SOME LIGHT HANDLING VISIBLE ON THE WHITE SEGMENT AT THE BOTTOM.
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THERE ARE TWO SMALL PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE. NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES BY THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. NO SPLITS TO THE PAPER AND NO RUBBING
THE BOTTOM EDGE SOME UNDERCARD SHOWING TO THE RIGHT CORNER
THE SPINE IS ALSO LIGHTLY RUBBED AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION. A LITTLE HANDLING EVIDENCE TO THE WHITE SURFACE
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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