Dave And Toni Arthur THE LARK IN THE MORNING 1969 UK LP 1st Topic EX+ AUDIO
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DAVE AND TONI ARTHUR - THE LARK IN THE MORNING
SUPERB EX+ PLAYTHROUGH!!!
SCARCE 1969 ALBUM ON THE BLUE TOPIC LABEL
THE LABELS
THE DARK BLUE BASE COLOUR IS IMMACULATE
THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS ALSO PERFECT
THERE ARE JUST 2-3 SMALL SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER.
ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISC, AND IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS UNPLAYED.
UNDER SPOTLIGHTS I CAN SEE ONE SMALL MARK ON TRACK THREE SIDE A, AND ONE VERY TINY HANDLING LINE ON SIDE B
SUPERB LOOKING RECORD
THE TEST PLAY
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET TYHIS ALBUM WITHOUT ANY AUDIBLE NOISES AT ALL, AND THE REASON FOR THIS IS THAT THERE ARE NO INSTRUMENTS ON MOST OF THE TRACKS, JUST THE TWO DELIGHTFUL VOICES OF DAVE AND TONI ARTHUR
SO ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ALL WOULD BE INSTANTLY DETECTED
THE RECORD PLAYS SUPERBLY THROUGH THE ENTIRE ALBUM
THERE ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER
NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, AND ONLY THE TINIEST SPECK OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND A FEW OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES
THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THIS WOULD SOUND TERRIBLE IF THERE WAS ANY CRACKLES ETC, BUT THE AUDIO IS CRYSTAL CLEAR THROUGHOUT
ALL I HEARD WERE SOME RANDOM TINY LITTLE STATIC LIKE TICS HERE AND THERE, BUT NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT
THERE IS A SMALL MARK ON TRACK THREE ON SIDE ONE, WHICH CAUSES SOME LIGHT LOW LEVEL ROTATIONAL TICS (10 OR SO) THESE ARE NOT LOUD AND MOSTLY BEHIND THE MUSIC
AN OUTSTANDING LISTEN THROUGH THE QUIET TRACKS OF THIS ALBUM
A HIGH GRADE COLLECTABLE THAT PLAYS TO AN EX+ STANDARD.
THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, NON LAMINATED REAR SINGLE SLEEVE MADE BY ROBERT STACE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND HAS GLEAMING LAMINATE FREE FROM LIFT, PEEL OR FLAKE
NO AGEING OR WEAR
THERE IS NO RING WEAR, JUST A SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE
THE FOUR CORNER TIPS ARE STILL SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A LITTLE RUB TO THE TOP RIGHT ONE
THERE ARE FIVE PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, FOUR ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE TOP EDGE HAS PERFECT COLOUR AND LAMINATE ALL THE WAY ACROSS
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL
THE SPINE HAS A FINGER TO THUMB SQUASH AT THE TOP AND A DOT OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM TIP END. THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP ALL THE WAY ALONG WITH JUST A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE THUMB NAIL NICKS
THE REAR SURFACE HAS A CLEAN WHITE UNRUBBED SURFACE. ONE LIGHT CREASE LINE OVER THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, AND AN SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EX+
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