David Bowie YOUNG AMERICANS 1975 UK LP 1st Press -2E/-2E PLAYS MINT MINUS HEAR
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DAVID BOWIE - YOUNG AMERICANS
MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO
FIRST PRESS 2E/2E MATRIX
STUNNING NEAR MINT SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:RCA RS1006
- MATRIX: RS1006 A-2E / B-2E
- A2i ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1
- A3m ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2
A FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES
THE SLEEVE MUST BE MADE BY SHOREWOOD
THERE MUST BE THE PRICE CODE HH IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER (REAR SURFACE)
THERE MUST BE 'MAINMAN LOGO IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER (REAR SURFACE)
IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF THE FRONT SURFACE THERE MUST BE THE CATALOGUE NUMBER RS1006 AND THE WORD 'STEREO' IN FAINT GREEN TYPEFACE
THE INNER SLEEVE MUST BE A SQUARE CORNERED DIE CUT
THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER UNLIKE OTHER BOWIE INNERS ONLY HAS 'MADE IN ENGLAND R.S (NO DATE)
THE RCA LABELS MUST BE MATT AND NOT GLOSSY
THE 1E/2E OR 2E/2E MATRIX NUMBERS MUST BE ETCHED AND NOT STAMPED (NEVER SEEN A 1E/1E)
MAINMAN CREDITS APPEAR AT THE FOOT OF THE LABEL
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE MATT 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.
I CANNOT EVEN SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE WHATSOEVER
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 DISCS
IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE IN TERMS OF HANDLING LINES OR EVEN WISPY HAIRLINES FOR THAT MATTER.
UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO I SEE 2-3 VERY FINE TOTALLY NON SOUNDING DULL STREAKS AND A COUPLE OF THE SMALLEST HAIRLINES ( SURFACE ONLY)
THE TEST PLAY
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 AT ANY POINT
THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF VINYL NOISE ANYWHERE AND THE LINKING GROOVES ARE TOTALLY SILENT.
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST FIRST PRESS AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION
I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
ONE OR TWO MINUSCULE SPECKS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC AND THAT'S ALL
BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF
A HIGH GRADE COLLECTABLE THAT PLAYS TO AN INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS STANDARD
AN ABSOLUTE STUNNER
THE SLEEVE
UNLAMINATED SHOREWOOD SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS PRISTINE. FIRSTLY THE VERY VULNERABLE BLACK DUSTY SURFACE IS PERFECT.
NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER, AND UNLIKE MOST COPIES HAS ABSOLUTELY NO RECORD SHAPE OR RING WEAR. EVEN WHEN ANGLED INTO LIGHT!
TWO SMALL PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE . TWO ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. ONE SMALL DENT IN THE BOTTOM,LEFT CORNER
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND SHOWS WHY THE LP HAS NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH PERFECT WITH ALL OF THE BLACK COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER AND EVEN THE TIPS ARE UNRUBBED
THE SPINE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE. TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE BLACK UNDERSURFACE IS ALL THERE AS WELL, EVEN THE TOP END BOTTOM TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED
THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN NEAR PRISTINE LIKE THE FRONT. ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE RETAINED . ONE VERY SMALL SCUFF NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE RCA DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS IN TOP UNSPLIT CONDITION, AND EXTREMELY WHITE . JUST A FEW TINY FOXING MOTTLES
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
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