Crosby Stills And Nash 1969 UK LP SELF TITLED Red/Plum W/INSERT PLAYS NEAR MINT
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.comCROSBY, STILLS & NASH - SLEF TITLED
NEAR MINT PLAYTHROUGH
ORIGINAL RED AND PLUM ATLANTIC 1ST PRESS
EX+ SLEEVE WITH INSERT
- CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC 588189
- MATRIX: 2401001 A//2 / B//2
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE RED AND PLUM LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION.
BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT, AND THE WHITEBAND IS STILL WHITE AND NOT SOILED AT ALL.
THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THERE ARE 5-6 SPIDER LINES BY EACH HOLE
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION.
THE DISC GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL LOOKS FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT
UNDER SPOTLIGHTS I CAN SEE SOME LIGHT DULL SCUFF STREAKS ON SIDE ONE, AND A FEW RANDOM WISPY HAIRLINES
THE TEST PLAY
THIS ALBUM PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTOTION ANYWHERE, AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST FIRST PRESS ALL THE WAY. JUST CRISP AND CLEAR AS A BELL
THE ACOUSTICS ARE JUST PERFECT. CLEAR AS A BELL
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
I HEARD A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS THROUGHOUT THE PLAY, AND A TINY BIT OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A FEW SILENT PASSAGES
PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN TO THIS CLASSIC ALBUM AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVE
UNLAMINATED AND HEAVILY TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE FROM E.J DAY AND CO.
THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE TO FIND IN A REAL COLLECTIBLE CONDITION BECAUSE THE TEXTURED SURFACE IS SO EASILY WORN THROUGH, AND MOST COPIES LOOK TERRIBLE. AND THE SPINE IS USUALLY BATTERED BEYOND RECOGNITION.
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THERE MIGHT BE A TEMPTATION WITH SOME PEOPLE TO PUT A NEWER SLEEVE WITH THE ORIGINAL VINYL, AND WHILST THEY LOOK AND FEEL ALMOST IDENTICAL, THE CATALOGUE NUMBER ON THE SPINE WILL GIVE THE GAME AWAY. IT MUST BE 588189. THE REISSUE SLEEVES HAD THE KINNEY 'K' CATALOGUE NUMBER.
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS SUSTAINED ZERO!!! COLOUR LOSS , AND THE TEXTURED SURFACE IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. THERE IS NO RING WEAR WHATSOEVER, AND ALSO NO RECORD SHAPE.
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A SPOT OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM ONES
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS, AND INCREDIBLY NONE OF THE SMALL LINES THAT GATHER NEAR THE SPINE EITHER
NONE ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE TOP EDGES HAVE LIGHT SHELF RUB
THE BOTTOM EDGES ALSO HAVE RUBBING ACROSS THE SURFACES
THE SPINE IS VERY FLAT WITH PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TYPEFACE,. THERE ARE SOME SPOTS OF WHITE VISIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP, AND THIS IN ITSELF TELLS A STORY.
IT IS PRETTY CLEAR THAT THE VINYL WAS LEFT UNPLAYED INSIDE THE SLEEVE.
THE REAR SURFACE HAS ALL OF THE COLOURED SURFACE INTACT, AGAIN NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INNER SURFACE
THE GATEFOLD LYRIC INSERT IS ALO IN NEAR MINT CONDITION
THE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE HAS THE CORRECT DATE 06/69 PRINTED IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER
HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE EX++
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