Cream GOODBYE UK LP1ST 1968 POLYDOR A3/B3 BARELY PLAYED 100% NEAR MINT SOUND
  £   185
  $   245

 


£ 185 Sold For
Dec 13, 2013 Sold Date
Dec 6, 2013 Start Date
£   19 Start price
8   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description



CREAM - GOODBYE

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

FIRST PRESS STEREO

NEAR MINT E.J.DAY SLEEVE

  • CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 583 053 
  • MATRIX:583 053 A//3  1 1 / B//3  1 1 

 

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE ORANGE/ RED LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, THE TYPEFACE IS UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST 3-4 SPIDER LINES VERY CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED

 

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS VERY GLOSSY AND IS CLEAR BY LOOKING AT IT THAT IT HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED.IT IS AMAZING THAT SUCH A POPULAR ALBUM SHOULD HAVE JUST NOT BEEN ON A TURNTABLE MORE THAN A FEW TIMES. IN DAY LIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS.

EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES

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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS VINYL PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND ANYWHERE

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS

THE ODD RANDOM SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC, AND NO MORE THAN 203 REALLY TINY AND AGAIN BARELY AUDIBLE LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT!!!

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

 

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

SUPERB CONDITION UNLAMINATED E.J.DAY AND CO GATEFOLD SLEEVE.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND VERY CLEAN.  THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS 99% OF THE EASILY RUBBED COLOUR IS THERE WITH JUST A TINY SPECK OF WHITE  IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER.THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE JUST TWO MINUSCULE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR.WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND ONLY THE RIGHT TIP ENDS HAVE A PIN PRICK OF WHITE VISIBLE.

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED WITH JUST A LITTLE FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSION NEAR THE BOTTOM. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR IS AGAIN ALL INTACT WITH ONLY THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS SHOWING A SPECK OF RUBBING. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS  SHARP, WITH JUST A LITTLE ROUGHNESS TO THE REAR EDGE.

THE REAR NON LAMINATED SURFACE IS ALSO FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY PEN MARKS. A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD IMPRESSION AT THE TOP, AND A COUPLE OF LIGHT LINES ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES. AGAIN ALL OF THE COLOUR IS RETAINED AND UNRUBBED

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS

THE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS UNSPLIT, LIGHTLY AGED AT THE EDGES, AND ONE LIGHT CREASE LINE.

A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE IT NEAR MINT

 

 

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

GARRY

 

 





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