Chris Isaak 1991 Westwood One Radio Networks In Concert 2LP I 91-28 NM Play

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• Chris Isaak.
• Westwood One Radio Networks In Concert.
• 2 LP Set.
• 100% Play Tested.
• Auto-coupled Discs: Sides 1 & 3 On The First And Sides 2 & 4 On The Second.
• No Original Cue Sheet (see track list below).
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Item Details
Manufactured in: USA
Recorded: January 28, 1991 At The Riviera Theater, Chicago, Ill.
Original Issue: 1991
This Issue: 1991
Label: Westwood One Radio Networks In Concert I 91-28
Lacquer Cut By: "DBT" (initials in matrix)
Pressing By: KM Records, Burbank, CA
Runout Deadwax Matrix Numbers:
Side 1: (etch:) I 91 28 1 DBT.KM
Side 3: (etch:) I 91 28 3 DBT.KM
Side 2: (etch:) I 91 28 2 DBT.KM
Side 4: (etch:) I 91 28 4 DBT.KM

Was bought used by this seller many years ago and now offered from his private collection (you have absolutely known provenance). Has had just a few plays only on an expertly setup high-end audiophile turntable, arm, and cartridge. Has never been exposed to heat or tobacco smoke and always stored vertically in a specially designed record cabinet (Rackit brand) to prevent warpage.
All vinyl sides are cleaned on a VPI HW-16.5 record cleaner. I use the Audio Intelligent "One-Step" formula that requires no rinsing and leaves no residue. It is alcohol free and uses enzyme agents to remove pressing mold-release compounds, fungi & bacteria, finger oils, and many other environmental contaminants. Made with laboratory-grade pure water(50X purer than distilled water). I neutralize residual static charge from both vinyl and new inner sleeve with a Milty Zerostat. I wear nitrile surgical gloves while cleaning and play testing to avoid any chance of transferring finger oils to the vinyl.

Very sensitive 100% play testing was performed straight off my Ayre P-5xe fully balanced phono preamp over Sennheiser HD 600 headphones using a Schiit Audio Valhalla 2 tube headphone amp fitted with NOS Soviet Voskhod matched tubes (see last photo).

Track list

Side 1
Incue and commercials
Dancin'
Heart Shaped World
You Owe Me
Commercials
Wicked Game
Gone Ridin'
Commercials and Outcue

Side 2
Incue and applause
Wild Love
Don't Make Me Dream About You
Commercials
Diddly Diddly Daddy
TV In The Jungle
Commercials and Outcue

Side 3
Incue and applause
Blue Hotel
Caledonia
Commercials and Outcue

Side 4
Incue and applause
Jack The Ripper
Wild Thing
Outcue and "Thanks For Listening"

Grading Details
Note: Grading LPs by text characters is subjective and at best are only a guide as no two used records are of exactly the same quality. I do not use "EX" grades as my VG+ is right below "NM-." I never sell a "G" play grade and very rarely ever sell a "VG" play grade. Please, refer to both my photo evidence and detailed descriptions to judge by YOUR OWN grading standards. Questions are always welcome. Play quality is personally most important to me so vinyl visual qualities are separately graded and described in detail for your complete assessment.

Vinyl Visual Inspection/Grading:
(Side 1/Side 3/Side 2/Side 4)
NM/NM/NM/VG+
Sides 1, 2, and 3 all look flawless NM. Side 4 had two gray surface lines close to the outer rim. They look to be only on the top surface of the vinyl but may have potential to cause ticks or clicks. My 100% play test will determine what might be audible when playing that section of the vinyl.

Play Testing/Grading:
(Side 1/Side 2/Side 3/Side 4)
NM/NM/NM/VG++

Side 1 Play
I did my play test in the order the radio show would have been broadcast. I did not play test any commercials or host commentary, only the music. First, I observed that the record sat pretty flat on my TT (I do use a record clamp, but even mild warps always show if present). This is the only side that did not start right into music. The music starts at 09:31 after the the incue and commercials. I did not detect any vinyl noise on the first 2 tracks. The third track "You Owe Me" had a single click in it 58 seconds before it's end which I'm sure was originally in the pressing. Note that there is a special "Pause" track before the last music section that loops back on itself. So one must move the stylus over that looping groove to play the final section (here that is Wicked Game" and ""Gone Ridin)." This is true for all sides. Of the last two tracks only "Gone Ridin'" in the final section had a single soft LF tick in it. Overall, I thought it was a pretty clean NM side.

Side 2 Play ""Wild Love" had about 3-4 separate LF ticks about 10 seconds from the end. The next track was clean. "Diddly" had a single soft LF tick in the first minute and "TV" only had about 2-3 soft LF ticks spread out far into the song. Also an overall NM play grade

Side 3 Play
The two tracks on this side were pretty clean. "Caledonia" is a long track and within it there were just a few random single LF ticks. Very NM because both tracks had hot volume levels masking off nearly all of the underlying vinyl noise floor. Pretty easily an NM play grade.

Side 4 Play
The surface marks I had found in the beginning of "Jack The Ripper" during visual grading did not result in repeating ticks or clicks per revolution. Just a single soft LF tick during startup and a few tiny HF ticks during Chris's speech to the audience. When monitoring "Wild Thing" there was a strong single click about 3 minutes before the end of the song. Even though this was the only truly distracting noise in the whole vinyl set I felt that it keeps this side's grade from being NM so I chose VG++ as the final one.

Some really, really great music is in this radio show. These particular LPs were not mishandled by whoever owned it first because the vinyl surfaces look like and sound very much like new pressings.

Packaging

• Original inner sleeves are included separately.
• All records were placed into new MFSL-style "rice paper" plastic sleeves. Any original sleeves may be holding onto some dust and could even be abrasive. This will keep vinyl surfaces clean and well protected during shipping and ultimately during buyer usage.
• Sent in high quality record mailer with all corners double-taped.

Shipping

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• A combined shipping discount is available on multiple sales completed on the same day ($5.00 plus $0.50 for each additional LP).
• If you do buy more than one LP on the same daydo not pay immediately but wait for my all-combined with the discount applied to your total.eBay does give you the option to "Request an invoice from the buyer," but this option is not available on the eBay mobile app. A discount for the combined items will show on that invoice. Then, once payment is received, the items will ship.