Charlie Mingus THE BLACK SAINT AND THE SINNER LADY 1963 UK LP HMV CLP 1694 MINT
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Description
PLAYS TO A MINT GRADE
VERY RARE ALBUM WITH AN INCREDIBLE AUDIO PERFORMANCE
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
GENUINE 1ST PRESS WITHOUT 'SOLD IN THE UK ' STATEMENT
THIS MINGUS ALBUM CAME FROM A CLASSICAL RECORD COLLECTOR WHO COLLECTED 'STEREO' PRESSES. YOU KNOW HOW CAREFULL TOP NOTCH CLASSICAL RECORD COLLECTORS ARE WITH THEIR RECORDS. THIS IS NO EXCEPTION
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE BLACK LABELS ARE IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION.
THE BLACK BASE COLOUR IS UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH HAS JUST 2-3 TINY SPIDER LINES BY IT
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS SUPERB. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN.
IN DAYLIGHT IT IS ABSOLUTELY MINT
EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE ARE JUST THREE TOTALLY NON SOUNDING SURFACE WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE
THE TEST PLAY
THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES
THIS 1ST PRESS ALBUM PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY. THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE REPRODUCTION.
THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, AND THE SOUND IS AS CLEAR AND SHARP AS IT POSSIBLE COULD BE.
MANY MANY 60'S COPIES WERE PLAYED ON SYSTEMS THAT HAD A STYLUS THAT WAS TOO HEAVY OR WORN AND CAUSED INVISIBLE GROOVE WEAR. THIS WOULD ONLY BE SPOTTED OR SHOULD I SAY HEARD WHEN PLAYING THE ALUM AND WOULD TAKE THE FORM OF BEHIND THE MUSIC STATIC AND BE CONTINUOUS. THIS VINYL HAS NONE OF THAT.
BUT AS MENTIONED AT THE TOP THIS BELONGED TO A CLASSICAL COLLECTOR WHO ONLY BOUGHT STEREO AND WAS METICULOUS WITH HIS RECORDS. A REAL JOY TO FIND. (THIS ONE WAS NOT AVAILABLE IN STEREO)
THE RUN IN IS SILENT, THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT, AND THE RUN OUT IS SILENT
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT.
NO CLICKS, OR POPS EITHER
INCREDIBLE AUDIO THROUGH ALL OF THE TRACKS
THERE IS THE ODD SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE OF THE QUALITY OF THIS SUPERB DISC
I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT
THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED FRONT, AND REAR WITH FLIPBACKS - SINGLE SLEEVE FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, NO MARKS OR STAINS.
THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. NO LIFT, PEEL OR FLAKE
THERE ARE JUST FIVE SMALL PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE , NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE. TWO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE, WITH A DOT OF RUB TO THE TOP RIGHT AND BOTTOM LEFT TIPS
NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FULLY LAMINATED AND HAVE NO DAMAGE OR SCUFFING. ALL OF THE CORNER TIPS REMAIN UNBLEMISHED
THE SPINE IS ALSO MAGNIFICENT. PERFECT LAMINATE, AND EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE UNWORN. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THERE IS NO SQUASHING TO THE SPINE WHATSOEVER, IT'S JUST PERFECT IN EVERY WAY
THE OPENING EDGE HAS A ITTLE FEATHERING
THE REAR SURFACE IS WHITE AND LOOKS TO BE IN GREAT CONDITION. VERY WHITE WITH JUST A TRACE OF HANDLING ON THE OPENING EDGE AND THE SPINE EDGE
THE FLIPBACKS ARE PRISTINE ON ALL THREE EDGES
THE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE HAS NO SEAM SPLITS JUST A LITTLE AGEING
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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