East Of Eden SNAFU UK LP 1ST PRESS 1970 DERAM 1W/1W PLAYS NEAR MINT MINUS

	£		52
	$		69

EAST OF EDEN - SNAFU

IN MAGNIFICENT  BARELY PLAYED NEAR MINT MINUS!!! CONDITION

SUPERB FIRST PRESS

• CATALOGUE:DERAM SML 1050
• MATRIX:ZAL-9435.P-1W / 9436.P-1W

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RED AND WHITE LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION. THE WHITE AREA IS VERY WHITE WITH JUST UNUSUALLY NO DISCOLOURISATION AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE. THE RED SECTION IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND CLEAR. THERE ARE JUST 4-5 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE INDICATING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

BEAUTIFULLY HEAVYWEIGHT GLOSSY ALBUM HAVING RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES AND A FEW ULTRA FINE HANDLING LINES

 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 WHOLE LP FROM START TO FINISH. THIS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE VINYL, AND IN TOP CONDITION

THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUBLIME, WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION, NO HEAVY CRACKLING, AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ALL

UNUSUALLY FOR DERAM RECORDINGS THERE IS LITTLE OR NO VINYL NOISE AT ALL AND THE LINKING GROOVES ARE NEAR SILENT

THERE IS SOME OCCASIONAL LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD ONLY IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

THERE ARE ALSO A FEW RANDOM LITTLE TICS HERE AND THERE, BUT CERTAINLY NOT ENOUGH TO DETRACT FROM THE OVERALL RECORDING. THE FIRST FEW ROTATIONS ON EACH SIDE DISPLAY THE MOST OF THIS LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND

THE REAL WINNER IS THE CRYSTAL CLEAN SOUND AND A BACKGROUND FREE AUDIO PERFORMANCE THAT EASILY HAS ME GRADING THIS RARE ALBUM NEAR MINT MINUS!!!!

DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT, NON LAMINATED REAR CLOUT AND BAKER SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING, NOT A MARK ON IT. IT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND JUST LOOKS SUPERB.

THE SLEEVE LIKE ALL CLARIFOIL SLEEVES ARE INCREDIBLY THIN AND PRONE TO SEVERE CREASING. THIS ONE HAS ESCAPED ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND ONLY HAS TWO VERY SMALL LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND A FEW NEAR INVISIBLE ONES ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE THROUGH.

THE MAIN BODY OF THIS SLEEVE IS JUST IMMACULATE. NO RING WEAR AND NOT EVEN A HINT OF RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR,AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY INTACT AND RUNS FULLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND EVEN THE TIPS ARE UNRUBBED

THE SPINE TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY ADHERED EVEN TO TO TAPERED ENDS. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP. IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS EITHER

THE REAR SURFACE ALSO GIVES AWAY THE FACT THAT THIS IS A FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE WITH THE SMALL ROUND WINDOW (PORTHOLE) WHERE THE COLOUR OF THE INNER SLEEVE SHOWS THROUGH TO DEPICT A MONO OR STEREO PRESSING. THIS ONE IS A BLUE INNER AND THEREFORE A STEREO PRESS.

THE JET BLACK SURFACE IS STILL ALL BLACK AND HAS NOT BEEN RUBBED AWAY AT ANY POINT. I AM CERTAIN THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW TO BE IN SUCH SUPERB CONDITION. THIS IS AS GOOD AS I BELIEVE YOU WILL EVER FIND A COPY OF THIS SLEEVE

FINALLY THE BLUE AND WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION, TOTALLY FLAT , UNCREASED AND UNWRINKLED. THE DIE CUT HOLE ON BOTH SIDES IS PERFECT AND UNTORN

THERE ARE NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS AND THE WHITE SECTION ON BOTH SIDES IS STILL PURE WHITE

THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES MINT MINUS!!!!!

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

GARRY