David Bowie ALADDIN SANE UK LP 1ST PRESS 3T MATRIX W/ FAN CARD PLAYS 100% MINT-
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DAVID BOWIE - ALADDIN SANE
INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS!!! PLAYTHROUGH!!!
very 1st press with Fan Club Card
OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT SLEEVE
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CATALOGUE:RCA RS 10001
- MATRIX: CPRY 4543-3T / CPRY 4544-3T
- GLOSSY LABELS
- HEAVYWEIGHT DISC
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A FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES
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THE RECORD LABEL MUST BE GLOSSY AND NOT MATT
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THE WORD 'VICTOR' MUST APPEAR ON THE RIGHT HALF OF THE LABEL
THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST BE CPRY 4543-3T / 4544-3T AND THESE MUST BE STAMPED NOT ETCHED
THE VINYL MUST BE THE HEAVYWEIGHT TYPE NOT DYNAFLEX
THE SLEEVE MUST BE A SHOREWOOD GATEFOLD
THE FAN CLUB CARD INSERT MUST BE INCLUDED
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE GLOSSY ORANGE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE JET BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. EVEN USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS I CANNOT SEE ANY SPIDER LINES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE LABEL NEAR 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 FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM 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 ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS. IN PARTICULAR THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT.
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER
I HEARD NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF SPECKS OF STATIC IN TWO OR THREE OF THE LINKING GROOVES, AND 2-3 TINY AND BARELY AUDIBLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST FIRST PRESS AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION
BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF
A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE THAT PLAYS TO AN INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS !!!! STANDARD
THE SLEEVE
UNLAMINATED ROBERT STACE GATEFOLD SLEEVE
AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT SLEEVE TO FIND IN A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE CONDITION, BECAUSE THE SURFACE IS A POROUS WHITE ONE, THAT ATTRACTS DIRT LIKE A MAGNET. FINDING A PURE WHITE UNTOUCHED ONE IS JUST ABOUT IMPOSSIBLE.
HERE WE HAVE ONE THAT HAS BEEN CAREFULLY LOOKED AFTER AND ONLY HAS THE BAREST TRACES OF HANDLING TO A COUPLE OF THE PERIMETER EDGES. IT IS STILL IN A VERY WHITE CONDITION
THE FRONT SURFACE IS NEAR PRISTINE. FIRSTLY THE VERY WHITE POROUS SURFACE IS NEAR PERFECT. NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER, AND ONLY THE BAREST TRACE OF HANDLING IF YOU LOOK VERY HARD.
THERE ARE NO CREASES OR BENDS AND NO HEAVY CREASE LINES EITHER. EVEN THE SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST TWO MINUSCULE ONES. NONE WHATSOEVER ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH IMMACULATE WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR RUNNING PERFECTLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. NO MARKS OR STAINS, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE BLUE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND CLEARLY SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE
THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN NEAR PRISTINE LIKE THE FRONT. ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE RETAINED AND THE SLEEVE HAS JUST A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE LINES NEAR THE SPINE.
THE ORIGINAL BLUE CARD INNER IS IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. THERE ARE NO SEAM SPLITS TO ANY EDGE, AND ALL OF THE COLOUR HAS BEEN RETAINED. A FEW MINUSCULE LINES ALONG THE EDGES
THE FAN CLUB CARD INSERT IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION, UNUSED AND UNCREASED
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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